by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 31, 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. | Oct 30, 2021 | Scam of the day
The third round of Economic Impact Payments authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 was paid as an advance payment of the tax year 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit. The IRS began sending these payments on March 12, 2021 to eligible people, most of whom have...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 29, 2021 | Scam of the day
I would say it is a pretty fair assumption that most of us get far more emails than we wish to receive. Much email contains solicitations and advertisements that clog up our inboxes and require constant attention to delete, which is why you may be tempted to take...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 28, 2021 | Scam of the day
While the Coronavirus pandemic has gotten considerably better in much of the United States and safe and effective vaccines are available, the pandemic still poses a significant health threat both here in the United States and around the world. However, even though...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 27, 2021 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is one that I have been warning you about since 2012, but lately there has been a resurgence of this scam as indicated by the number of Scamicide readers who have inquired about this scam after receiving a confusing notice. The scam...
