by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 30, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As the holiday shopping season is in full swing, over the next month I will be warning you about the latest scams and identity theft schemes related to holiday shopping, both in brick and mortar stores and online. Today, I will start with shopping in a store. Most...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 22, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
It is for good reason that scam artists are the only criminals whom we refer to as artists. A new scam that has recently surfaced is ample evidence of the cleverness of some of these criminals. The scam starts when you receive a call from a company that calls itself...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 3, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I have been warning you about the dangers of skimmers since the inception of Scamicide and in my book “50 Ways to Protect Your Identity in a Digital Age.” Recently a new wave of skimmer identity theft has been sweeping the country, with police in White...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 24, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Following up on January 23rd’s “scam of the day,” skimming is a growing problem and one that is going to get worse before it gets better. According to the U.S. Secret Service, thefts from ATM skimmers now total more than a billion dollars a year and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 12, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
There has been a resurgence of identity theft through the use of skimmers at gas stations in recent days. Skimmers are small electronic devices that are easily installed by an identity thief on a self service gas pump where the customer inserts his or her credit...
