by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 11, 2022 | Scam of the day
She’s back! I have been writing about scams related to Mavis Wanczyk for five years but recently I have received many emails from Scamicide readers telling me about various new incarnations of a variety of scams that share the same hook which is that Mavis...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 2, 2022 | Scam of the day
Over the years, I have written many times about lottery and sweepstakes scams, which continue to be one of the most popular and profitable scams for scammers. Scammers use lottery and sweepstakes scams to cheat people out of millions of dollars each year by tricking...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 23, 2022 | Scam of the day
During the heatwave that is gripping much of the country, winning a free air conditioner can be very attractive which is why, quite frankly, scammers are sending out phishing emails that appear to come from Lowe’s Home Improvement that tell the recipients of the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 30, 2022 | Scam of the day
A common theme in many scams, including phony lottery scams and the infamous grandparent scam, is that the scammers will require the victim to wire money rather than use a credit card or a check. Once money has been wired, it is all but impossible to trace or stop...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 28, 2022 | Scam of the day
She’s back! I have been writing about scams related to Mavis Wanczyk for five years but recently I have received many emails from Scamicide readers telling me about various new incarnations of a variety of scams that share the same hook which is that Mavis...
