by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 24, 2022 | Scam of the day
SIM card swapping is a major problem. A Subscriber Identity Module, more commonly known as a SIM card, is an integrated circuit that stores information used to authenticate subscribers on mobile devices, such as a cell phone. The SIM card is able to be transferred...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 22, 2019 | Scam of the day
It was just a few weeks ago that I warned you again about extortion emails in which the intended victim is told in the email that his computer and web cam have been hacked and that the scammers have video of him watching porn online. A Scamicide reader recently...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 8, 2019 | Scam of the day
Recently there has been a dramatic increase in the stealing of frequent flier miles from the accounts of unsuspecting airline customers who participate in the various airline frequent flier programs. The reasons for this is because this kind of theft is easy to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 27, 2019 | Scam of the day
For a couple of years, people have been receiving extortion emails in which the intended victim is told that his or her computer and web cam have been hacked and that the scammers have video of you watching porn online. They threaten to send the videos to people on...
by admin | Oct 5, 2018 | Scam of the day
The very best thing you can do to protect yourself from many forms of identity theft is to put a credit freeze on your credit report at each of the three major credit reporting agencies. Having a credit freeze on your credit reports at the three major credit reporting...