by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 4, 2022 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is yet another phishing email that uses a popular bank as a hook to lure you into clicking on a link that will either download malware or convince you to provide personal information that will be used to make you a victim of identity...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 12, 2022 | Scam of the day
Recently I received the following email that appeared to come from a friend. I have crossed out Michael’s last name to protect his privacy “Hi Steven, Do you have a moment? Best Regards Michael XXXXXXX Sent from my iPhone” Michael is a very close...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 3, 2022 | Scam of the day
Shopping on Amazon, has been popular for a long time, but particularly during the continuing pandemic shopping on Amazon has increased dramatically and with so many people shopping on Amazon, scammers are using Amazon as the basis for a variety of scams. According to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 9, 2021 | Scam of the day
Earlier this week, the popular stock trading app Robinhood disclosed that it had suffered a data breach the previous week in which personal information of approximately seven million of its customers was compromised. Fortunately for the large majority of people whose...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 19, 2021 | Scam of the day
The phony invoice scam is a common scam popular with scammers because it is quite effective. It starts when you receive an email that purports to be from a popular company with which many of us do business that indicates that you owe them a significant payment. The...
