by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 29, 2021 | Scam of the day
A recent survey done by Harris Poll on behalf of Truecaller, a company that provides phone security services concludes that during the last twelve months approximately 56 million Americans were victims of various phone scams at a cost of almost 20 billion dollars. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 14, 2019 | Scam of the day
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and scammers are taking full advantage of the increased attention to this disease which is diagnosed in more than 200,000 women each year. Recently, I received a telephone call from a telemarketer seeking a contribution to a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 21, 2019 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is one that I have had to write about a number of times in the years that I have been writing Scamicide.com, but unfortunately, it is still necessary to warn people repeatedly about this type of scam. Disasters, whether they are natural...
by admin | Aug 26, 2018 | Scam of the day
Hurricane Lane, which first hit Hawaii four days ago has brought severe rains, wind and flooding. This kind of natural disaster brings out the best in us as many people are quick to donate to charities to help the survivors of the storms and the families of the...
by admin | Nov 25, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Today is Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping days of the year and the kickoff to the 2016 holiday shopping season. There are many scams that attempt to turn our holiday awareness into scams. They include malware contaminated e-cards, phony charitable...
