by admin | Jan 27, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently, Edmund Seshie and Abdul Rezak Shaib were convicted and sentenced for their part in a bizarre identity theft ring. Seshie and Shaib bought stolen credit cards and driver’s licenses in bulk on the Dark Web, that part of the Internet where criminals buy...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 21, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
With 40 million credit and debit cards affected by the recent hacking of Target, there is a good chance that many Scamicide readers are a part of that group that includes my own wife. The hacking of Target once again shows that regardless of how careful you are, you...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 14, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently there was a news story about David Lalima of Northampton, Massachusetts, who along with his wife Georgie Thomas became victims of identity theft when an identity thief was able to access their credit card account and run up charges of $20,000 before the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 3, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I have been warning you about the dangers of skimmers since the inception of Scamicide and in my book “50 Ways to Protect Your Identity in a Digital Age.” Recently a new wave of skimmer identity theft has been sweeping the country, with police in White...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 12, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Everyone texts including scammers and identity thieves. A recent text message scam that has resurfaced involves a text message from “Credit Card Services Alert” and it informs you that your debit card has been deactivated. The text message provides you...
