by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 19, 2024 | Scam of the day
In the scam of the day for September 29, 2022 I first told you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC and the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) had sued a number of companies and their owners doing business under the names Home...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 20, 2023 | Scam of the day
The FTC has obtained court orders shutting down a Telemarketing sales training scheme known as “The Sales Mentor.” Pursuant to the court orders the company and its owners will also be required to pay a million dollars in refunds to victims of their scam...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 27, 2023 | Scam of the day
As we honor our veterans on Memorial Day, May 29th it is important to remember that scammers take Memorial Day as just another opportunity to scam veterans and others. In the case of Memorial Day, you can expect to be solicited by scammers by phone (remember...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 26, 2023 | Scam of the day
In 2020 I first told you about the FTC and the State of Florida suing GDP Network and its owners over allegations that they operated a credit card interest rate reduction scam. GDP contacted consumers through telemarketing cold calls promising to permanently and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 14, 2023 | Scam of the day
Credit card debt which often carries an interest rate that is so high it could cause a nose bleed is a concern for many people and, as always, anything that concerns many people is something that scammers are interested in. Last November the Federal Trade Commission...