by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 21, 2019 | Scam of the day
Phony text messages purporting to be from your bank or credit card company is a scam about which I have been warning you for more than six years, but appears to be a scam that is dramatically increasing. Recently, a Scamicide reader received the following text...
by admin | Oct 15, 2018 | Scam of the day
While the recent Facebook hacking message being widely circulated was essentially a hoax, the data breach announced by Facebook a couple of weeks ago presents a serious threat to the security of thirty million people affected by the data breach. Facebook announced...
by admin | Oct 6, 2018 | Scam of the day
Phony text messages purporting to be from your bank is a scam about which I have been warning you for more than five years, but appears to be a scam that is dramatically increasing. It was only last month that I told you about customers of California’s Montecito...
by admin | Nov 6, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Smishing is the name given to text messages that lure you into clicking on links or providing personal information in response to a text message from what appears to be a trusted source, such as a company with which you do business, such as your bank. Recently there...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 15, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Those of you have read my books “50 Ways to Protect Your Identity in a Digital Age” or “The Truth About Avoiding Scams” may already be aware of the term smishing which is the name for phony text messages sent by scammers and identity thieves to...
