by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 16, 2020 | Scam of the day
NatureCIty, LLC the maker of the bogus health products TrueAloe and Aloe Cran have settled charges brought against it by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the FTC is now sending full refunds to people who were scammed into buying these worthless supplements that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 15, 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? In 2018 I told you that the FTC sued nine corporations and three individuals involved in the selling of business education products...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 14, 2020 | Scam of the day
Here is another good example of a phishing email that is presently being circulated. It was sent to me by a Scamicide reader who received it. It makes for compelling reading, but it is a scam. Phishing emails, by which scammers and identity thieves attempt to lure...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 13, 2020 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced that it had sent out 35 more warning letters to companies marketing phony cures and treatments for the Coronavirus. This brings the total number of companies who have received such cease and desist letters to 205...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 12, 2020 | Scam of the day
Many of you may remember an old Bugs Bunny cartoon in which he went back and forth with Daffy Duck arguing about whether it was duck hunting season or rabbit hunting season. Hurricane season in the United States started on June first and I can picture Bugs and Daffy...
