by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 1, 2025 | Scam of the day
Phishing scams are nothing new. They are a staple of scammers by which they send you an email that appears to come from a legitimate source, such as your bank or a company you do with business with such as Amazon or Netflix, either asking you to provide personal...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 23, 2024 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day was originally sent to me by a Scamicide reader who listed a small item for sale on Craigslist along with his cell phone number for people to contact him. Someone responded to his ad through a text message in which they indicated that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 4, 2019 | Scam of the day
Google Calendar is a convenient service that helps you organize your schedule. However, many people are not aware that if they do not adjust their settings, Google Calendar will post meetings or events that are not real, but are just phishing attempts by scammers to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 27, 2019 | Scam of the day
In my December 28, 2018 Scam of the day, I told you about a Houston family that was terrified when they heard vulgar threats coming from the baby monitor they used to watch their four month old son. Their baby monitor had been hacked by someone attempting to scare...
by admin | Jul 16, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
State sponsored hacking from countries such as China, North Korea and Russia pose a threat to everyone, but Google, which has for years been monitoring hacking attempts by foreign governments, is notifying Gmail customers when Google has reason to believe that their...
