by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 20, 2021 | Scam of the day
Romance scams continue to be a major problem. In fact, these scams have increased dramatically during the Coronavirus pandemic. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Americans lost more money to romance scams last year than to any other scam and the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 19, 2021 | Scam of the day
The phony invoice scam is a common scam popular with scammers because it is quite effective. It starts when you receive an email that purports to be from a popular company with which many of us do business that indicates that you owe them a significant payment. The...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 18, 2021 | Scam of the day
The most effective scams are the ones that capitalize on real things that apply to you. There was a proliferation of scams during the past year related to the Coronavirus pandemic which is one reason why there is a separate section of Scamicide.com that provides you...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 17, 2021 | Scam of the day
“Puppy buying is at an all-time high,” according to the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office and along with the increase in the purchase of puppies that dramatically rose during the Coronavirus pandemic, the number of scams related to puppy buying...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 16, 2021 | Scam of the day
Recently I received an email from my most trusted friend (my wife). The email merely said that she found an article in which I would be interested and included a link for me to click on to the article. Similarly, last year I got an email that read: “Hi Steve...
