by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 20, 2024 | Scam of the day
In my Scam of the day for September 7, 2023 https://scamicide.com/2023/09/06/scam-of-the-day-september-7-2023-gordon-ramsay-hexclad-cookware-scam/ I told you about a scam here a deepfake image of Chef Gordon Ramsey was used to trick people into a scam involving...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 19, 2024 | Scam of the day
Fortnite, which was created by Epic Games, is one of the most popular and profitable video games. Gamers can play Fortnite for free so you might ask how Epic Games made 4.4 billion dollars from Fortnite last year. The answer is that Fortnite sells gear, character...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 18, 2024 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about the jury duty scam for eleven years, but it continues to snare many unwary victims. Recently the US Justice Department issued a warning about scammers posing as US Marshals or local judicial employees calling people threatening people...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 17, 2024 | Scam of the day
We are all quite familiar with the Nigerian Email scam where you are promised great sums of money if you assist a Nigerian or someone elsewhere in his effort to transfer money out of his country. Common variations of the scam include the movement of embezzled funds...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 16, 2024 | Scam of the day
In 2018 I first told you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had sued a number of defendants including Preferred Law LLC, Consumer Defense LLC, American Home Loan Counselors and others for deceiving homeowners behind in their mortgages by falsely promising to...
