by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 14, 2019 | Scam of the day
Two years ago, I told you about Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill warning people about “free trial” scams. These scams begin with ads that appear to offer a free trial of a product with the consumer only being required to pay a small shipping and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 13, 2019 | Scam of the day
I have been telling you for a couple of months now about the Equifax settlement of claims brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and all but two of the states’ Attorneys General related to the avoidable...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 12, 2019 | Scam of the day
Timeshares are a legitimate vacation option for many people with about 9.6 million Americans owning timeshares. However, resales have often been difficult for timeshare owners and scammers have been preying upon timeshare owners trying to sell their interests with...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 11, 2019 | Scam of the day
It was just a few days ago that I last warned you about romance scams, however, they are worth discussing again because of a recent arrest. A few days ago Rubbin Sarpong of New Jersey was charged with scamming more than thirty women out of more than two million...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 10, 2019 | Scam of the day
With over a billion users, Instagram is extremely popular and once again, anything popular with the public is popular with scammers. Recently there have been reports that many Instagram users have had their accounts hacked and taken over. In many instances the...
