by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 28, 2021 | Scam of the day
Here is another good example of a phishing email that is presently being circulated. It was sent to me by a Scamicide reader who received it. It makes for compelling reading, but it is a scam. Phishing emails, by which scammers and identity thieves attempt to lure...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 27, 2021 | Scam of the day
Receiving a telephone call from a debt collector is not a pleasant experience. Being hounded by someone attempting to collect a debt you do not owe is fraud. I have written many times in the past about scammers who use deceptive and abusive collections practices in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 26, 2021 | Scam of the day
Of all the scams I have written about in the ten years that I have been writing Scamicide.com, one that continually ensnares people is phony gifts from Mavis Wanczk. Many of you may not remember the name of Mavis Wanczyk, but she was the lucky winner of a 758...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 22, 2020 | Scam of the day
Over the years I have written numerous times about the problems presented by robocalls and with good reason. Automated robocalls which, for commercial purposes, are illegal, are the number one consumer complaint reported by the public to the Federal Trade Commission...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 25, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and looking forward to the new year, I will continue to warn you and update you on the latest scams and identity theft schemes. My recently published book “50 Ways to Protect Your Identity in a Digital Age” is a...
