by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 26, 2024 | Scam of the day
Identity theft dangers are everywhere, but particularly at busy airports. People are quick to dispose of their boarding passes after they have landed by merely tossing them into a trash receptacle, but your boarding pass barcode can be easily decoded by an identity...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 25, 2024 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for May 7 2024 I told you that Ravinkle Mathon was arraigned in a Maryland court accused of attempting to scam an elderly man out of $200,000 in an elaborate scam that has increased dramatically in the last year. Police say that the scam began...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 24, 2024 | Scam of the day
I have been reporting to you about this particular scam preying upon home buyers for eight years, however this scam has gotten worse in recent years. Five years ago, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a warning about the scam and its dramatic...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 23, 2024 | Scam of the day
Regular readers of Scamicide are certainly familiar with skimmers which are devices installed on ATMs as well as credit and debit card processors that steal information from credit and debit cards thereby enabling criminals to use that information to make charges on...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 22, 2024 | Scam of the day
Quizzes on Facebook and other social media are very popular, but they can be exploited by identity thieves. A good example of this was the “10 Concerts, but there is one act that I haven’t seen live. Which is it?” Facebook quiz. While this may...
