by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 21, 2021 | Scam of the day
According to a study recently released by Javelin Strategy & Research more than 1.25 million children became victims of identity theft last year and the true number is probably much greater because in many instances child identity theft is not discovered until the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 20, 2021 | Scam of the day
I have written many times over the last ten years about student loan scams because scammers have successfully targeted college students and their parents for a variety of scams related to these extensive loans. In October of 2017 the Federal Trade Commission, working...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 19, 2021 | Scam of the day
Ever since the start of the Coronavirus there have been a tremendous amount of online purchases and while Federal Express, UPS and the United States Postal Service are doing a very good job in delivering packages in a timely fashion, a significant number of items that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 18, 2021 | Scam of the day
Receiving a telephone call from a debt collector is not a pleasant experience. Being hounded by someone attempting to collect a debt you do not owe is fraud. Recently the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled its complaint against phantom debt collector National...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 16, 2021 | Scam of the day
The annual open enrollment period for Medicare began on October 15th has been extended from an original ending day of December 7th to January 15, 2022 in most states. This is the only time during the year that people enrolled in Medicare can change their Medicare...
