by admin | Oct 18, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Phishing is the name for the scam where an identity thief lures you through a phony email that purports to be from a legitimate source such as your bank, a company with which you do business or even the IRS or some other governmental agency to a phony website that...
by admin | Oct 17, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Here is a link to Steve Weisman’s latest column for USA Today entitled “Why You Should Have a Credit Freeze.” ...
by admin | Oct 17, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Regular readers of Scamicide.com will remember that I have written about the Jamaica lottery scam for more than three years. Jamaica is a hot bed of phony lottery scams, victimizing unwary Americans for more than ten years. Estimates of the amount of money lost by...
by admin | Oct 16, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Here is a link to Steve Weisman’s latest column for bankrate.com entitled “Don’t get hooked by spear phishing.”...
by admin | Oct 16, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I have been writing about the security flaws in Adobe Flash for years and finally in July I advised everyone to disable Adobe Flash and use other video software. Unfortunately, some popular websites including HBO and Spotify still require the use of Adobe Flash. In...