by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 30, 2019 | Scam of the day
Imagine Andy Williams singing, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” and it may indeed be the most wonderful time of the year for many people, but it is not so wonderful if you have been scammed by cybercriminals who really do find the holiday...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 24, 2019 | Scam of the day
In Shakespeare’s play Henry V, the king utters the phrase, “once more unto the breach, dear friends,” and so it is, because once more we have learned of a massive data breach at the Hy-Vee supermarket chain of 245 supermarkets across the Midwest...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 19, 2019 | Scam of the day
For years I have warned you about phony tech support scams done by scammers who establish bogus tech support websites for your favorite tech companies, such as Facebook and Instagram. By manipulating the algorithms used by Google and other search engines, the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 17, 2019 | Scam of the day
The phrase “canaries in the coal mine” refer to the practice years ago of bringing canaries into coal mines because they were sensitive to small amounts of dangerous carbon dioxide and were useful in recognizing early the presence of dangerous carbon...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 11, 2019 | Scam of the day
The problem of financial abuse of seniors was highlighted again recently with the arrest in California of Charisma Denise Wells on charges related to illegally using the credit card of a 92 year old woman for whom Ms. Wells was serving as a temporary caretaker. Also...
