by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 22, 2023 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is a phishing email that appears to come from Citizens Bank. It makes for compelling reading, but it is a scam. Phishing emails, by which scammers and identity thieves attempt to lure you into either clicking on links contained within...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 19, 2023 | Scam of the day
Amazon’s incredible popularity has not escaped scammers who tie many scams to Amazon including the phishing email copied below that can prompt the theft of personal information leading to identity theft from unwary victims. According to the Federal Trade...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 5, 2023 | Scam of the day
Chances are you haven’t heard of the term, “homograph attack,” but it refers to a cyberthreat that can easily result in your becoming a victim of identity theft or a scam victim. Homograph attacks have been around since the early 2000s, but have...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 1, 2022 | Scam of the day
Shopping on Amazon is extremely popular both with consumers and scammers seeking to exploit Amazon’s popularity. I have warned you many times over the years about scammers who send various types of phishing emails which purport to be from Amazon attempting to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 1, 2022 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is about a phishing email presently circulating that attempts to lure you into clicking on a link in order to continue using your Yahoo email account. Two hundred Twenty Five million people use Yahoo email. Due to its popularity,...
