by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 21, 2022 | Scam of the day
After two years of the Coronavirus pandemic, more and more people are taking a summer vacation this year and for many people that means renting a car. The bad news is that due to so many people wanting to rent cars there is both a shortage of cars to rent and the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 20, 2022 | Scam of the day
Over the years, I have written many times about lottery and sweepstakes scams, which continue to be one of the most popular and profitable scams for scammers. Scammers use lottery and sweepstakes scams to cheat people out of millions of dollars each year by tricking...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 19, 2022 | Scam of the day
In 2010 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) obtained a permanent injunction against Publishers Business Services and its officers, shutting down its illegal magazine telemarketing scam. Publishers Business Services called its victims pretending to conduct a survey. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 18, 2022 | Scam of the day
People who are having difficulty paying their car loans often turn to companies that promise that they can get their payments lowered. While some refinancing companies are legitimate, many unfortunately are scammers who make big promises and take your money, but...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 17, 2022 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about sextortion scams for seven years, but a story reported on CNN indicates how this scam can become deadly. Ryan Last was a 17 year old California boy who corresponded with someone online pretending to be a teenage girl who sent a nude...
