by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 22, 2023 | Scam of the day
The pandemic increased the trend toward online purchases of just about everything and even as the pandemic has waned, many of us continue to make large amounts of our consumer purchases online. Scammers, of course, see this as an opportunity to scam people with phony...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 2, 2023 | Scam of the day
Summer is gone and back to school shopping is in high gear for many parents and students. Much of back to school shopping, like other shopping, is done online and people are constantly looking for bargains from trusted companies such as Walmart and Dick’s...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 21, 2022 | Scam of the day
After two years of the Coronavirus pandemic, more and more people are taking a summer vacation this year and for many people that means renting a car. The bad news is that due to so many people wanting to rent cars there is both a shortage of cars to rent and the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 19, 2022 | Scam of the day
Scamicide has often been among the very first to report about new scams, but generally we report on them as they first occur. Today however, we are warning you about a scam that we are confident will be happening, but has not yet been reported. The federal...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 7, 2021 | Scam of the day
With the Coronavirus pandemic starting to wane, more and more people are intending to take a summer vacation and for many people that means renting a car. The bad news is that due to so many people wanting to rent cars there is both a shortage of cars to rent and the...