by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 13, 2021 | Scam of the day
Not even the dead are immune from identity theft and this particular type of identity theft is now on the rise. Deceased identity theft or ghosting is a major problem. The number of deceased people whose identities were stolen last year reached 2.5 milIion people. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 12, 2021 | Scam of the day
Social Media such as Facebook is filled with surveys, quizzes and games and while they are very popular and often entertaining, they often are exploited by identity thieves. A good example of this is the “10 Concerts, but there is one act that I haven’t...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 11, 2021 | Scam of the day
Identity theft can be high tech, low tech or no tech. Stealing mail from mailboxes for purposes of identity theft has been done by identity thieves for years. Numerous times over the last ten years I have warned you about the danger of having your mail, such as...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 10, 2021 | Scam of the day
Scammers are big fans of gift cards because they are easy to purchase, easy to send to the scammer and impossible to trace back to the scammer. It is not even necessary for the scammer to be in possession of the actual gift card to use it. Sending the gift card...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 9, 2021 | Scam of the day
I have heard from a number of Scamicide readers about today’s Scam of the day, which is also one that I have plucked from my own email as well. It has several variations, but it generally involves an email that appears to come from Microsoft in which the...
