by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 25, 2020 | 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 back to the scammer. It is not even necessary for the scammer to be in possession of the actual gift card to use it. Sending the gift card...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 15, 2020 | Scam of the day
The coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread worldwide and many people are rightfully concerned about contracting the disease. I have been warning you about coronavirus related scams for the past few weeks. Today’s Scam of the day is a specific warning about...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 31, 2019 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has just released the results of a comprehensive survey conducted two years ago regarding consumer fraud. According to the survey approximately 40 million people were fraud victims in 2017 with the most common types of fraud being...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 11, 2019 | Scam of the day
The FTC has settled charges it brought against four individuals and their companies that sold bogus supplements that promised to increase your cognitive abilities. Here is a link to the FTC’s original complaint....
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 28, 2019 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued Worldwide Executive Job Search Solutions, LLC, PrivateEquityHeadhunters.com and their owner Craig Chrest accusing Chrest and his companies of contacting people through business networking websites such as LinkedIn and...
