by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 13, 2021 | Scam of the day
I am sure most of you are familiar with the grandparent scam where a grandparent receives a telephone call from someone purporting to be their grandchild who has gotten into some trouble, most commonly a traffic accident, legal trouble or medical problems in a far...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 12, 2021 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning members of the LGBTQ+ community about extortion scams turning up on LGBTQ+ dating apps such as Grindr and Feeld. Unlike the typical romance scam about which I have written many times, in these new scams the scammers...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 11, 2021 | Scam of the day
For-profit colleges and universities have been a target of state and federal investigations for years. I have written about this topic since 2012. It should be noted that not all for-profit colleges are scams, but there are a large number of for-profit colleges,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 10, 2021 | 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 is fraud. In 2018 I told you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the New York Attorney General brought legal...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 9, 2021 | Scam of the day
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and scammers are taking full advantage of the increased attention to this disease which is diagnosed in more than 200,000 women each year. Recently, I received a telephone call from a telemarketer seeking a contribution to a...
