by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 12, 2021 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning members of the LGBTQ+ community about extortion scams turning up on LGBTQ+ dating apps such as Grindr and Feeld. Unlike the typical romance scam about which I have written many times, in these new scams the scammers...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 20, 2021 | Scam of the day
We are rapidly approaching the end of the semester for many college students and scholarly term papers are a requirement at the end of the semester for many students. Unfortunately, some students hire companies to write their term papers for them which these students...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 26, 2019 | Scam of the day
A few days ago the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General issued a warning about a new and rather complicated scam that is resulting in people being cheated out of thousands of dollars. It starts with the scammer starting a relationship...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 5, 2019 | Scam of the day
For a couple of years, people have been receiving extortion emails in which the intended victim is told that his computer and web cam have been hacked and that the scammers have video of him watching porn online. They threaten to send the videos to people on his...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 29, 2019 | Scam of the day
Ransomware is the name for malware that once installed on a computer, often unwittingly through clicking on links in spear phishing emails, encrypts and locks all of the victim’s data. The cybercriminal then threatens to destroy the data unless a bounty is...
