by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 1, 2021 | Scam of the day
Investment scams have always been with us, but the Coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the number of investment scams through scams involving companies and promotors claiming to have effective products that can prevent, detect or cure the Coronavirus. The ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 5, 2021 | Scam of the day
Investment scams have always been with us, but the Coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the number of investment scams through scams involving companies and promotors claiming to have effective products that can prevent, detect or cure the Coronavirus. The ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 27, 2020 | Scam of the day
Longtime Scamicide readers will remember that I have written many times about a wide variety of investment scams. There are many different investment scams, but generally, people often become victims of investment scams when they invest in things that they...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 1, 2020 | Scam of the day
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and 30 state agencies have accused Lucas Asher and Simon Batashvili of using companies such as Metals.com and Barrick Capital Inc. to defraud people in the sale of gold and other precious metals. The CFTC said the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 17, 2019 | Scam of the day
Convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff who stole 50 billion dollars from unsuspecting victims may be the last person from whom you would accept investing advice, but in fact, his advice, as contained in a 2014 jailhouse interview Madoff gave to the Wall Street Journal...
