by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 5, 2019 | Scam of the day
For a couple of years, people have been receiving extortion emails in which the intended victim is told that his computer and web cam have been hacked and that the scammers have video of him watching porn online. They threaten to send the videos to people on his...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I wrote about police in South Carolina warning people about a scam involving the dating app, Plenty Of Fish. Plenty of Fish, which has been around since 2003 is a popular online dating site used by about 3.5 million people every day. According to police,...
by admin | Mar 30, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Michael Ford, an American employee of the US Embassy in London was sentenced earlier this week to 57 months in prison after pleading guilty to nine counts of cyberstalking, seven counts of computer hacking to extort and one count of wire fraud. Ford sent phishing...
by admin | Feb 1, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Sex extortion or sextortion has been around for years on the Internet with criminals tricking people into performing sexual acts online that are recorded and then used to blackmail the victims. In other cases, hackers have gained access to the webcams of women and...
by admin | Sep 11, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Back in the March 31st Scam of the day I warned you about the dangers of sextortion. Sex extortion or sextortion has been around for years on the Internet with criminals tricking people into performing sexual acts online that are recorded and then used to blackmail...
