by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 13, 2025 | Scam of the day
Recently I got a Facebook friend request from a good friend of mine. The only problem was that we were already were Facebook friends. If one of your friends received a Facebook friend request that appeared to come from you, it does not mean that your account was...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 2, 2021 | Scam of the day
Posing as a famous person on social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram is quite simple to do and has proven to be quite lucrative for many scammers who are able to convince unsuspecting victims to rely on the phony accounts. Some of the celebrities whose...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 5, 2019 | Scam of the day
For a couple of years, people have been receiving extortion emails in which the intended victim is told that his computer and web cam have been hacked and that the scammers have video of him watching porn online. They threaten to send the videos to people on his...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 8, 2018 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
For a couple of years, people have been receiving extortion emails in which the intended victim is told that his or her computer and web cam have been hacked and that they have video of you watching porn online. They threaten to send the videos to people on your...
by admin | Jun 18, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Even intelligent, tech-savvy people like Mark Zuckerberg can be hacked if they don’t take essential precautions to protect themselves from hacking and identity theft. Here is a link to my latest column from USA Today with tips about how you can protect yourself...
