by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 22, 2024 | Scam of the day
In 2020 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning about the dangers presented by skimmers on gas pumps. I have warned you about the dangers of skimmers for many years. Skimmers are small electronic devices that are easily installed by an identity thief...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 21, 2024 | Scam of the day
Hong Kong police in conjunction with Malaysian police recently made arrests related to a bank hacking scam that had been used to steal money from thousands of scam victims in Hong Kong. While Scamicide is based in the United States, scams have no borders and we...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 20, 2024 | Scam of the day
Timeshares are a legitimate vacation option for many people with about 9.6 million Americans owning timeshares. However, resales have often been difficult for timeshare owners and scammers have been preying upon timeshare owners trying to sell their interests with...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 19, 2024 | Scam of the day
Yesterday brought a huge disruption of the computers used by banks, airlines, radio, television stations, hospitals and more who used Crowdstrike’s Falcon EDR product on Microsoft Windows machines. The disruption was not caused by a hacker or a ransomware...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 18, 2024 | Scam of the day
On July 26th the Olympics will begin in Paris and much of the world’s attention will be on this magnificent sporting event. Of course anything that interests the public also interests scammers seeking to capitalize on that interest. As the Games get underway...
