by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 15, 2021 | Scam of the day
Peer to Peer Payment Payment Services (P2P) such as Zelle, Venmo, ApplePay, PayPal, Square Cash and PopMoney are popular ways to quickly and conveniently send money electronically from your credit card or bank account. These services are used by 113 million Americans....
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 14, 2021 | Scam of the day
Reports have been resurfacing since the beginning of the year of increased instances of the car wrap scam which has been around for a few years. Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning about scammers posing as employees of Marlboro or...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 13, 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. | Jun 12, 2021 | Scam of the day
I wrote about today’s Scam of the day last February but am repeating it again because I have both heard from a number of Scamicide readers who have been targeted by this scam as well as being the target of this scam myself. The scam starts when you receive a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 11, 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. ...
