by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 13, 2026 | Scam of the day
Since 2017 I have been warning you about scammers planting phony customer service numbers online and using those numbers to trick their victims into providing personal information or paying them money. Scammers construct phony websites that appear to provide a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 28, 2025 | Scam of the day
USA Today recently did a story about scammers using phony customer service numbers to scam people. Regular readers of Scamicide might remember I have been warning you about this scam since 2017. Scammers are increasingly setting up phony websites that appear to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 23, 2025 | Scam of the day
In the past I have told you about scammers increasingly setting up phony websites that appear to be for customer service or tech support of many of the companies with which we do business. Often the scammers either purchase an ad to appear at the top of a search...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 18, 2025 | Scam of the day
Alexa is tremendously helpful for so many things. If you need to know the score of last night’s basketball game, if you want to know what the weather will be today or even to turn down your thermostat. for you. And it is not just Alexa. Siri or Google Home...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 29, 2024 | Scam of the day
In the past I have told you about scammers increasingly setting up phony websites that appear to be for customer service or tech support of many of the companies with which we do business. Often the scammers either purchase an ad to appear at the top of a search...
