by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 31, 2025 | Scam of the day
Natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes are common occurrences. Hurricane Melissa has wreaked havoc in Jamaica. Natural disasters, such as hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and earthquakes bring out the best in people who want to donate to charities to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 19, 2025 | Scam of the day
Natural disasters, such as floods, hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and earthquakes bring out the best in people who want to donate to charities to help the victims. Unfortunately natural disasters also bring out the worst in scammers who are quick to take advantage...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 9, 2025 | Scam of the day
Natural disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes and earthquakes are common occurrences. The devastating floods recently in central Texas have caused tremendous damage and loss of life. Natural disasters, such as floods, hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 23, 2025 | Scam of the day
Recently, there has been an increase in extended car warranty scams. These scams often start with a robocall. Other times the scam begins with a postcard. Often the caller even knows the make, model and year of your car. They will tell you that your car’s...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 18, 2024 | Scam of the day
In 2022 I first told you that the FTC filed a lawsuit against American Vehicle Protection Corporation (AVP) accusing it of scamming people with phony, expensive extended car warranties. American Vehicle Protection Corporation (AVP) lied to consumers, telling them...