by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 6, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently, the Bellevue, Washington police broke up an identity theft ring that was counterfeiting phony credit cards, forged checks, phony identification cards and drivers’ licenses. In fact, among the phony drivers licenses confiscated by the police was one...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 30, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The European Central Bank has announced that hackers had hacked into its computers and stole information about people who had registered for some bank events which included news conferences. Many of the people whose information was stolen were journalists who...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 21, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Today’s scam of the day comes directly from my own email box where I received the following email: “Please be informed that resolution has been made regarding the payment. The wire transfer of $15,100 to your designated account has been completed; view...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 26, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As we honor our veterans today on Memorial Day, scammers take Memorial Day as just another opportunity to scam veterans and others. A common scam used against veterans starts with a telephone call in which the veteran is told that in order to continue to receive...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 12, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Although it is nowhere near as popular as it once was, America Online (AOL) is still used for email by more than 2.5 million people and that means that it will be a target for identity thieves and hackers who are constantly sending out new “phishing”...