by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 22, 2019 | Scam of the day
PayPal is a popular payment service used successfully by many people particularly when making purchases through eBay. However, because it is so popular with the public, it is also popular with scammers who over the years have created numerous PayPal based scams about...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 29, 2019 | Scam of the day
Millions of people still use AOL. One reason is that you get greater email privacy when compared to some other email carriers. Due to its popularity, scammers and identity thieves often send out phishing emails that appear to come from AOL, such as the one reproduced...
by admin | Jan 15, 2018 | Scam of the day
PayPal is a popular payment service used by many people particularly with eBay. Therefore it can seem plausible when you receive an email that purports to come from PayPal asking you to confirm a transaction. However, anyone responding to the latest phishing email...
by admin | Aug 16, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
It must be phishing season. Today’s Scam of the day is yet another phishing email. This one purports to be from Amazon and again the email attempts to lure you into clicking on a link to make important updates to your account. Unfortunately, if you do so you...
by admin | May 5, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
A phishing email is presently being sent to unsuspecting victims that urges you to click on a Google Docs link. A copy of one version of the email is reproduced below. Clicking on the link will turn over your Gmail account to the scammer which not only will give the...
