by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 13, 2024 | Scam of the day
Although the name may not be as familiar as “phishing” which is the name for emails that lure you into clicking on malware infected links or providing personal information that will be used to make you a victim of identity theft, “smishing” is...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 21, 2024 | Scam of the day
Identity thieves seeking to hack your computer to steal your passwords and other credentials for your online accounts have started using a new technique to persuade their victims into giving the cybercriminal access to their computers. This new technique involves...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 29, 2021 | Scam of the day
I would say it is a pretty fair assumption that most of us get far more emails than we wish to receive. Much email contains solicitations and advertisements that clog up our inboxes and require constant attention to delete, which is why you may be tempted to take...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 6, 2021 | Scam of the day
A number of Scamicide readers have contacted me because they were concerned when they received a mailer-daemon notification in their email that would seem to indicate that their email had been used to send out spam emails. These Scamicide readers were worried that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 14, 2021 | Scam of the day
Recently large numbers of T-Mobile customers in Louisiana were targeted with a smishing scam. Many of you may be unfamiliar with the term “smishing” which is described in detail in my book “Identity Theft Alert ,” however, you are probably...
