by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 9, 2021 | Scam of the day
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and scammers are taking full advantage of the increased attention to this disease which is diagnosed in more than 200,000 women each year. Recently, I received a telephone call from a telemarketer seeking a contribution to a...
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. | Oct 4, 2021 | Scam of the day
The annual open enrollment period for Medicare will begin on October 15th and continue until December 7th. This is the only time during the year that people enrolled in Medicare can change their Medicare health plans, Medigap plans and prescription drug plans. By...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 29, 2021 | Scam of the day
I have written many times about phishing emails from scammers posing as your bank who attempt to lure you into transferring money to them under the pretext of some emergency. I also have written many times about smishing text messages where scammers use text messages...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 24, 2021 | Scam of the day
The United States Census Bureau conducts a national census every ten years. The Census is very important and is required by the Constitution. Census data is used to determine the numbers of members for each state in the House of Representatives which also affects...
