by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 16, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Google Chrome is a popular web browser used by many people. Unfortunately, a significant flaw in its security was recently discovered by Identity Finder, a data management firm. What they found is that when someone uses Google Chrome and goes to even a secure...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 15, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Regularly readers of Scamicide know that whenever new security patches become available for the various software programs that we all use, I notify you so that you can download these important patches to maintain the highest security levels for your computers,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 13, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
If you go through the archives of Scamicide, most recently in the Scam of the day for August 3, 2013, you will find much discussion of income tax identity theft and with good reason. Income tax identity theft which occurs when an identity thief obtains the name and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 13, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently there has been an upsurge in a travel scam that starts when you receive in the mail an official looking check for more than a thousand dollars that comes with the following message: “Dear (your name), Enclosed is your Travel Check Voucher. This Travel...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 11, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
More than a year ago I warned you about identity theft dangers with smart credit cards which are credit cards with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology embedded in microchips in the card. The cards can be used for purchases by merely holding the card with...
