by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 17, 2019 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about the dangers posed by phony apps for more than three years. Recently numerous sources have been reporting about phony apps turning up in the Apple App Store. While everyone should recognize the risk of downloading apps from unofficial...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 16, 2019 | Scam of the day
Over the years I have written numerous times about the problems presented by robocalls and with good reason. Automated robocalls which, for commercial purposes, are illegal, are the number one consumer complaint reported by the public to the Federal Trade Commission...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 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. | Aug 14, 2019 | Scam of the day
LinkedIn is a popular social media website used by business professionals to network with other professionals. According to LinkedIn, it has more than 500 million users. LinkedIn is used by these people to get ideas, explore opportunities and even to list job...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 13, 2019 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day was prompted by a Scamicide reader who unfortunately lost more than a thousand dollars to a scam that combined a common gift card scam with a counterfeit check scam. The Scamicide reader who unselfishly contacted me to alert others to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 12, 2019 | Scam of the day
It was just a little over a month ago, in the July 4, 2019 Scam of the day that I told you about the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settling its claims with Tuan Duong who swindled his victims out of more than eleven million dollars through his California based...
