by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 21, 2020 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is mailing refunds to more than 541,000 victims of a scam operated by Office Depot and Office Max in which they offered a free computer diagnostic scan program called “PC Health Check” created by Support.com that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 20, 2020 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for December 14, 2019 I told you about a Tennessee family who reported the Ring camera installed in the bedroom of their three young girls was hacked and the hackers not only were able to spy on the children, but also actually spoke to the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 19, 2020 | Scam of the day
A Scamicide reader recently forwarded to me an email that informed her that unclaimed money from a source not indicated was being held on her behalf and she needed to respond to the email in order to claim the money. This particular email was a total scam, however,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 18, 2020 | Scam of the day
Over the years, I have written many times about the extreme danger of phishing emails or the more specifically targeted spear phishing emails. Phishing emails come from scammers who pose as companies, governmental agencies or other entities with which you do business...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 17, 2020 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about phony kidnapping scams, also known as virtual kidnapping, for seven years. The scam starts with a telephone call informing the person answering the phone that a child or other relative has been kidnapped and if they do not respond by...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 16, 2020 | Scam of the day
The popularity of Netflix makes it a preferred subject for phishing emails and phishing text messages, which are referred to as smishing. Smishing is the name given to text messages that lure you into clicking on links or providing personal information in response to...
