by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 14, 2022 | Scam of the day
Social media is incredibly popular and, as I have warned you many times, anything popular with the public will always be popular with scammers and so it was not surprising when a recent report of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) indicated that in 2021 scammers...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 9, 2022 | Scam of the day
With the Coronavirus pandemic still at record levels although diminishing somewhat in some parts of the country, the pandemic still poses a significant health threat both here in the United States and around the world. However, even though the absolute best thing you...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 13, 2022 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently reported that in the first nine months of 2021, consumers lost 148 million dollars to scams in which gift cards were used as the payment method. This amount was more than in all of 2020. Scammers are big fans of gift cards...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 2, 2021 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a new enforcement policy in which it warns companies not to use illegal and misleading tactics to trap consumers into various subscription services. The FTC took this step in response to increasing complaints by...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 26, 2021 | Scam of the day
I have warned you for years about impersonation scams in which scammers call you on the phone posing, for example, as the IRS, the Social Security Administration or companies with which you do business and try to lure you into either making an immediate payment to...
