by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 15, 2021 | Scam of the day
Illegal pyramid schemes take many forms. Year after year since 2015 I have warned you about the Secret Sister Gift Exchange, which keeps reappearing each year around the holidays. It seems harmless enough when you see it come up in your email or on social media,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 18, 2020 | Scam of the day
Fans of the old horror movie Poltergeist 2 remember the classic line “They’re back” and so it is with the classic Secret Sister scam which returns each holiday season. I first reported to you about this scam in 2015. It seems harmless enough when...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 27, 2020 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for January 19, 2020 I told you about the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) suing multi-level marketer “Success By Health” and its executives alleging that the company operated an illegal pyramid scheme. The United States Federal Court...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 7, 2020 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sent warning letters to ten multi-level marketing companies demanding they stop claiming that their products can treat or prevent the Coronavirus and stop making misleading claims about the amount of money people can earn by...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 5, 2020 | Scam of the day
Illegal pyramid schemes take many forms. Year after year since 2015 I have warned you about the Secret Sister Gift Exchange, which keeps reappearing each year around the holidays. It seems harmless enough when you see it come up in your email or on social media,...
