by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 25, 2023 | Scam of the day
A variation on an old Facebook scam has recently resurfaced. In the new scam you receive a Facebook Message that merely says “look what I found” and is followed by a link that leads you to a website where you are prompted to provide personal information...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 11, 2022 | Scam of the day
I wrote about today’s Scam of the day previously but am repeating it again because I have both heard from a number of Scamicide readers who have been targeted by this scam as well as being the target of this scam myself. The scam starts when you receive a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 27, 2022 | Scam of the day
I wrote about today’s Scam of the day previously last year but am repeating it again because I have recently heard from a number of Scamicide readers who have been targeted by this scam. The scam starts when you receive a message on Facebook Messenger that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 12, 2021 | Scam of the day
I wrote about today’s Scam of the day last February but am repeating it again because I have both heard from a number of Scamicide readers who have been targeted by this scam as well as being the target of this scam myself. The scam starts when you receive a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 18, 2021 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day starts when you receive a message on Facebook Messenger that looks like this: (image: Sophos) The message will have a link and what appears to be a video, which many people would be tempted to click on out of a concern that the video may...
