by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 27, 2022 | Scam of the day
Impostor scams have long been among the most lucrative for scammers. While there are many variations of this scam, the most common variations have involved scammers calling their intended victims on the telephone posing as some governmental agency such as the, FBI,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 25, 2022 | Scam of the day
Scams involving utility bills for electric, water or gas services have long been popular with scammers. I recently was informed of a version of this scam involving Pacific Gas & Electric in California where the targeted victim received a call from someone posing...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 23, 2022 | Scam of the day
The phony invoice scam is a common scam popular with scammers because it is quite effective. It starts when you receive an email that purports to be from a popular company with which many of us do business that indicates that you owe them a significant payment. The...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 20, 2022 | Scam of the day
Dropbox is a popular service that enables you to store photos, documents and other information in the cloud. I recently received an email from someone whose name I did not recognize that purported to include a document stored in Dropbox. I was instructed to click on...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 12, 2022 | Scam of the day
Recently I received the following email that appeared to come from a friend. I have crossed out Michael’s last name to protect his privacy “Hi Steven, Do you have a moment? Best Regards Michael XXXXXXX Sent from my iPhone” Michael is a very close...
