by admin | Oct 29, 2018 | Scam of the day
It was less than a month ago that I told you about the FTC refunding 505 million dollars to victims of payday loan company AMG’s loan scams, but today I am warning you about scams using those refunds as a hook to scam you. Payday loans is a term used to describe...
by admin | Jan 1, 2018 | Scam of the day
The first Scam of the day for 2018 is one that has been discussed numerous times in Scamicide.com’s Scams of the day, but it keeps catching unwary people so it is worth warning you again about it. The scam is the infamous mystery shopper scam. Mystery shoppers...
by admin | Apr 1, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Today’s Scam of the day seems particularly appropriate for April Fool’s Day because it involves a simple scam that takes advantage of trusting people. The Boston University Police Department is warning members of the BU community about a scam in which the...
by admin | Feb 15, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Identity theft is a high tech, low tech and no tech crime and while we often tend to focus our attention on high tech identity theft tactics such as spear phishing, no tech tactics such as fishing for mail with a plastic bottle covered in glue that is lowered into...
by admin | Dec 26, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
We are now in the midst of the Winter vacation period between the Fall and the Spring semesters at colleges and universities around the country with many college students looking for part-time work as nannies and babysitters. Many college students use legitimate...
