by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 20, 2022 | Scam of the day
Thanksgiving is just three days away and I want to wish everyone a happy and scam-free Thanksgiving to everyone. Electronic greeting cards have become very popular and with good reason. Even if you don’t remember a birthday or delay sending a holiday card until...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 19, 2022 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for February 2, 2021 I told you about that the Federal Trade Commission had settled claims against Seed Consulting LLC after the FTC had filed a complaint against the company for charging consumers between $3,000 and $4,000 merely to apply on...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 18, 2022 | Scam of the day
While Thanksgiving is still five days away, many people already have their hearts and minds focused on one of the biggest shopping days of the year – Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. Black Friday is the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 17, 2022 | Scam of the day
While it is not even Thanksgiving yet, many people have turned their attention to Christmas. In fact, it was not unusual to see Christmas decorations in stores prior to Halloween. One holiday scam that rarely gets discussed relates to letters from Santa Claus. Yes,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 16, 2022 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about sextortion scams for seven years, but it is important to alert parents about a new development in this scam. Generally, sextortion scam begins with an email in which you are told that your computer and web cam have been hacked and that...
