by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 12, 2025 | Scam of the day
I have written often about phony student loan debt relief companies and with good reason. More than forty-two 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. | Dec 28, 2024 | Scam of the day
Receiving a telephone call from a debt collector is not a pleasant experience. Being hounded by someone attempting to collect a debt you do not owe is fraud. In the Scam of the day for December 19, 2021 I told you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had settled...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 2, 2024 | Scam of the day
In 2022 I first told you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled its lawsuit against Warrior Trading, a company that put on “free” webinars that promised to show you “a quick and simple way to get your dream of day-trading success...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 29, 2024 | Scam of the day
In February of 2017 I first told you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had obtained a temporary restraining order against Credit Bureau Center LLC, Michael Brown, Danny Pierce and Andrew Lloyd as a part of its legal action against them on charges that they...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 18, 2024 | Scam of the day
In November of 2022 I first told you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued DK Automation, LLC and its principals, Kevin David Hulse and David Arnett alleging they promised huge returns to trick people into buying business opportunities and training programs...
