by admin | Jun 4, 2018 | Scam of the day
Skimmers are small electronic devices that are easily installed by an identity thief on gas pumps, ATMs and other card reading devices. The skimmer steals all of the information from the magnetic strip credit card or debit card used which then permits the identity...
by admin | Nov 25, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Today is Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping days of the year and the kickoff to the 2016 holiday shopping season. There are many scams that attempt to turn our holiday awareness into scams. They include malware contaminated e-cards, phony charitable...
by admin | Apr 18, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The Chelmsford Massachusetts police are investigating a skimmer that was found installed on a branch of TD Bank in Chelmsford Massachusetts. Skimmers are small electronic devices that are easily installed by an identity thief on ATMs and other card reading devices,...
by admin | Dec 19, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Regular readers of Scamicide and my books, such as the recent “Identity Theft Alert” are familiar with my regular refrain that you should not use your debit card for anything other than an ATM card and even then you should carefully examine any ATM you are...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 13, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Earlier this week PayPal President David Marcus disclosed that his credit card was hacked and used for fraudulent purchases. Although it has not yet been precisely determined where his card was hacked, it is known that the security breach did not occur as a result of...
