by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 9, 2025 | Scam of the day
Over the years, I have written many times about scammers posing as Publishers Clearing House to scam people they convince that they have won one of their lotteries, but have to pay administrative fees or income taxes in order to claim their prize. As I have often...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 30, 2025 | Scam of the day
Scams involving medical services have been a staple of scam artists since the earliest days of time and seniors are frequently targets of scams so when you put the two together, you have the perfect storm for scams. Although there are many companies that offer...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 24, 2025 | Scam of the day
I have written often about phony student loan debt relief companies and with good reason. More than thirty-eight million Americans have student loans with an outstanding balance of more than 1.4 trillion dollars so it is no surprise that scammers are focusing their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 4, 2025 | Scam of the day
For more than seven years I have written about various scammers selling green coffee bean extracts as a weight loss product through the use of false and misleading advertising. Some of the scammers have claimed green coffee bean extracts would enable users to lose 17...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 25, 2025 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for April 27, 2024 I first told you that following the settlement of a lawsuit, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was sending 10 million dollars in refunds to victims of a phony real estate investment scam perpetrated by Response Marketing...