by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 24, 2021 | Scam of the day
McAfee is a popular security software company so it is somewhat ironic that scammers are using their name in phishing emails to scam people. Recently, law enforcement officials in Nevada warned about a scam that starts with an email that purports to be from McAfee...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 23, 2021 | Scam of the day
More than a billion people use the WhatsApp mobile messaging app that helps you send text messages, photographs, videos and audio. Due to its extreme popularity, it is not surprising that WhatsApp has become an attractive platform for scammers. I have reported to you...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 22, 2021 | Scam of the day
Criminal identity theft occurs when someone steals your identity and then commits crimes using your name and Social Security number. The problems encountered by someone whose identity has been stolen by a criminal who then commits crimes in the name of the identity...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 21, 2021 | Scam of the day
A number of Scamicide readers have sent me copies of phishing emails that appear to come from Wells Fargo. One of them is reproduced below. It makes for compelling reading, but it is a scam. Phishing emails, by which scammers and identity thieves attempt to lure...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 20, 2021 | Scam of the day
Romance scams continue to be a major problem. In fact, these scams have increased dramatically during the Coronavirus pandemic. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Americans lost more money to romance scams last year than to any other scam and the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 19, 2021 | Scam of the day
The phony invoice scam is a common scam popular with scammers because it is quite effective. It starts when you receive an email that purports to be from a popular company with which many of us do business that indicates that you owe them a significant payment. The...
