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...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 8, 2021 | Scam of the day
Today is Mother’s Day and once again we must be vigilant about not falling prey to scams related to this holiday. Anything popular with the public will always be popular with scammers. Although for many of us Mother’s Day is an opportunity to show our...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 7, 2021 | Scam of the day
It is a sad commentary on life today that veterans who have served their country valiantly are particularly targeted by scammers. According to the United States Postal Service (USPS) 78% of retired military men and women have been targeted by scammers and research...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 6, 2021 | Scam of the day
While the Coronavirus pandemic has gotten somewhat better in much of the United States and vaccines are increasingly available, the pandemic still poses a significant health threat both here in the United States and around the world. However, even though the absolute...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 5, 2021 | Scam of the day
Today is World Password Day, which is a day dedicated toward inspiring people to choose better passwords for their various online accounts. Each year the password manager company NordPass does a study of the worst passwords commonly used. These easily discerned...
