Scams, identity theft and cybercrimes threaten everyone.
Every year people lose billions of dollars to scams, identity theft and cybercrime. No one is immune to these dangers. Young and old alike are victims and if you think you are too smart to become a victim, you are wrong. According to the National Association of Securities Dealers wealthy, financially literate and astute people are actually more likely to become victims of financial scams.
The key to protecting yourself from scams cybercrime and identity theft is education and that is where Scamicide.com comes in. Here at Scamicide.com you will learn how to recognize scams, cyber security threats and risks of identity theft as well as how to avoid them. Here at Scamicide.com we also alert you each and every day to the latest developments in scams, cyber security and identity theft and tell you what you need to do to protect yourself. It is a dangerous world out there, but Scamicide.com can help you make it safer.
Scam of the day (Part 2) – March 2, 2026 – Steve’s Forbes Column About the Dangers Posed by Data Brokers
Some of you may know that in addition to Scamicide, I also write columns for Forbes and the Saturday Evening Post about white collar crime, scams and identity theft. Check out my latest column for Forbes in which I describe the tremendous and highly unregulated threat of scams and identity theft posed by legitimate data brokers being hacked by criminals and even selling our data to scammers.





