by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 11, 2022 | Scam of the day
She’s back! I have been writing about scams related to Mavis Wanczyk for five 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...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 10, 2022 | Scam of the day
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) consumers lost 148 million dollars to scams in which gift cards were used as the payment method last year and this number has increased each year since 2018. . Scammers are big fans of gift cards because they are easy...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 9, 2022 | Scam of the day
Phony advertisements for non-existent jobs that lure people into either giving the scammer money or personal information that can be used for purposes of identity theft have been a common scam for many years, but particularly during the holiday season when many...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 8, 2022 | Scam of the day
The most effective scams are the ones that capitalize on real things that apply to you. It was only a month ago that I reminded you about the scams associated with the REAL ID impending deadline. Many people are familiar with the REAL ID, which is a new version of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 7, 2022 | Scam of the day
Since it began in 2003, the National Do Not Call list has grown to include more than 246 million phone numbers. When you register your phone number with the Do Not Call list it becomes illegal for telemarketers to contact you by phone. The Do Not Call list does not...
