by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 26, 2021 | Scam of the day
I have warned you for years about impersonation scams in which scammers call you on the phone posing, for example, as the IRS, the Social Security Administration or companies with which you do business and try to lure you into either making an immediate payment to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 25, 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...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 24, 2021 | Scam of the day
Lottery scams are one of the most common types of scams. Scammers cheat people out of millions of dollars each year by tricking their victims into sending money to the scammers after being told that they have won a lottery, but are required to pay fees or taxes in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 23, 2021 | Scam of the day
Pursuant to a recent settlement, the Federal Trade Commission is sending checks to people who were scammed by Mile High Madison Group, Inc and four other related companies along with the principals of these companies Vittorio DiCriscio and Vito Proietti in regard to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 22, 2021 | Scam of the day
In March of 2020 I told you about the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) suing the investment training company Online Trading Academy (OTA) and its principals for fraud. In September the FTC settled its claims against OTA and its principals. As a part of the settlement,...
