by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 23, 2023 | Scam of the day
Last Friday, the FBI announced that it had recovered almost 3 million dollars worth of Bitcoins that were the proceeds of a scam operated by as of yet unidentified scammers perpetrating an elaborate phone scam on elderly Americans and first generation American...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 26, 2022 | Scam of the day
Here is another good example of a phishing email which I received personally although I do not have an account with Coinbase which is a legitimate cryptocurrency exchange. Phishing emails, by which scammers and identity thieves attempt to lure you into either...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 16, 2021 | Scam of the day
Although Valentine’s Day has come and gone, romance scams continue to be with us in great numbers. In fact, these scams have increased dramatically during the Coronavirus pandemic. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Americans lost more money to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 22, 2019 | Scam of the day
Although cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, may seem to be new. I have been writing in Scamicide.com about cryptocurrency scams for five years. Cryptocurrencies are legitimate, but scammers are increasingly taking advantage of the public’s fascination with...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 9, 2019 | Scam of the day
Cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin are becoming more and more popular. Recently, Facebook announced that it was going to create its own cryptocurrency which it calls Libra and already in the days following the announcement, scams related to Libra are turning up...
