by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 31, 2025 | Scam of the day
In 2016 the FTC settled a lawsuit it brought against NutraClick LLC a company that lured consumers with “free” samples of health and beauty products and then charged them a recurring monthly fee without their consent. In 2020, the FTC sued NutraClick...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 17, 2025 | Scam of the day
Tech support scams in which consumers are tricked by scammers into believing there is a problem with their computers that require the expensive services of scammers constitute a major problem. Tech support scams are increasingly common and victimize consumers 60...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 3, 2024 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending payments to victims of a credit card offer scam that was operated by the personal finance company Credit Karma between 2018 and 2021. Credit Karma sent notices to hundreds of thousands of people telling them that they...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 16, 2024 | Scam of the day
In 2018 I first told you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had sued a number of defendants including Preferred Law LLC, Consumer Defense LLC, American Home Loan Counselors and others for deceiving homeowners behind in their mortgages by falsely promising to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 29, 2023 | Scam of the day
In 2015 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled a lawsuit it initiated against identity theft protection company, Lifelock about which I reported to you in a Scam of the day earlier that year. In the lawsuit, Lifelock was accused of not living up to the terms of...
