by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 19, 2026 | Scam of the day
Data breaches have become an unfortunate fact of life for us all. In 2025 there were 12,195 confirmed data breaches that put millions of us in danger of identity theft. Taking advantage of public awareness of data breaches and the dangers they pose, scammers are...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 12, 2025 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is about a phishing email presently circulating that appears to come from the IRS informing you that you that there are issues with your income tax return that require you to download software to review your return to avoid penalties. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 17, 2025 | Scam of the day
I have reported to you about delivery scams for years. Today’s version of a delivery scam involves a phishing email sent by a Scamicide reader, reproduced below made to look like a tracking order which are sent in large numbers to people with the hope and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 3, 2025 | Scam of the day
Shown below is a copy of an email I received that purports to be from Federal Express urging me to click on a link (which I deleted when posting today’s Scam of the day) in order to confirm my signature. Clicking on the link in the email would download...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 21, 2025 | Scam of the day
A new scam presently circulating starts wiwth an email with a subject line of “Formal Interview Invitation” with the email being a request for an interview from a writer purportedly doing a story about a mentor of the person receiving the email. The...
