by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 6, 2021 | Scam of the day
The email copied below was sent to us by a Scamicide reader. This scam is a variation on the Nigerian email scam about which I most recently wrote a few days ago in that it involves you being eligible to receive a tremendous amount of money without any real reason. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 5, 2021 | Scam of the day
Investment scams have always been with us, but the Coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the number of investment scams through scams involving companies and promotors claiming to have effective products that can prevent, detect or cure the Coronavirus. The ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 4, 2021 | Scam of the day
In November 12, 2018’s Scam of the day I first told you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had started a legal action against Andris Pukke and five other defendants in regard to a massive real estate scam allegedly masterminded by Pukke, a previously...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 3, 2021 | 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. | Jan 2, 2021 | Scam of the day
In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, reports are resurfacing of increased instances of the car wrap scam which has been around for a few years. Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning about scammers posing as employees of Marlboro or Purell...
