by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 20, 2021 | Scam of the day
In 2015 I first warned you of the dangers of cars being able to be stolen by hacking remote fobs when I wrote about the story of the theft of a Jaguar automobile valued at more than $123,000 right from a Jaguar dealership in Auckland, New Zealand. The thief...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 19, 2021 | Scam of the day
The intricate and complex American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) passed by Congress which provided for a 1.9 trillion dollar economic stimulus package including direct payments to many Americans also provides for qualifying Americans to receive an advance Child Tax Credit...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 18, 2021 | Scam of the day
Crowdfunding is the name for the process by which people raise funds on websites such as GoFundMe for various projects from movies and books to the development of new businesses. Unfortunately, as I have been warning you about since 2012, the potential for...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 17, 2021 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day comes from a loyal Scamicide reader who received the following phishing email that appears to come from Wells Fargo. It makes for compelling reading, but it is a scam. Phishing emails, by which scammers and identity thieves attempt to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 16, 2021 | Scam of the day
I have written many times over the last ten years about student loan scams because scammers have successfully targeted college students and their parents for a variety of scams related to these extensive loans. In October of 2017 the Federal Trade Commission, working...
