by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 21, 2020 | Scam of the day
I have been reporting to you about this particular scam since December of 2017 when the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) first filed a complaint in Federal Court against Ronnie Montano, Hyong Su Kim, Martin Schranz and their companies, eMobile Code, Easy Cash Code, Full...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 20, 2020 | Scam of the day
I have written often about phony student loan debt relief companies and with good reason. More than forty-two million Americans have student loans with an outstanding balance of more than 1.4 trillion dollars so it is no surprise that scammers are focusing their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 19, 2020 | Scam of the day
Tech support scams in which consumers are tricked by scammers into believing there is a problem with their computers that require the expensive services of the scammers is a major problem. Tech support scams are increasingly common and victimize consumers 60 years or...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 18, 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. | Oct 17, 2020 | Scam of the day
Bookseller Barnes & Noble announced that it had suffered a data breach which it only recently discovered. Fortunately, customers’ credit card information appears not to have been compromised in the data breach, however, some personal information including...
