by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 23, 2022 | 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 on...
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 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...
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...
