by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 12, 2020 | Scam of the day
Impostor scams have long been among the most lucrative for scammers. While there are many variations of this scam, the most common variations have involved scammers calling their intended victims on the telephone posing as some governmental agency such as the IRS or...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 11, 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 the person receiving the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 10, 2020 | Scam of the day
Skimmers are small electronic devices that are easily installed by an identity thief on gas pumps, ATMs and other card reading devices. The skimmer steals all of the information from the magnetic strip credit card or debit card used which then permits the identity...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 9, 2020 | Scam of the day
For a long time I have warned you that 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...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 8, 2020 | Scam of the day
Although cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, may seem to be new. I have been writing in Scamicide.com about cryptocurrency scams for more than five years. Cryptocurrencies are legitimate, but scammers are increasingly taking advantage of the public’s fascination...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 7, 2020 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about the jury duty scam for eight years, but it continues to snare many unwary victims. Generally, the scam starts with a telephone call that you receive purportedly from a law enforcement officer informing you that you have failed to appear...
