by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 17, 2018 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
Electronic greeting cards or E cards are great. While some companies providing E cards charge a small fee, many electronic greeting cards are available for free. They are particularly useful when you have procrastinated sending a card through the mail and need to get...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 15, 2018 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
More than forty-two million Americans have student loans with an outstanding balance of more than 1.4 trillion dollars so it is no surprise that scammers are focusing their attention on these students and former students through scams that falsely promise to provide...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 14, 2018 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
Law enforcement officials throughout the country and throughout the world are reporting bomb threats being sent to millions. The targets of the emails are generally universities, other schools, media outlets, courthouses and private businesses. The targeted victims of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 13, 2018 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
Working at home sounds very appealing. No commute and you get to work in your pajamas. What could be more convenient than that? Last July I told you that the FTC sued nine corporations and three individuals involved in the selling of business education products...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 12, 2018 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
In September a new federal law went into effect that permits consumers to freeze and unfreeze their credit reports for free. You can now freeze and unfreeze your credit at each of the major credit reporting bureaus at no cost. In addition, this new law is the first...