by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 30, 2023 | Scam of the day
OneDrive is a popular cloud storage system of Microsoft that allows you to sync and save documents, pictures and files. Scammers send emails purporting to be from OneDrive, such as the one copied below that I received recently. If you click on the View File, you...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 23, 2023 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about the dangers of ransomware for eight years. Ransomware is a type of malware that when downloaded encrypts and make unavailable all of the data on your computer. Once this occurs the criminals then threaten to destroy the data if a ransom...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 24, 2021 | Scam of the day
Online greeting cards are a great product for anyone who tends to be a bit late in sending out holiday greeting cards by regular mail. You can even send one on Christmas day and not be late. They are easy to send and many are free. They also can be very...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 4, 2021 | Scam of the day
Streaming services such as Netflix have long been popular, but since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic use of streaming services has skyrocketed. There are many streaming services with which we are all familiar such as Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max and many...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 18, 2019 | Scam of the day
A famous bank robber, once responded “because that is where the money is” when asked why he robbed banks. Therefore it should come as no surprise that scam artists the only criminals we call artists, are increasingly targeting the brokerage and...
