by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 17, 2024 | Scam of the day
Recently, Justin Chan of California had $38,000 stolen from his bank account which he thought he had protected through dual factor authentication. A Subscriber Identity Module, more commonly known as a SIM card, is an integrated circuit that stores information used...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 19, 2022 | Scam of the day
Sometimes we are our own worst enemy when it comes to posting too much personal information on social media that can be leveraged by a criminal for purposes of identity theft. During the earlier days of the pandemic many people posted photos of their vaccination...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 30, 2021 | Scam of the day
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are extremely popular with the public and scammers are exploiting that interest with a wide variety of scams featuring Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Over the years I have written about a wide variety of cryptocurrency scams,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 6, 2021 | Scam of the day
Garrett Endicott recently was sentenced to prison for his role in a hacking conspiracy perpetrated by a criminal group known as “The Community” that stole millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrencies from their victims through SIM card swapping which gave...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 18, 2021 | Scam of the day
SIM card swapping is a major problem. A Subscriber Identity Module, more commonly known as a SIM card, is an integrated circuit that stores information used to authenticate subscribers on mobile devices, such as a cell phone. The SIM card is able to be transferred...
