by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 8, 2026 | Scam of the day
Imposter scams have long been among the most lucrative for scammers. While there are many variations of this scam, the most common variations have involved scammers emailing their victims posing as a popular company with which we all do business or calling their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 6, 2026 | Scam of the day
For years identity thieves and scammers would use skimmers installed at ATMs and on card processing equipment such as at gas pumps (where this is still a problem) and at retail checkouts to steal the debit or credit card information from the magnetic strip on the card...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 4, 2026 | Scam of the day
A Nike data breach that occurred around January 21, 2026 has resulted in a lawsuit being filed by Maria Gomez of California who is seeking class action status to represent all of the victims of the data breach. The lawsuit claims that while Nike became aware of the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 3, 2026 | Scam of the day
Scammers are sending out massive numbers of smishing (the term for phishing by text) text messages that contain language such as “Congratulations! As a valued AAA member, you qualify for a FREE emergency roadside kit. Click to claim.” If you click on the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 2, 2026 | Scam of the day
Some of you may know that in addition to Scamicide, I also write columns for Forbes and the Saturday Evening Post about white collar crime, scams and identity theft. Check out my latest column for Forbes in which I describe the tremendous and highly unregulated...
