by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 10, 2019 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
Publishers Clearing House, the sponsor of some of the most popular legitimate lotteries in the country no longer limits its contests to one or two a year, but has numerous lotteries each month. Recently, I was contacted by a regular Scamicide reader who told me about...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 17, 2018 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
As we approach the end of the year, many people are already thinking about the upcoming income tax filing season. Some of those people are scammers. The IRS recently issued a warning about a number of income tax related scams, such as phishing emails that appear to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Police in South Carolina are warning people about a scam involving the dating app, Plenty Of Fish. Plenty of Fish, which has been around since 2003 is a popular online dating site used by about 3.5 million people every day. Scammers initiate the scam by using the...
by admin | Oct 23, 2018 | Scam of the day
With the important mid-term elections just a couple of weeks away, scammers are busy taking advantage of this fact to scam people and make them victims of identity theft. One common election scam involves a telephone call you receive purportedly from one of the...
by admin | Oct 22, 2018 | Scam of the day
Scams involving utility bills for electric, water or gas services have long been popular with scammers. This week, Indianapolis Power and Light is reporting a significant increase in payment scams and warning customers to be on the alert. These types of scams are...
