by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 21, 2020 | Scam of the day
The United States Census Bureau is conducting a national census as it is required by law to do every ten years. The Census is very important and is required by the Constitution. Census data is used to determine the numbers of members for each state in the House of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 20, 2020 | Scam of the day
According to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) pet scams involving the online sale of non-existent dogs have increased 39% since 2017. People buy dogs or other pets online and although they think they are taking proper precautions, they often end up getting nothing in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 19, 2020 | Scam of the day
There has been a lot of reporting in the media about the major 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. | Jan 19, 2020 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued multi-level marketer “Success By Health” and its executives alleging that the company operated an illegal pyramid scheme. The United States Federal Court for Arizona has granted a temporary restraining order...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 17, 2020 | Scam of the day
As was made abundantly clear by 2017’s massive Wannacry ransomware attack that exploited a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows operating system for which Microsoft had already issued a security update, constant updating of the software we all use with the...