by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 18, 2022 | Scam of the day
People who are having difficulty paying their car loans often turn to companies that promise that they can get their payments lowered. While some refinancing companies are legitimate, many unfortunately are scammers who make big promises and take your money, but...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 15, 2022 | Scam of the day
I have written many times over the last ten years about student loan scams because scammers have successfully targeted college students and their parents for a variety of scams related to these extensive loans. In October of 2017 the Federal Trade Commission, working...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 26, 2022 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently sued Turbo Solutions, Inc, which does business under the name Alex Miller Credit Repair for fraudulent representations and violations of federal regulations. Credit repair scams are very common as scammers take advantage...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 20, 2022 | Scam of the day
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 steal from the people in debt. In the Scam of the day for July 18, 2020 I...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 20, 2020 | Scam of the day
I have written often about phony student loan debt relief companies and with good reason. More than forty-two million Americans have student loans with an outstanding balance of more than 1.4 trillion dollars so it is no surprise that scammers are focusing their...
