by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 6, 2020 | Scam of the day
Scammers are adept at manipulating anything that has captured the attention of the public and turning it into an opportunity to scam people. Today and tomorrow I will be telling you about scams related to the worldwide coronavirus outbreak. Earlier this week the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 25, 2019 | Scam of the day
Earlier this week, Andrei Tyurin, a Russian hacker pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit computer hacking. The charges stemmed from a number of large data breaches done by Tyurin including, most notably the 2014 data...
by admin | May 21, 2018 | Scam of the day
Although cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, may seem to be new. I have been writing in Scamicide.com about cryptocurrency scams for four years. Cryptocurrencies are legitimate, but scammers are increasingly taking advantage of the public’s fascination with...
by admin | Apr 20, 2018 | Scam of the day
SunTrust, the country’s 12th largest bank with more than 200 billion dollars in assets and 1,236 branches disclosed yesterday that it was victimized by a data breach in which customer data of approximately 1.5 million of its customers was stolen. What makes this...
by admin | Jun 12, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Everyone would like to be able to invest in a stock while the price is still low, but can be expected to rise dramatically. This desire for the quick hit is exploited by scam artists in a scam called the “pump and dump.” In this scam, you may receive an email or a...
