by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 15, 2025 | Scam of the day
Recently a Scamicide reader reported receiving a text message that read “Your Apple#ID has been locked, tap here to_unlOcked” By the way, the last two words are not typographical errors by me in writing today’s Scam of the day although they...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 14, 2025 | Scam of the day
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) more scams in the United States are started on social media than on any other platform at a cost of 1.9 billion dollars in 2024 and that figure is probably low because many victims, often out of embarrassment, do not...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 13, 2025 | Scam of the day
We have all seen Facebook postings urging us to click that we “like” them. Sometimes it is an emotional appeal to show support for a sick child. Sometimes it is to show support for a political message. Often it is a post related to a missing child. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 12, 2025 | Scam of the day
Sunday is Father’s Day which for many people is an opportunity to show our fathers how much we love and appreciate them. For scam artists, it is yet another opportunity to scam people. One of the most common Father’s Day scams involves e-cards which are...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 11, 2025 | Scam of the day
A report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) indicates a 1,000 % increase in money lost to scammers through Bitcoin ATMs in the last three years with consumers reporting losses of more than 111 million dollars last year. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency ATMs...
