by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 11, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Although, America Online (AOL) has decreased in popularity somewhat in recent years, about 2.5 million people still use it and with numbers that high, AOL users are a large target for scammers and identity thieves. A recent scam that has surfaced is an email that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 25, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Many of us use our smartphones for so many more tasks then merely speaking on the phone. Smartphones have become the fast and convenient way for 300 million people to do their banking. They also have become the fast and convenient way for scam artists and identity...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 4, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
In a number of Scams of the day since October 5th, I have been warning you about problems stemming from the hacking of Adobe, maker of Adobe Acrobat, ColdFusion, ColdFusion Builder and Adobe Photoshop and the problem keeps getting worse. Where originally Adobe...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 25, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The recent Comic-con convention in California brought attention to comic book and fantasy heroes and characters. Many people are fascinated by heroes such as Superman, Green Lantern and Batman. But you should always remember that whatever fascinates large numbers of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 16, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Once again, I had to go no further than my own email box to find today’s “scam of the day.” In my email today was an email that purported to be from Ameriprise, the online brokerage and financial planning company. As you can see in the email which...
