by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 29, 2023 | Scam of the day
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) more scams are started on social media than on any other platform at a cost for the last two years of 2.7 billion dollars and that figure is probably low because many victims, often out of embarrassment, do not report...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 6, 2023 | Scam of the day
75% of Americans used mobile bank apps to some degree for their personal banking needs. This fact has not been lost on hackers and scammers who have, in recent years, increasingly focused much of their attention on phone scams and hacking of mobile phones. One of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 9, 2023 | Scam of the day
Phony text messaging, called smishing, which purport to be from your bank or credit card company is a scam about which I have been warning you for years, but appears to be a scam that is dramatically increasing. According to a recent report from the Federal Trade...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 3, 2023 | Scam of the day
It is early June and many of us are thinking about taking our summer vacations that we look forward to all year, however, scammers are also taking advantage of our vacation interest to scam us and the companies we work for. One new scam involves your getting an email...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 14, 2023 | Scam of the day
Phony text messaging, called smishing, which purport to be from your bank is a scam about which I have been warning you for years, but appears to be a scam that is dramatically increasing. Recently, I received a text message that appeared to come from Citizens Bank...
