by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 16, 2024 | Scam of the day
Recently a Scamicide reader received an email informing her that her Amazon Prime Membership was going to be suspended because the credit card tied to the account was no longer able to be used. The email contained a link for her to click on to provide a new credit...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 15, 2024 | Scam of the day
The E-Z Pass transponder system is available to drivers in seventeen states and enables the drivers to avoid stopping to pay tolls when driving on toll roads. Instead they merely drive through a special lane where their transponder is electronically read. The tolls...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 29, 2024 | Scam of the day
The popularity of Netflix makes it a preferred subject for phishing emails sent to people appearing to come from Netflix in which you are told you need to update your credit card information or asking for other personal information. Reproduced below is a copy of an...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 3, 2024 | Scam of the day
Recently, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Citibank accusing it of neglecting to protect its customers from email phishing and smishing (phishing done through text messages) scams where Citi bank customers were lured into providing...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 27, 2024 | Scam of the day
Scammers love to take over Facebook accounts because people generally trust the posts put up by their friends that appear on their Facebook page. These people forget my motto of “trust me, you can’t trust anyone” and often click on links in these...