by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 14, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The Federal Trade Commission has just won a major lawsuit against infomercial marketers of real estate investment scams that stole money from a million victims who fell for the informercials misleading misinformation as to how they could become rich through real...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 28, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently the operators of the online children’s game site RockYou settled a claim of the Federal Trade Commission that it did not properly protect the privacy of its users and failed to use proper security resulting in the site being hacked and the information...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 25, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently the Federal Trade Commission announced a new effort to combat botnets. Botnets occur when a scammer is able to install malware on your computer turning it into a robot that can steal your information or use your computer to send out spam emails or spread...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 20, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently the Federal Trade Commission settled complaints against five automobile dealers for a misleading and deceptive advertising practice pertaining to paying off a car loan on a consumer’s trade-in when buying a new vehicle. Some car dealers promise in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 6, 2012 | Investment Scams, Scam of the day
This scam keeps reappearing. It involves the scammer telling the victim that they can get huge returns on their investments by being let in on the “secret” investment portfolios of the world’s largest and most elite banks. You may be told that these investments are...