by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 1, 2022 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is about a phishing email presently circulating that attempts to lure you into clicking on a link in order to continue using your Yahoo email account. Two hundred Twenty Five million people use Yahoo email. Due to its popularity,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 25, 2022 | Scam of the day
Quizzes on Facebook and other social media are very popular, but they can be exploited by identity thieves. A good example of this was the “10 Concerts, but there is one act that I haven’t seen live. Which is it?” Facebook quiz. While this may...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 24, 2022 | Scam of the day
Searching for a job online has become the norm for many job seekers and there are many legitimate online employment websites such as Indeed.com, Careerbuilder.com and Monster.com, however, merely because an ad for a job appears on a legitimate website does not mean...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 19, 2022 | Scam of the day
Even if everyone doesn’t use them, we are all pretty much familiar with QR Codes such as the one shown below. The Quick Response (QR) code is a two dimensional barcode that can be scanned and read by your cellphone. They have been around since 1994 and like a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 11, 2022 | Scam of the day
What is old is new again. Many people continue to pay their household bills by paper checks rather than electronic banking and even when shopping, some people prefer paying by check instead of using a credit card or cash. While there has been much discussion in the...
