by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 1, 2026 | Scam of the day
Formjacking may be one of the most effective cybercriminal tactics that you have, most likely, never heard of. According to the security company Symantec, approximately 4,800 websites of small, medium and large businesses are targeted by this type of attack each...
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 27, 2019 | Scam of the day
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. We all have much for which we should be thankful. Tomorrow is the official start of the holiday shopping season. This day is often referred to as Black Friday, which traditionally is one of the biggest shopping days of the year. This...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 2, 2019 | 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. | May 9, 2019 | Scam of the day
Last year I told you about Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill warning people about “free trial” scams. These scams begin with ads that appear to offer a free trial of a product with the consumer only being required to pay a small shipping and handling...
