by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 21, 2021 | Scam of the day
Everyone loves coupons and like many things in our lives, coupons which used to be found commonly in newspapers and magazines have migrated online. In 2020 the Better Business Bureau issued a warning about phony coupons appearing on social media. Among the companies...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 9, 2021 | 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. | Jul 3, 2021 | Scam of the day
Every season is scam season and every day provides unique opportunity for scam artists, the only criminals that we call artists, to try to scam us out of our hard earned money. Here are a few scams that you should be aware of that will be coming today on the Fourth...
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. | May 27, 2021 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission is warning people about an increase in scams involving scammers convincing their victims that they are eligible for large government grants if they merely pay a processing fee. This is a scam. The federal government does not charge fees...
