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Scam of the day – September 30, 2013 – FTC shuts down sweepstakes scam

by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 29, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related

Sweepstakes and lottery scams are among the most common and most profitable (for the scammer) scams around today.  For some reason that is not clear, elderly people appear to be particularly susceptible to these phony lottery scams by which people are told that they...

Scam of the day – September 29, 2013 – iPhone 5s security flaw

by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 28, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related

The launch of the new iPhone 5s was greeted with great enthusiasm for many reasons.  One of the reasons was that this phone had new security features.  Regular readers of Scamicide are aware of the many warnings I have provided you about identity theft threats posed...

Scam of the day – September 28, 2013 – FTC robocall settlement

by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 28, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related

Automated robocalls, such as those which we have all received from “Rachel from card services” that try to induce us to get a new credit card or any other service are a scam that has been with us for many years and despite the best efforts of the Federal...

Scam of the day – September 27, 2012 – Phony AOL virus scam

by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 26, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related

Many AOL users have been reporting the following scam email reproduced below that is appearing in their email box.  It carries a subject line of “Admin Service Solution” and it describes a virus as having been detected in the email of the person receiving...

Scam of the day – September 26, 2013 – Mystery shopper scam update

by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 26, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related

The mystery shopper scam is a tried and true scam that scammers still use to steal their victims’ money because the scam still works.  Recent reports have surfaced about the mystery shopper scam turning up in the Cleveland area, but the scam is found throughout...
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