by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 10, 2019 | Scam of the day
What is old, is new again. According to numerous reports around the country, the Secret Sister scam is back. I first reported to you about this scam in 2015. It seems harmless enough when you see it come up in your email or on social media, such as Facebook and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 9, 2019 | Scam of the day
Tomorrow we will celebrate Veterans’ Day, a day we set aside to honor those who have served our country and to whom all Americans owe a debt of gratitude. However, for scam artists, Veterans’ Day is just another opportunity to take advantage of the best...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 8, 2019 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued multi-level marketer Neora LLC, formerly known as Nerium International, LLC alleging that the company operated an illegal pyramid scheme. Additionally, the FTC is alleging that Nerium deceptively and falsely promoted...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 7, 2019 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is about a phishing email that purports to be from American Express. It was brought to my attention by a Scamicide reader who received it and frankly it is one of the most convincing phishing emails that I have seen in a long time. The...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 6, 2019 | Scam of the day
It was just about three weeks ago that I told you about the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection suing Zurixx, LLC, a company that puts on real estate seminars in which attendees were supposedly told how to make large amounts of...
