by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 30, 2021 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is about a phishing email presently circulating that attempts to lure you into clicking on a link in order to continue using your AOL account. Millions of people still use AOL. One reason is that you get greater email privacy when...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 29, 2021 | Scam of the day
Recently the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Eric Anthony Nepute and his company Quickwork LLC for violating the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act by deceptively marketing products containing Vitamin D and zinc as being scientifically proven to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 28, 2021 | 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. | Apr 27, 2021 | Scam of the day
Receiving a telephone call from a debt collector is not a pleasant experience. Being hounded by someone attempting to collect a debt you do not owe is fraud. I have written many times in the past about scammers who use deceptive and abusive collections practices in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 26, 2021 | Scam of the day
Of all the scams I have written about in the ten years that I have been writing Scamicide.com, one that continually ensnares people is phony gifts from Mavis Wanczk. Many of you may not remember the name of Mavis Wanczyk, but she was the lucky winner of a 758...
