by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 11, 2021 | Scam of the day
Last May I told you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had issued an alert informing people that some nursing homes and assisted living facilities around the country had been requiring their residents who are on Medicaid to turn over their CARES Act stimulus...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 10, 2021 | Scam of the day
The second round of stimulus payments referred to officially as Economic Impact Payments started being sent to eligible individuals on December 30, 2020. The payments are being sent by direct deposit to bank accounts, mailed paper checks and mailed debit cards...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 9, 2021 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is about a phishing email I received that purports to be from American Express. The graphics, grammar and overall appearance of the email is not very convincing and the lettering is quite odd.. In addition, it does not even carry the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 8, 2021 | Scam of the day
A Scamicide reader recently forwarded to me an email that informed her that unclaimed money from a source not indicated was being held on her behalf and she needed to respond to the email in order to claim the money. This particular email was a total scam, however,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 7, 2021 | Scam of the day
Phishing emails, by which scammers and identity thieves attempt to lure you into either clicking on links contained within the email which download malware or providing personal information that will be used to make you a victim of identity theft, are nothing new. ...
