by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 21, 2022 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning people about scammers posing as your Cable or Internet company contacting you offering to lower your monthly bill in exchange for a fee. According to the FTC, many of these scammers are posing as Spectrum. The scammers...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 16, 2022 | Scam of the day
I first warned you about this particular scam in June of 2017, but it has recently resurfaced in many places around the country. Recently the Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Diocese of Austin, Texas, Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania and the Archdiocese of Miami,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 17, 2022 | Scam of the day
Recently a Scamicide reader told me that she had received an email from a friend of hers asking for a favor. Her friend needed the Scamicide reader to send a gift card to someone because her friend was unable to do so and needed to send the gift card right away. The...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 12, 2022 | Scam of the day
Recently I received the following email that appeared to come from a friend. I have crossed out Michael’s last name to protect his privacy “Hi Steven, Do you have a moment? Best Regards Michael XXXXXXX Sent from my iPhone” Michael is a very close...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 30, 2022 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about the jury duty scam for ten years, but it continues to snare many unwary victims. This scam has been used effectively for years by scammers to con people out of their money. The scam starts with a telephone call that you receive...
