by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 1, 2020 | Scam of the day
Shown below is a copy of an email recently received by a Scamicide reader that purports to be from Federal Express urging the email recipient to click on a link to the oddly worded “message with the required information” without any indication as to to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 31, 2019 | Scam of the day
Over the holidays many people received digital assistants such as Google Home or Alexa as well as other devices that are part of the ever-increasing Internet of Things which are devices connected to the Internet for our convenience. These devices must be activated in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 29, 2019 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about the jury duty scam for seven years, but it continues to snare many unwary victims. Recently, the Sheriff of Oakland County, Michigan issued a warning about this scam and there have been increasing reports of this scam being perpetrated...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 16, 2019 | Scam of the day
The holiday season is a time when many people give to charities. In particular, you will most likely be contacted by numerous people soliciting charitable contributions on behalf of organizations purporting to support the brave men and women who make up our police...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 8, 2019 | Scam of the day
Impostor scams in which the scammer contacts his or her targeted victim posing as a governmental agency, such as the IRS demanding payment to resolve a bogus claim are very common, however, a new version of the impostor scam raises this scam to a new, frightening...
