by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 27, 2021 | Scam of the day
Last summer the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning about the dangers presented by skimmers on gas pumps. I have warned you about the dangers of skimmers for many years. Skimmers are small electronic devices that are easily installed by an identity...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 30, 2020 | Scam of the day
Every year there are a few toys that are in especially high demand. Often it is difficult to find these toys and the prices when you do manage to find them can be pretty expensive which is why so many people are susceptible to being scammed by criminals offering to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 19, 2020 | Scam of the day
The holiday shopping season doesn’t begin in earnest in the United States and many other places around the world until later this month. In the United States, the day after Thanksgiving, often referred to as Black Friday is the unofficial start to the holiday...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 17, 2020 | Scam of the day
Regular readers of Scamicide are certainly familiar with skimmers which are devices installed on ATMs and credit and debit card processors that steal information from credit and debit cards thereby enabling criminals to use that information to make charges on those...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 10, 2020 | Scam of the day
Weight loss scams are among the most common scams and with good reason. Many people want to lose weight and most of the scam products promise to do that for you easily without diet or exercise. The unfortunate truth is that there is no magic formula for quick and easy...
