by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 28, 2020 | Scam of the day
Many of you may not be familiar with the term “Facebook farming”, but we have all seen Facebook postings urging us to click that we “like”them. Sometimes it is an emotional appeal to show support for a sick child. Sometimes it is to show...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 18, 2020 | Scam of the day
Identity theft can be high tech, low tech or no tech. Stealing mail from mailboxes for purposes of identity theft has been done by identity thieves for years. Numerous times over the last ten years I have warned you about the danger of having your mail, such as...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 12, 2020 | Scam of the day
We are about to enter the holiday season and many people will be getting deliveries from the United State Postal Service of valuable items in addition to your normal deliveries of sensitive and important mail such as credit card statements. In 2017 the United States...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 8, 2020 | Scam of the day
Although the actual crime occurred years ago, the news recently reported that actor Will Smith became a victim of identity theft when Carlos Lomax, using Smith’s Social Security number and name was able to open 14 credit accounts in Smith’s name and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 1, 2020 | Scam of the day
Publishers Clearing House, the sponsor of some of the most popular legitimate lotteries in the country no longer limits its contests to one or two a year, but has numerous lotteries each month. Recently there has been an increase in reports of scammers calling people...
