by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 18, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I have previously warned you about the hitman scam on January 15, 2012 and January 29, 2013, but I am doing so again today because this scam, which is still unfamiliar to many, is making a comeback. Recently the FBI has been getting many complaints about incidents of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 23, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Many people have been reporting receiving an email that appears to come from Delta Airlines that either confirms an airline ticket, indicates a credit card has been charged or an invoice is attached. Contained within the phony email that did not originate with Delta...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 27, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The most effective scams are, of course, the scams that most closely resemble real business transactions. I recently received an email which is copied below that purported to be from VISA indicating that I could activate a free Visa Security Program merely by...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 1, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
A new scam has recently emerged that begins when you receive an email purportedly from Amazon informing you that “Your acount has been closed because of too many failed login attempts. Please download and fill out the form below to reactivate your...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 27, 2012 | Site Related
Our extensive use of electronic communications has become a boom for scammers and cybercriminals whose latest target are financial advisers and brokers. Financial advisers are receiving phony emails purporting to be from their customers asking them to wire money into...
