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. | Sep 11, 2024 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently 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 people seeking to start their own businesses. The two...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 12, 2024 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently settled its lawsuit against Roman Cresto, John Cresto and Andrew Chapman whose companies Automators AI, Empire Ecommerce and Onyx Distribution scammed people it sold phony online stores supposedly powered by AI. As a result...
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. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 11, 2021 | Scam of the day
In 2019, the Federal Trade Commission sued 8 Figure Dream Lifestyle LLC and nine co-defendants for using illegal robocalls, live telephone calls, text messages, internet ads, emails, social media and live events to sell bogus money making opportunities. The...
