by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 11, 2024 | Scam of the day
Receiving a telephone call from a debt collector is not a pleasant experience. Being hounded by someone attempting to collect a debt you do not owe constitutes fraud. In recent years the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken action against a number of these...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 10, 2024 | Scam of the day
In 2023 I first told you that AT&T notified nine million of its customers that some of their personal information was exposed when a marketing partner of AT&T was hacked. Now names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and Social Security numbers of 73...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 9, 2024 | Scam of the day
This upcoming Sunday is Mother’s Day and once again we must be vigilant about not falling prey to scams related to this holiday. Anything popular with the public will always be popular with scammers. Although for many of us Mother’s Day is an...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 8, 2024 | Scam of the day
Four years ago the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning about the dangers presented by skimmers on gas pumps and the threat persists to this day. I have warned you about the dangers of skimmers for many years. Skimmers are small electronic devices that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 7, 2024 | Scam of the day
It is only early May, but already people are looking into renting a summer vacation home. Renting vacation homes rather than going to hotels has been increasingly popular in recent years. There are many excellent websites such as VRBO and Homeaway that offer...
