by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 15, 2020 | Scam of the day
Even before the Coronavirus pandemic, unemployment benefit scams were already a major problem costing the states and federal government billions of dollars each year. Part of the problem is that the federal government requires the states to pay claims within a few...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 14, 2020 | Scam of the day
Since February I have been continuously warning you about a myriad of Coronavirus related scams and with good reason. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently reported that in just the first nine days of April, they had received complaints of losses due to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 13, 2020 | Scam of the day
Tech support scams in which consumers are tricked by scammers into believing there is a problem with their computers that require the expensive services of the scammers is a major problem. Tech support scams are increasingly common and victimize consumers 60 years or...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 12, 2020 | Scam of the day
In 2017 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against AAFE Products and its related companies, Kitchen Advance, Gourmet Cooking Online, Gourmet Cooking Rewards, Medicus Golf, Kick X Tour Z Golf Balls, Golf Online Academy, Golf Tour Partner and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 11, 2020 | Scam of the day
Working at home sounds very appealing. No commute and you get to work in your pajamas. What could be more convenient than that? Years ago, stuffing envelopes was a common work at home scam. That scam has been updated by other scammers to offers of being paid to...