by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 6, 2020 | Scam of the day
As we await the hopefully imminent FDA approval of Coronavirus vaccines during a pandemic that is as bad as ever, scammers are exploiting the public’s concern by calling, posing as Pfizer and public health departments offering doses of the soon to be approved...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 5, 2020 | Scam of the day
Shopping on Amazon, particularly during the pandemic is extremely popular both with consumers and scammers seeking to exploit Amazon’s popularity. I have warned you many times over the years about scammers who send various types of phishing emails which...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 4, 2020 | Scam of the day
Perhaps it is due to the financial strain so many people are under during this time of the Coronavirus pandemic, but recently I have received many emails from Scamicide readers telling me about various new incarnations of a variety of scams that share the same hook...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 3, 2020 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is another version of the Nigerian email scam that continues to plague the online community. Although it may seem that the Nigerian email scam began in the era of the Internet, the origin of the scam actually goes back to 1588 when it was...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 2, 2020 | Scam of the day
The holiday shopping season is well underway and, many people are looking for coupons to cut the cost. Everyone loves coupons and like many things in our lives, coupons which used to be found commonly in newspapers and magazines have migrated online. Last Spring the...
