by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 6, 2019 | Scam of the day
Once again we have an announcement of a major data breach. This time it is the popular mobile word game “Words with Friends” which according to a hacker named Gnosticplayers was hacked by him or her, stealing personal information including names, email...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 5, 2019 | Scam of the day
It was just a few days ago that I told you about the Federal Trade Commission’s legal action against Vemma Nutrition Company, which the FTC described in its court complaint as an illegal pyramid scheme that preyed primarily upon college students and other young...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 4, 2019 | Scam of the day
The overpayment scam is the basis for many scams including phony mystery shopper scams about which I have written many times. Another example of the overpayment scam occurred recently when a British Columbia wedding photographer was scammed out of $4,600 through this...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 3, 2019 | Scam of the day
All good things come to those who wait. In my Scam of the Day for September 4, 2015 I told you about the Federal Trade Commission’s legal action against Vemma Nutrition Company, which the FTC described in its court complaint as an illegal pyramid scheme that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 2, 2019 | Scam of the day
Scams involving utility bills for electric, water or gas services have long been popular with scammers. Often scammers make robocalls posing as their targeted victims’ electric utility company threatening to turn off the customer’s power if payment is...
