by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 14, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Data breaches such as occurred this week with Yahoo, which shockingly did not even encrypt the data of its users often lead to even more scams through the use of the email addresses of the hacked individuals to send out phishing emails to unsuspecting victims who see...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 13, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Data breaches are a fact of modern digital life. This week hundreds of thousands of Yahoo users had their usernames and passwords stolen from one of their databases and just within the past month social network sites Formspring and LinkedIn had their databases hacked...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 17, 2012 | Computer / Technology Scams, Scam of the day
Skimmers are small devices that can read a credit or debit card and capture the information on the card for scam artists. They may be installed on an ATM or a gas pump or any other device into which you directly swipe your credit card or debit card. They may also be...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 17, 2012 | Scam of the day
Using an ATM is a very convenient way to access your bank account. Unfortunately, it is also a very convenient way for scam artists to access your bank account as well, often with your assistance. The primary way ATM’s are compromised is through the use of a small...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 17, 2012 | Scam of the day
Have you ever heard of area code 809? Don’t feel bad if you haven’t because it probably is not an area code with which you would be familiar unless you make a lot of calls to the Caribbean. Similar to the 900 scam, you may receive a call in your voice mail telling...
