by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 25, 2019 | Scam of the day
Recently in California, Joel Ortiz was sentenced to ten years in prison for hacking into cell phones and stealing more than 7.5 million dollars worth of cryptocurrencies from at least forty victims. Ortiz was able to accomplish these crimes through SIM swapping...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 24, 2019 | Scam of the day
The technology behind the chip credit card was intended to eliminate much of the credit card and debt card fraud that was formerly easy to accomplish with the older magnetic strip credit and debit cards which contained all of the account information on the magnetic...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 23, 2019 | Scam of the day
Scams are found everywhere and readers of Scamicide can be found in many countries throughout the world which is why I write about scams wherever they may occur. The income tax filing deadline of April 15th just recently passed, but the scams will not end as scammers...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 22, 2019 | Scam of the day
According to a new report recently released by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports of the grandparent scam rose to almost 20,000 during a fifteen month period from late 2017 through 2018 at a cost of approximately 42 million dollars which is double the amount...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 21, 2019 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is one that I have had to write about a number of times in the years that I have been writing Scamicide.com, but unfortunately, it is still necessary to warn people repeatedly about this type of scam. Disasters, whether they are natural...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 20, 2019 | Scam of the day
Easter is today and Passover, which goes on for a week, began two days ago. While these holidays are a happy time for people celebrating these holidays, they also are another opportunity for scammers. A common holiday scam involves phony electronic greeting cards...
