by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 6, 2022 | Scam of the day
I have been writing about scams related to Mavis Wanczyk for five years. Many of you may not remember the name of Mavis Wanczyk, but she was the lucky winner of a 758 million dollar Powerball drawing in 2017. Not long after she claimed her prize, a scam started...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 5, 2022 | Scam of the day
Peer to Peer Payment Payment Service (P2P) Zelle is used by many people to quickly and conveniently send money electronically from your credit card or bank account. Sending money through Zelle only requires you to enter the recipient’s phone number or email...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 4, 2022 | Scam of the day
Earlier this week, Kim Kardashian settled charges brought against her by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) agreeing to pay a 1.26 million dollar fine for illegally touting a cryptocurrency called EMAX on her Instagram account which has 328 million followers...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 3, 2022 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is one about which I have written in the past, however it continues to pop up frequently as evidenced by a Scamicide reader who recently was targeted by a Facebook cloner. If one of your friends received a Facebook friend request that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 2, 2022 | Scam of the day
Over the years, I have written many times about lottery and sweepstakes scams, which continue to be one of the most popular and profitable scams for scammers. Scammers use lottery and sweepstakes scams to cheat people out of millions of dollars each year by tricking...
