by admin | Jan 22, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Ransomware, as regular readers of Scamicide know, is a type of malware that gets unwittingly downloaded on to a company’s, institution’s, government agency or individual person’s computer, which when downloaded encrypts the data of the victim. The...
by admin | Jan 21, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Using biometrics, such as retina scans and fingerprints for identification verification for various devices such as your smartphone are effective security measures that provide greater security than mere passwords, however, recently Japan’s National Institute of...
by admin | Jan 20, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Western Union, which provides money wiring services around the world has just settled fraud charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission, the Justice Department and a number of states’ Attorneys General. Under the terms of the settlement which was achieved...
by admin | Jan 19, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
We have just come out of the holiday season which is, perhaps, the biggest time of the year for scams and now we are entering the income tax season which probably runs a close second when it comes to scams. Employers are now sending out W-2 forms to employees which...
by admin | Jan 17, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Although there is nothing new about secret shopper scams or mystery shopper scams as they are sometimes called, they are scams that remain popular and are still constantly finding new victims. What is unusual about today’s version of the scam, which has been...
