by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 31, 2019 | Scam of the day
Reproduced below is a copy of an Xfinity phishing email, sent to me by a Scamicide reader that uses the common ploy of indicating that there is a situation that requires your immediate attention. The version sent to the Scamicide reader contained the Comcast Xfinity...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 30, 2019 | Scam of the day
Alexa is tremendously helpful for so many things. If you need to know the score of last night’s baseball game, if you want to know what the weather will be today or even to turn down your thermostat. And it is not just Alexa, Siri or Google Home will do the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 29, 2019 | Scam of the day
Tech support scams are among the most common of scams and they cost consumers millions of dollars each year. In the most common variations of this scam, the victim is scammed into responding to a pop-up on his or her computer or a telephone call purportedly from one...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 28, 2019 | Scam of the day
It was just a few weeks ago that I told you about the StockX data breach. StockX is an online seller of sneakers, streetwear, handbags and luxury watches. As a result of the data breach, personal information of 6.8 million of its users including customer names,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 27, 2019 | Scam of the day
LinkedIn is a popular social media website used by business professionals to network with other professionals. According to LinkedIn, it has more than 645 million users. LinkedIn is used by these people to get ideas, explore opportunities and even to list job...
