by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 15, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Those of you have read my books “50 Ways to Protect Your Identity in a Digital Age” or “The Truth About Avoiding Scams” may already be aware of the term smishing which is the name for phony text messages sent by scammers and identity thieves to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 24, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As we enter the Memorial Day weekend, it is a good time to honor and remember all our veterans and active duty members of the military as well as thank them for their service. Unfortunately, not everyone feels this way and scam artists look upon veterans as well as...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 24, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
This is a scam that I have described previously on Scamicide, but it bears repeating, particularly because I recently received an email that is shown below, which means that other people are also receiving this scam email. The message line of the email is entitled...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 20, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As more people, particularly readers of this website/blog become aware of the dangers of phishing, where you get an email purportedly from a legitimate organization that sends you by link to a phony website all the while downloading malware on your computer when you...
