by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 19, 2023 | Scam of the day
Phishing emails are perhaps the most common way people are scammed or become victims of identity theft. Phishing emails appear to come from a legitimate company with which you may do business and lure you into clicking on malware infected links or provide personal...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 8, 2023 | Scam of the day
Phishing emails, by which scammers and identity thieves attempt to lure you into either clicking on links contained within the email which download malware or providing personal information that will be used to make you a victim of identity theft, are nothing new. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 2, 2023 | Scam of the day
Recently the IRS issued a warning about emails from scammers posing as IRS agents that lure victims into clicking on links and providing personal information that leads to identity theft. The subject line of the email reads “Claim your tax refund online. The...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 20, 2023 | Scam of the day
Income tax identity theft, by which identity thieves file phony income tax returns with counterfeit W-2s using the Social Security number and name of their victim is still a major problem for the IRS and taxpayers costing us all billions of dollars each year....
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 15, 2023 | Scam of the day
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) recently notified hundreds of thousands of California retirees that their personal information was compromised in a major data...
