by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 15, 2019 | Scam of the day
Since it began in 2003, the National Do Not Call list has grown to include more than 235 million phone numbers. When you register your phone number with the Do Not Call list it becomes illegal for telemarketers to contact you by phone. The Do Not Call list does not...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 14, 2019 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
Shopping on Amazon is extremely popular both with consumers and scammers seeking to exploit Amazon’s popularity. I have warned you many times over the years about scammers who send various types of phishing emails which purport to be from Amazon attempting to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 14, 2019 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
Romance scams are one of the most common of scams and I have written about them here at Scamicide.com for seven years. Romance scams prey upon vulnerable people looking for some love and companionship in their lives. Recently Australian law enforcement officials...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 12, 2019 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
The partial government shutdown keeps having more and more unexpected repercussions. One of the unexpected issues that has arisen is that the Federal Trade Commission’s website for reporting identity theft which also provides guidance in responding to becoming a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 12, 2019 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
So many scams start with a phone call, whether it is to sell you phony tech support that you don’t need, trick you into contributing to a phony charity or any other of the myriad of scams that are perpetrated over the phone including many that are illegal...
