by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 5, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
For years I have advised everyone to shred any documents they have containing personal information before discarding them. Identity thieves have been known to go through the trash of individuals, companies and government agencies looking for documents that contain...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 4, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The Attorney General of Vermont is warning people in Vermont about a scam that is also turning up around the country in which people receive a call or a text message informing them that the bank account accessible through their debit card is frozen. The potential...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 3, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Many people use AT&T for their phone service so when identity thieves indiscriminately call people and tell them that for merely completing a survey on AT&T’s website, sums of money ranging from $100 to $350, depending upon the particular scammer...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 2, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently Dave Brister was convicted of multiple counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, mail fraud and check fraud in a number of scams including the infamous Mystery Shopper scam about which I have often written here on Scamicide. Brister or one of his co-conspirators...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 1, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
According to a study done by the Federal Trade Commission members of the military are twice as likely to become a victim of identity theft. One of the primary reasons for this is the military personnel’s Social Security number. A Social Security number is the...
