by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 17, 2012 | Computer / Technology Scams, Identity Theft, Scam of the day
Social Security like all complex federal programs is ripe for scammers taking advantage of people’s confusion. Whether it is someone contacting you by telephone purporting to be from the Social Security Administration to confirm your Social Security number and your...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 17, 2012 | Scam of the day
Tax scams are rampant although they do spring up more in the Spring as we get ready to pay our income taxes. Most of the scams prey on two conflicting motivations. The first is our fear of the IRS and doing something wrong in filling out our taxes and the second is...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 17, 2012 | Computer / Technology Scams, Scam of the day
Caller ID is a great service that permits you to see who is calling you on your phone so you can determine whether to answer it or just let it go to voice mail. It also is a great service to scam artists who use it to lure people into providing personal information...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 17, 2012 | Scam of the day
Have you ever heard of area code 809? Don’t feel bad if you haven’t because it probably is not an area code with which you would be familiar unless you make a lot of calls to the Caribbean. Similar to the 900 scam, you may receive a call in your voice mail telling...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 17, 2012 | Computer / Technology Scams, Identity Theft, Scam of the day
We all know that 800 telephone numbers represent toll free calls, but you should be equally aware that a telephone number that starts with 900 is a pay per call. Scammers will call you and leave a message to call them in regard to a contest you have won or any other...
