by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 8, 2024 | Scam of the day
Four years ago the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning about the dangers presented by skimmers on gas pumps and the threat persists to this day. I have warned you about the dangers of skimmers for many years. Skimmers are small electronic devices that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 21, 2020 | Scam of the day
Michigan State University disclosed recently that its online store had suffered a data breach in which the names, addresses and credit card numbers of 2,600 people who had shopped at the store which sells the school’s branded merchandise between October 19, 2019...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 8, 2020 | Scam of the day
Summer and the lifting of many Coronavirus restrictions around the country are resulting in more people taking to the roads. Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning about the dangers presented by skimmers on gas pumps. I have warned you about...
by admin | Feb 26, 2018 | Scam of the day
Phoenix police are trying to identify the criminals seen on surveillance videos installing a skimmer on an ATM at a Phoenix gas station. Skimmers are small electronic devices that are easily installed by an identity thief on ATMs, gas pumps and other card reading...
by admin | Oct 28, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio recently announced the indictment of twelve people alleged to have installed skimmers at gas pumps in Ohio, Colorado, Maryland and Utah in order to steal credit card information used to create phony...
