by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 20, 2024 | Scam of the day
A woman from Ontario, Canada identified by CTV News by the first name Anjira recently was scammed out of $86,000 through an imposter scam. Imposter scams are one of the most frequent scams throughout the world. In this case Anjira received a call from a scammer...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 19, 2024 | Scam of the day
Recently, the streaming service Roku announced that it had suffered a data breach in which personal information of 576,000 of its customers was compromised. This was the second data breach affecting Roku this year. However, the fault is not primarily with Roku as...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 18, 2024 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about dangers in the rapidly expanding Internet of things for more than eleven years. The Internet of Things is made up of a broad range of devices connected to the Internet including home thermostats, security systems, medical devices,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 17, 2024 | Scam of the day
The filing deadline for your 2023 federal income tax return has just passed and the IRS is warning people about emails from scammers posing as IRS agents that lure victims into clicking on links and providing personal information that leads to identity theft. The...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 16, 2024 | Scam of the day
Recently a Scamicide reader received an email informing her that her Amazon Prime Membership was going to be suspended because the credit card tied to the account was no longer able to be used. The email contained a link for her to click on to provide a new credit...
