by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 30, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As the holiday shopping season is in full swing, over the next month I will be warning you about the latest scams and identity theft schemes related to holiday shopping, both in brick and mortar stores and online. Today, I will start with shopping in a store. Most...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 22, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
It is for good reason that scam artists are the only criminals whom we refer to as artists. A new scam that has recently surfaced is ample evidence of the cleverness of some of these criminals. The scam starts when you receive a call from a company that calls itself...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 6, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As I have told you many times, identity theft can happen to anyone. In fact, statistics and trends would indicate that it is not a matter of if you will become a victim of identity theft, but when. No one is immune to identity theft, not Michelle Obama, not Donald...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 25, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Barnes and Nobles on Tuesday announced that it had suffered a data breach in stores in California, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Illinois and Pennsylvania. The data breach was traced back to PIN pad devices used by customers...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 30, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently, Boris Toumasian was convicted of multiple offenses involving identity theft and sentenced to federal prison for a term of five years. Toumasian, who had worked at a BP gas station, installed skimmers on the gas pumps at the gas station. For those of you...
