by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 7, 2020 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sent warning letters to ten multi-level marketing companies demanding they stop claiming that their products can treat or prevent the Coronavirus and stop making misleading claims about the amount of money people can earn by...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 6, 2020 | Scam of the day
Recently, you may likely have received an email with the notice from the Equifax Breach Settlement Administrator reproduced below pertaining to the proposed settlement of claims brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 5, 2020 | Scam of the day
Illegal pyramid schemes take many forms. Year after year since 2015 I have warned you about the Secret Sister Gift Exchange, which keeps reappearing each year around the holidays. It seems harmless enough when you see it come up in your email or on social media,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 4, 2020 | Scam of the day
Many people may not remember the name of Mavis L. Wanczyk, but she was the lucky winner of a 758 million dollar Powerball drawing in 2017. Not long after she claimed her prize, a scam started appearing in which many people received emails with the message line...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 3, 2020 | Scam of the day
Largely due to the Coronavirus quarantining of people around the world, millions of people are turning to streaming services such as Netflix to see popular movies and shows such as Netflix’s “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.” Scam artists...
