by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 14, 2019 | Scam of the day
LinkedIn is a popular social media website used by business professionals to network with other professionals. According to LinkedIn, it has more than 645 million users. LinkedIn is used by these people to get ideas, explore opportunities and even to list job...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 22, 2019 | Scam of the day
It was announced today that Equifax has settled claims brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and all 50 states’ Attorneys general alleging that Equifax neglected to take basic security steps to protect the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 14, 2019 | Scam of the day
Today is the beginning of Amazon Prime Day. I say the beginning because Amazon Prime Day actually extends from July 15th into July 16th as well. Amazon Prime Day is a global promotion of Amazon featuring sales on a variety of items available solely to Amazon Prime...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 1, 2019 | Scam of the day
While fishing season may be limited in some places, phishing season always is going on and today’s Scam of the day is about a phishing email that purports to be from American Express. It was brought to my attention by a Scamicide reader who received it and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 28, 2019 | Scam of the day
It was just yesterday in the Scam of the day, that I warned you about various phishing emails. Today’s Scam of the day is a well written, but totally bogus example of such a phishing email that attempts to lure you into clicking on links in order to continue...
