by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 17, 2023 | Scam of the day
Pop-up advertisements that appear on your phone, computer or other device are considered by many people to be merely a nuisance, but they can also, in some circumstances, present a serious threat to your well being. While often the pop-up ads may be legitimate...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 20, 2022 | Scam of the day
Thanksgiving is just three days away and I want to wish everyone a happy and scam-free Thanksgiving to everyone. Electronic greeting cards have become very popular and with good reason. Even if you don’t remember a birthday or delay sending a holiday card until...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 11, 2022 | Scam of the day
I wrote about today’s Scam of the day previously but am repeating it again because I have both heard from a number of Scamicide readers who have been targeted by this scam as well as being the target of this scam myself. The scam starts when you receive a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 6, 2022 | Scam of the day
With 2.85 billion users of Facebook, it is no surprise that scammers and identity thieves often use Facebook as the hook for scams and phishing emails which purport to be from Facebook that attempt to lure you into either clicking on links which can download malware,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 11, 2022 | Scam of the day
Dropbox is a popular service that enables you to store photos, documents and other information in the cloud. I recently received an email from someone whose name I did not recognize that purported to include a document stored in Dropbox. I was instructed to click on...
