by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 1, 2023 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about sextortion scams for seven years. Last January, the FBI issued a new warning about sextortion https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdin/pr/fbi-and-partners-issue-national-public-safety-alert-sextortion-schemes and more recently, the South...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 26, 2022 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about sextortion scams for seven years. Earlier this week the FBI issued a new warning about sextortion. Generally sextortion scams begin with an email in which you are told that your computer and web cam have been hacked and that the scammers...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 16, 2022 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about sextortion scams for seven years, but it is important to alert parents about a new development in this scam. Generally, sextortion scam begins with an email in which you are told that your computer and web cam have been hacked and that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 17, 2022 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about sextortion scams for seven years, but a story reported on CNN indicates how this scam can become deadly. Ryan Last was a 17 year old California boy who corresponded with someone online pretending to be a teenage girl who sent a nude...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 28, 2022 | Scam of the day
Bumble is a popular online dating app so it is not surprising that scammers use it as a “hook” for scams. Anything popular with the public is fodder for scammers. Recently people have been reporting receiving text messages in which the scammer sends a...
