by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 26, 2022 | Scam of the day
Receiving a telephone call from a debt collector is not a pleasant experience. I have written many times in the past about scammers who use deceptive and abusive collections practices in attempting to collect debts. These scammers violate the Fair Debt Collection...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 25, 2022 | Scam of the day
Human tragedies such as the murders of at least 19 students and two adults at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas bring out the best charitable impulses of many people, but unfortunately, they also bring out the worst impulses in scammers who use tragedies such as...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 24, 2022 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently settled its lawsuit against Warrior Trading, a company that put on “free” webinars that promised to dhow you “a quick and simple way to get your dream of day-trading success going.” Warrior...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 23, 2022 | Scam of the day
More than a million people were fooled by a scam offering free tickets on Southwest Airlines. The scam originated on a phony Facebook page of “Southwest Air Fans” and was shared by many people. The Facebook post indicated that Southwest was celebrating...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 22, 2022 | Scam of the day
Peer to Peer Payment Payment Service (P2P) Zelle is used by many people to quickly and conveniently send money electronically from your credit card or bank account. Sending money through Zelle only requires you to enter the recipient’s phone number or email...
