by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 27, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
AOL customers have been receiving an email that purports to be from the “AOL Verification Team,” the first sentence of which reads exactly as follows: “This E-mail been sent to you by the AOL Verification Team to inform you that your account will be...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 25, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
One of the biggest threats of identity theft occurs when people unwittingly download keystroke logging programs that can read all of the information in their computers and use it to steal the identity of the victim. Often this occurs when people go to websites or...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 23, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Today’s scam of the day comes directly from my email box as well as that of many other people. It indicates that it is from the “Division of Unemployment Assistance” which sounds official although in my home state there is no state agency that has...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 19, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Imagine Andy Williams singing, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” and it may be for many people, but it is not so wonderful if you have been scammed by scammers who really do find the holiday shopping season to be the most wonderful time of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 13, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As we begin our descent into the holiday season there will be many holiday season related scams which we will be discussing over the next few weeks. One that has been very prevalent of late is that of online greeting cards. They are easy to send. Many are free. ...