by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 26, 2026 | Scam of the day
Veterans are a frequent target of scammers. Earlier this year North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued a warning to veterans about a scam targeting veterans not just in North Carolina, but around the country. The scam is presently being circulated through...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 19, 2026 | Scam of the day
Today’s scam of the day comes from a Scamicide subscriber who received a phone call from a scammer posing as a Chase bank employee working in its fraud department. The scammer told the targeted victim that someone had used her credit card in another city. The...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 29, 2026 | Scam of the day
The Dalai Llama has said that his religion is very simple – it is kindness. And certainly we all could use a bit more kindness in our lives, however, when the word “kindly” appears in an email or text message that you receive, it can be a tip off...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 17, 2023 | Scam of the day
The FBI recently issued a warning about a scam they call “The Phantom Hacker.” The scam starts with a pop-up on your computer, a text message, email or phone call from the scammer posing as a legitimate tech company informing the victim that here appears...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 6, 2023 | Scam of the day
75% of Americans used mobile bank apps to some degree for their personal banking needs. This fact has not been lost on hackers and scammers who have, in recent years, increasingly focused much of their attention on phone scams and hacking of mobile phones. One of...
