by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 2, 2019 | Scam of the day
Last week, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s own Twitter account was hacked. The hacker posted numerous racist tweets. It obviously is shocking when the CEO of Twitter has his account hacked. I have reported to you in the past about numerous celebrities whose Twitter...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 1, 2019 | Scam of the day
While fishing season may be limited in some places, phishing season always is going on and today’s Scam of the day is about a phishing email that purports to be from American Express. It was brought to my attention by a Scamicide reader who received it and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 13, 2019 | Scam of the day
SIM card swapping is a major problem. A Subscriber Identity Module, more commonly known as a SIM card, is an integrated circuit that stores information used to authenticate subscribers on mobile devices, such as a cell phone. The SIM card is able to be transferred...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 25, 2019 | Scam of the day
Recently in California, Joel Ortiz was sentenced to ten years in prison for hacking into cell phones and stealing more than 7.5 million dollars worth of cryptocurrencies from at least forty victims. Ortiz was able to accomplish these crimes through SIM swapping...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 16, 2019 | Scam of the day
A Subscriber Identity Module, more commonly known as a SIM card, is an integrated circuit that stores information used to authenticate subscribers on mobile devices, such as a cell phone. The SIM card is able to be transferred between different devices, and often is,...
