by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 12, 2020 | Scam of the day
To paraphrase Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “how do I scam thee, let me count the ways.” If we are counting the companies trying to sell you totally bogus treatments to either prevent or cure the Coronavirus, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC)...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 11, 2020 | Scam of the day
A Scamicide reader recently forwarded to me an email that informed her that unclaimed money from a source not indicated was being held on her behalf and she needed to respond to the email in order to claim the money. This particular email was a total scam, however,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 10, 2020 | Scam of the day
Three years ago, I told you about Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill warning people about “free trial” scams. These scams begin with ads that appear to offer a free trial of a product with the consumer only being required to pay a small shipping and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 9, 2020 | Scam of the day
Last Friday the Treasury Department announced that it had electronically sent more than 200 billion dollars of CARES Act stimulus payments to approximately 130 million Americans in the program’s first four weeks. Payments under the CARES Act are determined in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 8, 2020 | Scam of the day
Tomorrow is Mother’s Day and once again we must be vigilant about not falling prey to scams related to this holiday. Anything popular with the public will always be popular with scammers. Although for many of us Mother’s Day is an opportunity to show...
