by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 1, 2021 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission recently settled claims against Seed Consulting LLC after the FTC had filed a complaint against the company for charging consumers between $3,000 and $4,000 merely to apply on their behalf for multiple credit cards with total credit lines...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 19, 2020 | Scam of the day
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission and the Florida Office of the Attorney General, a federal court has temporarily halted an alleged sham credit card interest rate reduction operation that often targeted financially distressed consumers and older adults....
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 6, 2019 | Scam of the day
Recently there have been reports about a “new” scam that I first warned you about in 2013. It involves calls to hotel guests purportedly from a clerk at the front desk of the hotel informing you that the hotel needs your credit card information again...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 29, 2019 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in conjunction with the Attorney General of Ohio has brought legal action against Educare Centre Services, Inc. and Tripletel, Inc alleging that these companies worked together to sell bogus credit card interest rate reduction...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 15, 2019 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is mailing refunds to victims of a scam operated by a number of defendants doing business under the name of Payless Solutions. Payless Solutions used illegal robocalls to lure unsuspecting victims of their scam into paying between...
