by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 14, 2022 | Scam of the day
Facebook Marketplace is a popular and convenient place for people to buy and sell things so, of course, scammers are drawn to it. A new scam turning up on Facebook Marketplace starts when you list an item for more than a few hundred dollars. Shortly thereafter you...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 13, 2022 | Scam of the day
In 2018 I told you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued Lending Club Corporation, accusing it of luring consumers into predatory loans with promises of “no hidden fees” when, in fact, Lending Club added hidden up-front fees of as much as thousands...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 12, 2022 | Scam of the day
Scams related to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) PreCheck program have substantially increased in the last couple of years. For those people unfamiliar with the PreCheck program, the TSA has a long standing program called TSA PreCheck which...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 11, 2022 | Scam of the day
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is warning people about a new scam in which people are receiving calls with recorded messages from scammers posing as either U.S. Border Patrol agents, CBP employees or Customs and Border Protection officers. The message...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 10, 2022 | Scam of the day
There is no question that researching health insurance plans can be very confusing. Unfortunately there have been many instances where scammers have exploited this confusion and sold worthless programs to people. Recently the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled a...
