by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 16, 2023 | Scam of the day
Remote access scams are increasing and when a scammer posing as your bank lures you into providing remote access to your bank account, the result can be disastrous. In one instance, the scam started with a phone call from a scammer posing as an employee of Avast, a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 3, 2021 | Scam of the day
Geek Squad is a subsidiary of big box store chain Best Buy and it offers excellent tech support for electronic devices including televisions and computers. In the March 7, 2021 Scam of the day...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 29, 2020 | Scam of the day
Tech support scams in which consumers are tricked by scammers into believing there is a problem with their computers that require the expensive services of the scammers is a major problem. Tech support scams are increasingly common and victimize consumers 60 years or...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 29, 2019 | Scam of the day
Tech support scams are among the most common of scams and they cost consumers millions of dollars each year. In the most common variations of this scam, the victim is scammed into responding to a pop-up on his or her computer or a telephone call purportedly from one...
