by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 5, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I recently received two, almost identical emails purportedly from the Chief Financial Officer of Facebook telling me that I had been lucky enough to win a free Apple MacBook Air as a part of an advertising promotion. The emails each provided a link for me to click on...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 4, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As the new semester starts for college students, a new batch of Freshmen get introduced not only to college life, but to identity theft. College students are five times more likely to become victims of identity theft than the rest of the population and usually take...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 24, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Today’s “scam of the day” is similar to warnings I have provided numerous times in the past. Whenever there is a real or imagined intriguing newsworthy story, particularly about celebrities or natural disasters, people are drawn to the latest videos...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 27, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Another type of scam that will be prevalent during the Olympics will be found on your Facebook page and other social media that you use. You may find a message with a link to a rare video of something spectacular or intriguing that just went on at the Olympics. Best...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 23, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As distasteful as it is to imagine, there will be a number of scams that will be occurring during the upcoming days and weeks related to the shootings at the theater in Aurora, Colorado where the opening night of the new Batman movie was being screened. These scams...
