by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 28, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Just as the band, Dire Straits sang about “money for nothing and chicks for free,” many scammers appeal to our desire of something for nothing by offering free phony on-line coupons for products or services in the hope that we will fall for their promises...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 19, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Phishing, as I have described on Scamicide and in my book “50 Ways to Protect Your Identity in a Digital Age” is the name for the tactic used by identity thieves by which you are lured to a phony website to provide information used to make you a victim of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 7, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I have previously warned you about this type of scam on December 3, 2012, January 19, 2013 and as recently as March 26, 2013, but today’s update is because now it is personal. When I went to turn on my computer today I was locked out and a Ransomware scam was...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 25, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
A few days ago, Microsoft announced that it, like Apple, Facebook, Twitter and hundreds of other prominent companies had been hacked. The Microsoft hacking is still being investigated and it has not yet been determined if sensitive information was compromised or...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 17, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I always share scams and identity theft schemes aimed at me because I know that if I am being targeted so are you. On October 3rd I warned you about a a scam in which you receive an email informing you that your email mailbox is full and that you will not be able to...
