by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 2, 2020 | Scam of the day
Recently, Erica H. MacDonald, the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota announced indictments against sixty people alleged to be operating a nationwide fraudulent telemarketing scheme that focused on scamming senior citizens and defrauded them out of more than 300 million...
by admin | Aug 13, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Legitimate telemarketing calls can substantially be avoided by consumers by signing up for the free federal Do-Not-Call list which makes it illegal for telemarketers to contact you on your landline phone or cell phone unless they are representing a charity, debt...
by admin | Dec 23, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The Federal Trade Commission recently issued its National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for 2016. Since its start in 2003, the National Do Not Call list has grown to include 226 million phone numbers. Registering for the federal Do Not Call list makes it illegal...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 16, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Political candidates derive much of their strategy from the information they obtain from telephone surveys so it is not surprising that you may receive a telephone call from a company taking a survey on behalf of a particular candidate. Even if you are on the federal...
