by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 9, 2025 | Scam of the day
PayPal is a popular payment service used successfully by many people particularly when making purchases through eBay. However, because it is so popular with the public, it is also popular with scammers who over the years have created numerous PayPal based scams about...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 25, 2025 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day comes from a regular Scamicide reader and is another version of the Nigerian email scam that continues to plague the online community. In the most common versions of this scam circulating on the Internet today, you are promised great...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 24, 2025 | Scam of the day
Amazon’s popularity has not escaped scammers who tie many scams to Amazon including the phishing email copied below that can lead to identity theft and the hacking of your Amazon account. I have warned you many times over the years about scammers who send...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 18, 2025 | Scam of the day
The Internet of Things is made up of a broad range of devices connected to the Internet including home thermostats, security systems, medical devices, refrigerators, televisions, cars and toys. Our homes have become filled with these devices including Alexa and Siri....
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 15, 2025 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about dangers in the rapidly expanding Internet of things for more than twelve years. The Internet of Things is made up of a broad range of devices connected to the Internet including home thermostats, security systems, medical devices,...
