by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 7, 2024 | Scam of the day
Data breaches have become an all-too-common feature of life today and they pose a significant threat to all of us because regardless of how careful we are at protecting our personal data, we are only as secure as the companies and governmental agencies that hold our...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 6, 2024 | Scam of the day
The day before they were about to embark on a long planned for $15,000 cruise on Carnival Cruise Line, a Kentucky family found out that their trip had been cancelled and that they would not be receiving a refund from Carnival. The problem stemmed from the family...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 5, 2024 | Scam of the day
The FBI recently issued a warning about a new variation of the work at home scam. Scammers posing as staffing or recruiting agencies contact their targeted victims by phone calls or text messaging offering simple to perform jobs such as rating restaurants. The pay...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 4, 2024 | Scam of the day
PayPal is a popular payment service used successfully by many people particularly when making purchases through eBay. However, because it is so popular with the public, it is also popular with scammers who over the years have created numerous PayPal based scams about...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 3, 2024 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day was sent to me by a Scamicide reader who listed a small item for sale on Craigslist along with his cell phone number for people to contact him. Someone responded to his ad through a text message in which they indicated that they were...
