by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 18, 2021 | Scam of the day
Receiving a telephone call from a debt collector is not a pleasant experience. Being hounded by someone attempting to collect a debt you do not owe is fraud. Recently the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled its complaint against phantom debt collector National...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 10, 2021 | Scam of the day
Receiving a telephone call from a debt collector is not a pleasant experience. Being hounded by someone attempting to collect a debt you do not owe is fraud. In 2018 I told you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the New York Attorney General brought legal...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 5, 2021 | Scam of the day
Receiving a telephone call from a debt collector is not a pleasant experience. Being hounded by someone attempting to collect a debt you do not owe is fraud. I have written many times in the past about scammers who use deceptive and abusive collections practices in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 20, 2021 | Scam of the day
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its annual summary of activities regarding debt collection. Debt collection scams are common and one of the most devious debt collection scams is what is called “phantom debt collection” which is when...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 15, 2020 | Scam of the day
Receiving a telephone call from a debt collector is not a pleasant experience. Being hounded by someone attempting to collect a debt you do not owe is fraud. I have written many times in the past about scammers who use deceptive and abusive collections practices in...
