by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 5, 2021 | Scam of the day
As I have reminded you many times, we are only as safe and secure as the security as the websites that have our personal information. So even if you are extremely diligent in protecting your personal information, you can be in danger of identity theft and scams if...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 20, 2019 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is one about which I have written in the past, however it continues to pop up frequently and deserves to be discussed again. Many people are receiving a Facebook post from friends saying their account had been hacked and not to accept...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 10, 2018 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
Everyone loves coupons and like many things in our lives, coupons which used to be found commonly in newspapers and magazines have migrated online. During the holiday shopping season online coupons scams are particularly common. Although the coupons appear everywhere,...
by admin | Jun 2, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Many younger readers of Scamicide may not even remember Myspace, but at one time Myspace was the biggest social networking website. By 2009, however, it was overtaken by Facebook and its users have continued to decline in the years since then. In 2013, it was bought...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 1, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
One of the major causes of identity theft is the fact that many of us share too much personal information on social media. Identity thieves are able to harvest this information which may include, addresses, employer, email address, phone number, birth date and names...