by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 26, 2019 | Scam of the day
A few days ago the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General issued a warning about a new and rather complicated scam that is resulting in people being cheated out of thousands of dollars. It starts with the scammer starting a relationship...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 18, 2019 | Scam of the day
Buying prescription drugs over the Internet from Canada is done by many Americans as a way to save money, however, technically the practice may be illegal. However these laws are rarely enforced against individual consumers. In addition, the Food and Drug...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 23, 2019 | Scam of the day
Scams are found everywhere and readers of Scamicide can be found in many countries throughout the world which is why I write about scams wherever they may occur. The income tax filing deadline of April 15th just recently passed, but the scams will not end as scammers...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 22, 2019 | Scam of the day
According to a new report recently released by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports of the grandparent scam rose to almost 20,000 during a fifteen month period from late 2017 through 2018 at a cost of approximately 42 million dollars which is double the amount...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 8, 2019 | Scam of the day
Over the years I have written numerous times about the problems presented by robocalls and with good reason. Automated robocalls which, for commercial purposes are illegal, are the number one consumer complaint reported by the public to the Federal Trade Commission...
