by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 1, 2021 | Scam of the day
I have written many times over the last ten years about student loan scams because scammers have successfully targeted college students and their parents for a variety of scams related to these extensive loans. In October of 2017 the Federal Trade Commission, working...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 27, 2021 | Scam of the day
In 2019, 75% of Americans used mobile bank apps to some degree for their personal banking needs. However, since the Coronavirus pandemic hit, even more people are using these apps to conveniently do their banking. This fact has not been lost on hackers and scammers...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 25, 2021 | Scam of the day
Phony text messaging, called smishing, which purport to be from a legitimate source such as your bank is a scam about which I have been warning you for years, but appears to be a scam that is dramatically increasing. Recently, a Scamicide reader informed me she had...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 16, 2021 | Scam of the day
While the Coronavirus pandemic has gotten considerably better in much of the United States and safe and effective vaccines are available, the pandemic still poses a significant health threat both here in the United States and around the world. However, even though...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 4, 2021 | Scam of the day
Streaming services such as Netflix have long been popular, but since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic use of streaming services has skyrocketed. There are many streaming services with which we are all familiar such as Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max and many...
