by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 26, 2020 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently settled its lawsuit against Raymond Gonzalez, Carlos S. Guerrero, Joshua Hernandez and their companies doing business as SCG Solution and Second Choice Horizon. These individuals and their companies had been charged with...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 25, 2020 | Scam of the day
Over the years I have warned you many times about romance scams, but it is important to do so again because these scams are getting worse. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Americans lost more money to romance scams last year than to any other scam and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 24, 2020 | Scam of the day
Longtime Scamicide readers will remember that I have written many times about a wide variety of investment scams. There are many different investment scams, but generally, people often become victims of investment scams when they invest in things that they...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 23, 2020 | Scam of the day
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission and the Missouri Attorney General sent warning letters demanding two companies, Ear to Hear Healthcare, LLC and Zephyr Hearing Aid Center cease and desist sending misleading and deceptive letters to consumers in which they...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 22, 2020 | Scam of the day
Crowdfunding is the name for the process by which people raise funds on websites such as GoFundMe for various projects from movies and books to the development of new businesses and, most notably, to help people in need of charity Unfortunately, as I have been...
