by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 14, 2025 | Scam of the day
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) more scams in the United States are started on social media than on any other platform at a cost of 1.9 billion dollars in 2024 and that figure is probably low because many victims, often out of embarrassment, do not...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 2, 2025 | Scam of the day
Task scams are scams in which you are solicited to do simple tasks such as liking videos or rating product images online and get paid for your efforts. Too bad it is a scam. The scammers promise that you will earn a commission on each click. The scam starts with a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 11, 2024 | Scam of the day
I have been reporting to you about the about the avoidable Equifax data breach in which personal data of more than 147 million people was stolen and legal actions related to the data breach since 2017 when the data breach occurred. The personal information compromised...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 25, 2024 | Scam of the day
Scammers are big fans of gift cards because they are easy to purchase, easy to send to the scammer and impossible to trace to the scammer. According to the FTC, consumers lost 228 million dollars to gift card scams last year. It is not even necessary for the scammer...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 1, 2024 | Scam of the day
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) more scams are started on social media than on any other platform at a cost for the last two years of 2.7 billion dollars and that figure is probably low because many victims, often out of embarrassment, do not report...
