by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 20, 2025 | Scam of the day
Imposter 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 emailing their victims posing as a popular company with which we all do business or calling their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 19, 2025 | Scam of the day
Data breaches are a common occurrence which is disturbing because they can readily lead to your identity being stolen or you becoming a victim of a scam as the hackers leverage the data they steal to lure you into a scam. Prosper Marketplace, Inc is a peer to peer...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 18, 2025 | Scam of the day
Earlier this week, the federal govenrment sanctioned Prince Group, a Cambodian conglomerate after designating it a transnational criminal organization. These sanctions prevent American companies and individuals from doing business with it. At that same time, its...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 17, 2025 | Scam of the day
I have reported to you about delivery scams for years. Today’s version of a delivery scam involves a phishing email sent by a Scamicide reader, reproduced below made to look like a tracking order which are sent in large numbers to people with the hope and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 16, 2025 | Scam of the day
As we all know, passwords as a method of authentication for your accounts are not particularly secure. Passwords may be stolen or compromised in a data breach. Biometrics such as a finger print are a good tool for verification to open your phone, but what about...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 15, 2025 | Scam of the day
The death of a family member or loved one is always difficult and scammers take advantage of the emotional vulnerability of families at this time by contacting them after a probate has been started to settle the estate of the deceased. Scammers troll the probate...
