by admin | Feb 13, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Tomorrow is Valentine’s day, which is a very important day to many people including scammers and identity thieves who always manage to find an opportunity in whatever is going on to scam you out of your money. There are many Valentine’s day scams, but the...
by admin | Feb 11, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Although the disclosure of the hacking and data breach at Anthem, the country’s second largest health insurance company was only disclosed eight days ago, the first lawsuits alleging negligence on the part of Anthem in failing to take proper steps to protect the...
by admin | Feb 11, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Regular readers of Scamicide will remember that I have written much about the Internet of Things and the problems it poses for scams and identity theft. As more and more products and devices include a convenient connection to the Internet that permits, for instance,...
by admin | Feb 10, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
A few days ago, Intuit, the maker of Turbo Tax temporarily suspended the use of its state income tax filing software due to, what the company referred to as, “an increase in suspicious filings.” After a couple of days, the company restored the usability...
by admin | Feb 8, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Earlier this week burglars broke into the office of Liberty Tax in Highland, California and stole paper customer files as well as computers used in the office. Liberty Tax is a nationally franchised tax preparation organization. According to the San Bernadino County...
