by admin | Mar 20, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently, Javelin Strategy & Research issued its annual Identity Fraud Study and it is quite enlightening. The study found that almost 13 million people were victims of identity theft last year at a cost of 16 billion dollars. One of the more interesting trends...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 5, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
For years I have advised everyone to shred any documents they have containing personal information before discarding them. Identity thieves have been known to go through the trash of individuals, companies and government agencies looking for documents that contain...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 16, 2012 | Investment Scams, Scam of the day
This scam keeps reoccurring around the country and people still are falling victim to it. It starts when you receive an email from a purported hit man who informs you that he has been hired by someone you know to kill you. However, the hit man then tells you that he...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 16, 2012 | Identity Theft, Scam of the day
Identity theft occurs when someone obtains your personal information, such as a credit card number or a Social Security number, and then either uses this information to gain access to your financial accounts and assets or uses the information to obtain credit in your...
