by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 9, 2026 | 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 29, 2024 | 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 Who Died?” and is followed by a link that leads you to a website where you are prompted to provide personal information that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 14, 2024 | Scam of the day
Scammers around the world are using Facebook to take advantage of real funerals to scam people. In one variation of this scam he scammers set up fake Facebook pages posing as a local funeral director and provide a link to a funeral service for someone who had...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 8, 2023 | 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 recently been targeted by this scam as well as being the target of this scam myself. The scam starts when you...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 12, 2023 | Scam of the day
For many years Bed, Bath & Beyond was a popular housewares and specialty items store. I always enjoyed shopping there and if you ever shopped there you may remember their receipts with ream upon ream of coupons. In any event, the company came upon hard times and...
