by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 29, 2022 | Scam of the day
Receiving a telephone call from a debt collector is not a pleasant experience. I have written many times in the past about scammers who use deceptive and abusive collections practices in attempting to collect debts. These scammers violate the Fair Debt Collection...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 13, 2021 | Scam of the day
The Coronavirus pandemic has brought financial hardships to many people including many people renting homes or apartments. In response to this problem, Congress has sent billions of dollars in rental assistance to state agencies to distribute to renters in need. As...
by admin | Dec 29, 2017 | Scam of the day
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Veterans Administration (VA) have recently issued a joint Warning Order to present and former members of the military warning them about scammers contacting them with offers to refinance VA mortgages. These...
by admin | May 29, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Being in debt is a difficult situation faced by many people. Unfortunately, it can be made much worse when debtors are targeted by unscrupulous scammers posing as debt relief specialists who make matters worse. Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the...
by admin | Apr 3, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
With student loan debt up to 1.3 trillion dollars and many students defaulting on their loans, it is not a surprise that scammers are preying upon desperate former students looking for a way out of debt. Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) shut...
