by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 15, 2025 | Scam of the day
Airbnb is a deservedly popular service that connects homeowners wishing to rent a room or their entire house with vacationers and other travelers in 191 countries around the world. I have used Airbnb many times. Unfortunately, anything popular with the public is also...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 14, 2025 | Scam of the day
She’s back! Actually, she has never left. I have been writing about scams related to Mavis Wanczyk for eight 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. | Apr 13, 2025 | 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 12, 2025 | Scam of the day
Many people are receiving letters, phone calls and even visits from people representing that they are with the United States Census Bureau taking a survey known as the American Community Survey. While it is true that the official United States Census is only done...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 11, 2025 | Scam of the day
Sometimes we are our own worst enemy when it comes to posting too much personal information on social media that can be leveraged by a criminal for purposes of identity theft. During the earlier days of the pandemic many people posted photos of their vaccination...
