by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 19, 2021 | Scam of the day
The phony invoice scam is a common scam popular with scammers because it is quite effective. It starts when you receive an email that purports to be from a popular company with which many of us do business that indicates that you owe them a significant payment. The...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 27, 2020 | Scam of the day
Here is another good example of a phishing email that is presently being circulated. It was sent to me by a Scamicide reader who received it. It makes for compelling reading, but it is a scam. Phishing emails, by which scammers and identity thieves attempt to lure...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 22, 2019 | Scam of the day
PayPal is a popular payment service used successfully by many people particularly when making purchases through eBay. However, because it is so popular with the public, it is also popular with scammers who over the years have created numerous PayPal based scams about...
by admin | Oct 14, 2018 | Scam of the day
PayPal is a popular payment service used successfully by many people particularly when making purchases through eBay. However, because it is so popular with the public, it is also popular with scammers who will fashion PayPal related phishing emails that appear to...
by admin | Feb 28, 2018 | Scam of the day
I have been reporting to you about PayPal scams for many years and there is a good reason for that. PayPal is a popular payment service used by many people particularly with eBay. Anything popular with the public is popular with scammers. Recently a new PayPal scam...