by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 2, 2026 | Scam of the day
Quick Response codes or QR codes have been around since 1994, but they have become much more popular in recent years and can be commonly found on parking meters, in restaurants and in advertising. When you can a QR code with your phone, it will take you to a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 27, 2026 | Scam of the day
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last year more scams originated through text messages than phone calls and text message scams in which the scammers pose as your bank were the most common text message scam. Phony text messaging, called smishing, which ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 8, 2025 | Scam of the day
While we are all familiar with the rash of data breaches at major companies such as Stellantis, TransUnion, Allianz Life, Workday, Pandora, Cisco, Chanel, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany, Farmers Insurance and Qantas. a recent study by the tech company Proton found that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 7, 2025 | Scam of the day
Two years ago I told you about a scam where scammers lured people into providing their bank account number and bank’s routing number to the scammer under the pretense of needing the information in order to send you a reward for finding a stolen car that, in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 3, 2025 | Scam of the day
Recently the media has been filled with reports of millions of Gmail email addresses and passwords being compromised, however, compromise of this information was not, as some assumed, a result of lax security at Google. Rather the data breach relates to the...
