by admin | Sep 30, 2018 | Scam of the day
Payday loans is a term used to describe short term, high cost loans that generally are due at the borrower’s next payday. Often the lender requires a repayment by a post dated check for the full amount owed including all fees at the time the loan is made or...
by admin | Sep 29, 2018 | Scam of the day
I first reported to you about a massive data breach at Uber in a Scam of the day in November of 2017. Unfortunately, the data breach had actually occurred in 2016 and Uber did not disclose that it had suffered the data breach until 2017. Personal information including...
by admin | Sep 29, 2018 | Scam of the day
The popularity of Netflix makes it a preferred subject for phishing emails sent to people appearing to come from Netflix in which you are told you need to update your credit card information or asking for other personal information. I have written about a number of...
by admin | Sep 27, 2018 | Scam of the day
Reproduced below is a phishing email that multiple Scamicide readers received and forwarded to me. Apparently Shell Oil is in need of the skills of Scamicide readers. This type of phishing emails is fodder for multiple types of scams The email appears to come from...
by admin | Sep 27, 2018 | Scam of the day
Recently there has been a dramatic increase in the stealing of frequent flier miles from the accounts of unsuspecting airline customers who participate in the various airline frequent flier programs. The reasons for this is because this kind of theft is easy to...
