by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 10, 2020 | Scam of the day
During these days of social distancing in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, many people are using video conferencing services for work meetings, social gatherings and teaching classes. The most popular video conferencing service is Zoom, which has seen a huge...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 10, 2020 | Scam of the day
I am adding an additional Scam of the day for today. This is the video of a webinar I did earlier this week for Bentley University alumni. The webinar contains a lot of helpful information. Here is the link to the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 9, 2020 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for August 12, 2018 I reported to you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Minnesota Attorney General had filed a lawsuit and obtained a temporary restraining order against Sellers Playbook and its principals in regard to a business...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 8, 2020 | Scam of the day
For a long time I have warned you that the popularity of Netflix makes it a preferred subject for phishing emails and phishing text messages, which are referred to as smishing. Smishing is the name given to text messages that lure you into clicking on links or...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 7, 2020 | Scam of the day
Over the years I have written numerous times about the problems presented by robocalls and with good reason. Automated robocalls which, for commercial purposes, are illegal, are the number one consumer complaint reported by the public to the Federal Trade Commission...
