by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 15, 2021 | Scam of the day
Earlier this year the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning about a dramatic increase in extended car warranty scams being perpetrated through robocalls. Many of these robocalls appear to come from “Susie” of the “Vehicle Service...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 14, 2021 | Scam of the day
In February of this year I told you that Google released a new study that it did in conjunction with researchers at Stanford University in which it studied more than a billion malicious emails targeting gmail users. The study has a number of interesting points that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 13, 2021 | Scam of the day
It seems like the holiday shopping season starts earlier and earlier each year with many stores decked out in holiday decorations even before Halloween so it is certainly not too early to warn you about scams involving online shopping for the season’s most...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 12, 2021 | Scam of the day
Earlier this week, Jeff Carpoff was sentenced to the maximum sentence of thirty years in prison for operating a Ponzi scheme in which he scammed investors in his phony mobile solar generator business. Carpoff lured investors with falsified financial statements and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 11, 2021 | Scam of the day
In 2019, the Federal Trade Commission sued 8 Figure Dream Lifestyle LLC and nine co-defendants for using illegal robocalls, live telephone calls, text messages, internet ads, emails, social media and live events to sell bogus money making opportunities. The...
