by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 21, 2021 | Scam of the day
As we have seen far too well during the Coronavirus pandemic, scammers are quite capable of taking whatever is happening in society and turning it into an opportunity to scam people. Natural disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires are common occurrences and we are...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 20, 2021 | Scam of the day
In June of 2020 I told you that the makers of the bogus anti-aging supplement called ReJuvenation settled charges brought against them by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the FTC is now sending full refunds to people who were scammed into buying this worthless...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 19, 2021 | Scam of the day
Although it has been nine months since I last wrote about mystery shopper scams, I have written many times over the last ten years about the mystery shopper scam because it continues to ensnare unwary victims. Unfortunately, these scams continue to be effective and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 18, 2021 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about scams related to Social Security benefits for many years. In one Social Security related scam, the scammers call their targeted victim on the phone posing as employees of the Social Security Administration and tell their intended victims...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 17, 2021 | Scam of the day
I have been writing about scams related to Mavis Wanczyk for four years but recently I have received many emails from Scamicide readers telling me about various new incarnations of a variety of scams that share the same hook which is that Mavis Wanczyk is giving money...