by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 27, 2023 | Scam of the day
A Scamicide reader recently received the phishing email reproduced below which had as the message line “Your F acebook Account is Temporary Blocked (Critical Login Attemp) Please Verification is NEEDED.” This is typical of phishing emails that they...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 13, 2023 | Scam of the day
March Madness starts today and many people in the United States are following intently the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament. While many of these people are sports fans, merely enjoying the competition, many others bet on the games, largely through...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 12, 2023 | Scam of the day
Many people are receiving letters, phone calls and even visits from people representing that they are with the United States Census Bureau taking a survey known as the American Community Survey. While it is true that the official United States Census is only done...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 6, 2023 | Scam of the day
I have warned you a number of times in the past about the danger of identity theft that occurs when criminals steal your mail from your mailbox. Among the dangers of mail theft are criminals gathering personal information contained in your mail to set up accounts in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 1, 2023 | Scam of the day
Protecting the privacy of your Social Security number is essential in order to protect yourself from identity theft. Identity thieves use a variety of pretenses to trick people into providing their Social Security numbers to scammers who can then use it as part of...
