by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 10, 2020 | Scam of the day
Weight loss scams are among the most common scams and with good reason. Many people want to lose weight and most of the scam products promise to do that for you easily without diet or exercise. The unfortunate truth is that there is no magic formula for quick and easy...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 9, 2020 | Scam of the day
This is the beginning of a school year unlike any other, but one thing that remains the same is the risk of school age children becoming victims of identity theft. Identity thieves will steal the identity of a child and then run up large debts using the credit of the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 8, 2020 | Scam of the day
During the social distancing and quarantining that has become the hallmark of the Coronavirus pandemic, deliveries by UPS, Federal Express, Amazon and others have become the primary way many of us are doing all or almost all of our shopping. Scammers are always...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 7, 2020 | Scam of the day
Here is another good example of a phishing email that is presently being circulated. It was sent to me by a Scamicide reader who received it. It makes for compelling reading, but it is a scam. Phishing emails, by which scammers and identity thieves attempt to lure...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 6, 2020 | Scam of the day
The Better Business Bureau is warning people about a phishing scam in which you receive an email or a text message that appears to come from Google Photo informing you that someone is sharing a photo album with you. In order to see the photographs, you need to click...
