by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 6, 2026 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for June 9, 2022 I informed you that the FTC sued credit repair scammer, Financial Education Services. The FTC initiated legal action against Financial Education Services and its owners accusing them of scamming their victims out of more than...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 5, 2026 | Scam of the day
Recently, bakery owner Susan Limb of Maryland was disturbed when she received what appeared to be a call from her bank informing her that multiple fraudulent withdrawals had been made from her business account and that immediate action needed to be taken in order to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 4, 2026 | Scam of the day
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita recently issued a warning about scammers posing as mortgage relief service companies contacting people with phony and illegal offers to provide mortgage relief to people having difficulties paying their mortgages. According to the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 3, 2026 | Scam of the day
Lottery scams generally follow a typical pattern, namely you receive a phone call, email or text message informing you that you have won a lottery that you never entered, but that you need to pay income taxes or administrative fees to the lottery sponsor before you...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 2, 2026 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for October 14, 2024 I first told you about a data breach at Fidelity Investments affecting 77,000 of its customers. The data breach occurred between August 17 and 19th of 2024 but was not disclosed by Fidelity until October 9th. Sensitive...
