by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 15, 2024 | Scam of the day
She’s back! Actually, she has never left. I have been writing about scams related to Mavis Wanczyk for seven 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...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 14, 2024 | Scam of the day
As we all know, passwords as a method of authentication for your accounts are not particularly secure. Passwords may be stolen or compromised in a data breach. Biometrics such as a finger print are a good tool for verification to open your phone, but what about...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 13, 2024 | Scam of the day
Income tax identity theft, by which identity thieves file phony income tax returns with counterfeit W-2s using the Social Security number and name of their victim is still a major problem for the IRS and taxpayers costing us all billions of dollars each year....
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 12, 2024 | Scam of the day
I am sure by now all of you are familiar with the grandparent scam where a grandparent receives a telephone call from someone purporting to be their grandchild who has gotten into some trouble, most commonly a traffic accident, legal trouble or medical problems in a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 11, 2024 | Scam of the day
Weight loss scams are among the most common scams and with good reason. Many people want to lose weight and most of the scam products promise to do that for you easily without diet or exercise. Year after year, they are among the most common of scams, particularly at...
