by admin | Sep 27, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Whaling may be a term, when referring to cybercrime, with which you may not be familiar. By now, everyone is aware of the term “phishing” which refers to the social engineering crime by which scammers send emails purporting to be from a legitimate source...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 20, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Like an old friend or perhaps a bad penny, the Nigerian email scam by which you receive an email promising riches under various pretexts such as an inheritance or in return for simple assistance in moving money out of Nigeria keeps on coming back. A copy of one of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 18, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As I warned you, the very day after the horrible shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, scammers and identity thieves will be preying upon both our best and worst instincts in response to the tragedy. People seeking videos and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 30, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
With so many people being scammed, it is no surprise that scammers are going back to the well and trying to scam people who have already shown a vulnerability to being scammed through a new email that is presently being circulated that purports to be from First Lady...