by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 26, 2019 | Scam of the day
I have written many times over the last seven years about the mystery shopper scam because it continues to ensnare unwary victims including a Massachusetts woman Lisa Zais who responded to a text message that appeared to come from Whole Foods asking her if she wanted...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 25, 2019 | Scam of the day
Zynga, the company that owns the popular game Words With Friends has disclosed that information on 172,869,660 Words With Friends accounts was stolen in a data breach earlier this year. Zynga had announced the data breach in September, but had not indicated how many...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 24, 2019 | Scam of the day
The final Star Wars movie, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” was released into theaters on December 19th and it is very popular with movie goers. It seems many people are anxious to see this movie, however, there are people who want to see the movie, but...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 23, 2019 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for December 14, 2019 I told you about a Tennessee family who reported the Ring camera installed in the bedroom of their three young girls was hacked and the hackers not only were able to spy on the children, but also actually spoke to the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 22, 2019 | Scam of the day
Although cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, may seem to be new. I have been writing in Scamicide.com about cryptocurrency scams for five years. Cryptocurrencies are legitimate, but scammers are increasingly taking advantage of the public’s fascination with...