by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 4, 2026 | Scam of the day
A Nike data breach that occurred around January 21, 2026 has resulted in a lawsuit being filed by Maria Gomez of California who is seeking class action status to represent all of the victims of the data breach. The lawsuit claims that while Nike became aware of the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 25, 2025 | Scam of the day
In 2020 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning about the dangers presented by skimmers on gas pumps. I have warned you about the dangers of skimmers for many years. Skimmers are small electronic devices that are easily installed by an identity thief...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 20, 2025 | Scam of the day
The Boston Police Department is warning people about a new scam involving text messages that appear to come from the City of Boston indicating the person receiving the text message has an overdue parking ticket. The text message contains at the top of the message ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 21, 2024 | Scam of the day
We are still a few days away from the traditional Black Friday shopping day, but many people have already started their holiday shopping and scammers are already targeting these people with fake retail shopping websites designed to steal credit card information....
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 28, 2024 | Scam of the day
Creative scammers have come up with a new way to scam you when you shop online. For years, I have warned you about phony retail websites that either appear to be that of legitimate retailers such as Wallmart or are just websites that come up high in a search engine...