by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 10, 2022 | Scam of the day
Shopping on Amazon, has been popular for a long time, but particularly during the continuing pandemic shopping on Amazon has increased dramatically and with so many people shopping on Amazon, scammers are using Amazon as the basis for a variety of scams. According to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 29, 2021 | Scam of the day
Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre recently identified more than 4,000 online retailers who had their payment systems hacked in a manner that enabled the hackers to steal credit card and debit card information used by unwary online shoppers. Most of the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 2, 2021 | Scam of the day
In 2019 I first told you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in conjunction with the Attorney General of Ohio had brought legal action against Educare Centre Services, Inc. and Tripletel, Inc alleging that these companies worked together to sell bogus credit card...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 12, 2021 | Scam of the day
With the Coronavirus pandemic somewhat abating, more and more people are traveling and scammers are taking advantage of that fact. Recently there have been reports about a “new” scam that I first warned you about in 2013. It involves calls to hotel...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 24, 2021 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending another round of checks to victims of an illegal credit card billing scam perpetrated by J.K. Publications. The FTC first took action against J. K. Publications, Inc in 1998. J.K. Publications purchased access to the...
