by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 17, 2024 | Scam of the day
Most scams follow long established patterns, but as time goes on and technology evolves these scams evolve into new forms. 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...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 21, 2024 | Scam of the day
Identity thieves seeking to hack your computer to steal your passwords and other credentials for your online accounts have started using a new technique to persuade their victims into giving the cybercriminal access to their computers. This new technique involves...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 20, 2022 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about phony invoice phishing scams for many years. Generally how they work is that you receive an email that purports to be from a company with which you do business such as Netflix. The email contains an invoice for charge you obviously did...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 1, 2021 | 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 constitute a major problem. Tech support scams are increasingly common and victimize consumers 60...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 26, 2021 | Scam of the day
I have warned you for years about impersonation scams in which scammers call you on the phone posing, for example, as the IRS, the Social Security Administration or companies with which you do business and try to lure you into either making an immediate payment to...
