by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 28, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently the operators of the online children’s game site RockYou settled a claim of the Federal Trade Commission that it did not properly protect the privacy of its users and failed to use proper security resulting in the site being hacked and the information...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 27, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently many farmers around the country have reported receiving phone calls or faxes purporting to be from the United States Department of Agriculture complete with the USDA logo and seal. Many of these faxes are from USDA Senior Procurement Officer Frank...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 12, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Almost every day brings a new Facebook scam and with good reason. They work. The latest involves a post from a “friend” that says that it provides a link to a video of a horrific roller coaster accident that in various posts has occurred in either...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 11, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As Spring rapidly approaches, you can be sure that we are likely to start seeing a common Spring scam dealing with driveway repair. This scam generally starts with the appearance of a paving contractor at your doorstep who informs you that he has been doing paving...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 10, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The answer to the question about why scammers are drawn to Facebook is the same answer to the question posed to a bank robber as to why he robbed banks. Because that is where the money or in the case of Facebook, the victims and money can be found. The latest...
