by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 29, 2026 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for September 12, 2024 I told you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had settled lawsuits it had brought against Robert William Shafer and Samuel J. Smith who had operated a business opportunity scam called Blueprint To Wealth that targeted...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 18, 2024 | Scam of the day
In November of 2022 I first told you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued DK Automation, LLC and its principals, Kevin David Hulse and David Arnett alleging they promised huge returns to trick people into buying business opportunities and training programs...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 7, 2024 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently obtained a temporary restraining order freezing the assets of a business opportunity scam operated under a number of different names including Lunar Capital Ventures, Ecom Genie and Profitable Automation. The scammers...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 6, 2024 | Scam of the day
In November of 2022 I first told you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued DK Automation, LLC and its principals, Kevin David Hulse and David Arnett alleging they promised huge returns to trick people into buying business opportunities and training programs...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 7, 2023 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission recently settled its lawsuit against investment advice company WealthPress and its owners, Roger Scott and Conor Lynch for using deceptive and misleading claims to induce consumers to purchase their bogus investment advising services. ...