by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 30, 2022 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning people about increasing reports of the nanny scam. People looking for nanny or caregiving jobs often go to legitimate websites such as care.com to look for nanny and baby sitting job opportunities, but even legitimate...
by admin | Jul 30, 2018 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the Day comes from a Scamicide reader who had received a solicitation to be a mystery shopper. This is a scam about which I have written many times, but it deserves to be mentioned again because this scam is so prevalent and many people,...
by admin | Nov 9, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Reports are resurfacing of increased instances of the car wrap scam which has been around for a few years. We have all seen car wraps, which are advertisements for a company wrapped around a car. For someone looking for some money in return for very little effort,...
by admin | Sep 13, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I have been warning you about mystery shopper scams for years, however these scams continue to trap unwary victims so it is important to alert you to new developments in this scam. Mystery shoppers are people hired to shop at a particular store and report on the...
by admin | Jan 17, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Although there is nothing new about secret shopper scams or mystery shopper scams as they are sometimes called, they are scams that remain popular and are still constantly finding new victims. I picked today to make this the Scam of the day because I received a scam...
