by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 14, 2025 | Scam of the day
It seems just about everywhere you look on television and online, reporters are now issuing dire warnings about gift card scams. This, however, is nothing new. Longtime readers of Scamicide may remember that I have been warning you about these scams since 2012. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 28, 2025 | Scam of the day
In yesterday’s Scam of the Day I told you about a lawsuit filed against Target by four victims of the impersonator scam where scammers posed as government agents such as IRS agents and convinced their victims to purchase Target gift cards to send to them to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 26, 2024 | Scam of the day
This year the Department of Homeland Security launched a task force to combat gift card draining, a scam in which criminals use stolen or altered gift card numbers to drain money from gift cards before the purchaser of the gift card can spend it. The task force named...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 16, 2024 | Scam of the day
The Department of Homeland Security has launched a task force to combat gift card draining, a scam in which criminals use stolen or altered gift card numbers to drain money from gift cards before the purchaser of the gift card can spend it. The task force named...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 17, 2024 | Scam of the day
It seems just about everywhere you look on television and online, reporters are now issuing dire warnings about gift card scams. This, however, is nothing new. Longtime readers of Scamicide may remember that I have been warning you about these scams since 2012. Two...
