by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 27, 2023 | Scam of the day
As we honor our veterans on Memorial Day, May 29th it is important to remember that scammers take Memorial Day as just another opportunity to scam veterans and others. In the case of Memorial Day, you can expect to be solicited by scammers by phone (remember...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 26, 2023 | Scam of the day
In 2020 I first told you about the FTC and the State of Florida suing GDP Network and its owners over allegations that they operated a credit card interest rate reduction scam. GDP contacted consumers through telemarketing cold calls promising to permanently and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 14, 2023 | Scam of the day
Credit card debt which often carries an interest rate that is so high it could cause a nose bleed is a concern for many people and, as always, anything that concerns many people is something that scammers are interested in. Last November the Federal Trade Commission...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 8, 2023 | Scam of the day
The FTC prosecuted three companies recently scamming people with phony, expensive extended car warranties and obtained court judgments against all three. One of the companies, American Vehicle Protection Corporation (AVP) lied to consumers, telling them that AVP was...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 1, 2023 | Scam of the day
Human tragedies such as the murders of six people at a school in Nashville, Tennessee bring out the best charitable impulses of many people, but unfortunately, they also bring out the worst impulses in scammers who use tragedies such as this to solicit contributions...
