by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 16, 2022 | Scam of the day
Identity theft is the number one consumer fraud in America at a cost of billions of dollars to victims of the crime. Identity theft occurs when someone is able to steal your identity and access your assets or use your identity to make purchases, take out loans or...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 15, 2022 | Scam of the day
Scams related to cures for various diseases have always been with us. The claims of medical charlatans are as persuasive to us as they were to the early American colonists. Often these scammers take advantage of people desperate to find help for whatever medical...
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...
