by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 10, 2024 | Scam of the day
Natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes are common occurrences. It was only two weeks ago that Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas and now Hurricane Milton has caused massive damage to Florida. Natural disasters, such...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 14, 2024 | Scam of the day
The much anticipated November elections are coming soon and there is heightened interest in the presidential election and other contests and, of course, when people are interested in something, scammers take advantage of that interest to formulate scams related to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 10, 2024 | Scam of the day
Natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes are common occurrences. Hurricane Beryl wreaked havoc in Grenada, Jamaica and other southern Caribbean islands before hitting Texas hard. Natural disasters, such as hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 12, 2024 | Scam of the day
In 2021, the FTC settled its claims against Career Education Corp. (CEC) and as a result first sent refunds totaling thirty million dollars to victims of CEC’s scams as I told you at that time. CEC bought leads from companies that constructed bogus websites to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 2, 2024 | Scam of the day
Natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes are common occurrences. The recent tornadoes in Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma and other Midwestern states has brought tremendous damage. Natural disasters, such as hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and earthquakes...