by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 13, 2025 | Scam of the day
Recently I got a Facebook friend request from a good friend of mine. The only problem was that we were already were Facebook friends. If one of your friends received a Facebook friend request that appeared to come from you, it does not mean that your account was...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 16, 2025 | Scam of the day
Recently I got a Facebook friend request from a good friend of mine. The only problem was that we were already were Facebook friends. If one of your friends received a Facebook friend request that appeared to come from you, it does not mean that your account was...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 8, 2024 | Scam of the day
Recently I got a Facebook friend request from a good friend of mine. The only problem was that we were already were Facebook Friends. If one of your friends received a Facebook friend request that appeared to come from you, it does not mean that your account was...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 26, 2023 | Scam of the day
Quizzes on Facebook and other social media are very popular, but they can be exploited by identity thieves. A good example of this was the “10 Concerts, but there is one act that I haven’t seen live. Which is it?” Facebook quiz. While this may...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 27, 2023 | Scam of the day
A Scamicide reader recently received the phishing email reproduced below which had as the message line “Your F acebook Account is Temporary Blocked (Critical Login Attemp) Please Verification is NEEDED.” This is typical of phishing emails that they...
