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. | Dec 27, 2023 | 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. | Nov 30, 2021 | Scam of the day
Buying a gift card as a gift is both an easy way to purchase a gift for someone and a good way to make sure that the gift is something that the receiver of the gift can actually use and enjoy. However, scammers are always ready to take any good thing and turn it into...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 17, 2019 | Scam of the day
Gift cards form the basis of many scams, most prominently when scammers posing as government officials such as IRS employees demand payment of phony income taxes through gift cards. However, lost in the many scam uses of gift cards is the value of gift cards as...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 21, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Buying a gift card as a gift is both an easy way to purchase a gift for someone and a good way to make sure that the gift is something that the receiver of the gift can actually use and enjoy. It definitely is a win-win situation. However, scammers are always...
