by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 18, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Lottery scams are one of the most common scams and with good reason. They are effective. Scammers will notify people that they have won a lottery and then often inform the victim that they need to pay administrative fees or income taxes in order to claim their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 9, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Spoofing is a funny sounding word, but there is nothing funny about spoofing, which is the name for the scam tactic used by scammers by which they are able to fool your caller ID such that when you receive a call, it appears to come from a legitimate company,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 26, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Hedge funds are aggressively managed investment portfolios that are largely unregulated. They generally are used by only the wealthiest of people. They also have become a ripe target for hackers who, according to a recent report by computer security firm BAE...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 7, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Following in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and tonight’s projected Nor’Easter which is expected to hit many of the areas already devastated by Hurricane Sandy, there will be many scams as scam artists and identity thieves attempt to further victimize the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 6, 2012 | Site Related
On July 15, 2012 I warned you about a scam in which you receive a telephone call purportedly from Microsoft, Dell or other major computer companies or security software companies such as McAfee and Norton telling you that they have remotely determined that your...
