by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 10, 2026 | Scam of the day
Skimmers at gas pumps continue to be a major problem. Skimmers are small electronic devices that are easily installed by an identity thief on gas pumps, ATMs and other card reading devices. The skimmer steals all of the information from old style magnetic strip...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 2, 2024 | Scam of the day
As we all know by now, skimmers are small electronic devices that are easily installed by an identity thief on gas pumps, ATMs and other card reading devices. The skimmer steals all of the information from old style magnetic strip credit card or debit cards which...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 22, 2024 | Scam of the day
In 2020 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning about the dangers presented by skimmers on gas pumps. I have warned you about the dangers of skimmers for many years. Skimmers are small electronic devices that are easily installed by an identity thief...
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 admin | Oct 1, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Add upscale grocery store Whole Foods to the list of companies suffering a data breach, however, the data breach only affects the company’s separate taprooms and full-service restaurants which use a different card reading system than the grocery stores so that...