by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 17, 2025 | Scam of the day
I have reported to you about delivery scams for years. Today’s version of a delivery scam involves a phishing email sent by a Scamicide reader, reproduced below made to look like a tracking order which are sent in large numbers to people with the hope and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 17, 2025 | Scam of the day
With the political and economic news constantly filled with reports about tariffs being imposed by President Trump on 90 countries around the world with the amount of the tariff varying from a low of 10% which was the amount imposed on the Heard Island and McDonald...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 16, 2024 | Scam of the day
Shown below is a copy of an email I received that purports to be from Federal Express urging me to click on a link (which I deleted when posting today’s Scam of the day) in order to confirm my signature. Clicking on the link in the email would download...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 2, 2024 | Scam of the day
Although the name may not be as familiar as “phishing” which is the name for emails that lure you into clicking on malware infected links or providing personal information that will be used to make you a victim of identity theft, “smishing” is...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 2, 2024 | Scam of the day
Although the name may not be as familiar as “phishing” which is the name for emails that lure you into clicking on malware infected links or providing personal information that will be used to make you a victim of identity theft, “smishing” is...
