by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 5, 2020 | Scam of the day
Shopping on Amazon, particularly during the pandemic is extremely popular both with consumers and scammers seeking to exploit Amazon’s popularity. I have warned you many times over the years about scammers who send various types of phishing emails which...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 21, 2018 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
Today’s Scam of the day comes directly from my own email although I am sure many of you have received the same email. It appears to come from Amazon and looks official. In the email you are offered a $50 gift card merely for completing a survey. Unfortunately,...
by admin | Aug 5, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Using Amazon as a hook for a phishing scam is not surprising since so many people shop through Amazon. Reproduced below is an Amazon themed email phishing scam that is presently circulating. DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK. As with so many phishing scams, this one appears...
by admin | Jul 12, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Copied below is an email currently being circulated that is a good example of a social engineering phishing email designed to either get you to provide personal information or to click on a link that will download keystroke logging malware on your computer that will...
by admin | Dec 10, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Phony shipping phishing scam. Try saying that fast three times. Most likely you will trip on your words, but that is nowhere near much of a problem when compared to what happens to you if you fall for this scam. The holiday season is a time when people are ordering...
