by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 17, 2021 | Scam of the day
During the social distancing and quarantining that has become the hallmark of the Coronavirus pandemic, deliveries by UPS, Federal Express, Amazon and others became the primary way many of us are did all or almost all of our shopping. With so many people having goods...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 9, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As we approach Christmas, the scam season is in high gear. I have been reporting since Thanksgiving about the range of scams that identity thieves and scam artists are using with a holiday theme. Today’s scam of the day is one that is quite prevalent and it...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 11, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Ransomware has turned into a major problem for computer users. In fact, I have warned you of various ransomware scams five times in just the last year. You can find information about these previous ransomware scams by putting in the key word “ransomware”...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 22, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
One of the latest holiday scams involves you receiving a note on your front door that appears to come from either the United States Postal Service, UPS or Federal Express indicating that delivery of a special delivery package was attempted, but that you were not...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 2, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Often I have to look no further than my email mailbox to find the latest scams and today is no exception. I received an email yesterday that purported to be from UPS. The UPS logo was prominently featured and had I not known better, the address of the sender...