by admin | May 4, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
We have all experienced telephone calls where you pick up the phone and there is no one on the other end of the line. This is a scam, but how does it work and how are you harmed? With computers that can be programmed to make massive amounts of telephone calls,...
by admin | Sep 5, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I dare say that probably everyone reading this has gotten a call in which you pick up the phone with nothing but silence on the other end of the line. The cynics among us, including me, tend to believe that this must be part of a scam. Remember, as I always say,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 21, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Although it may seem like telemarketing fraud has been replaced as a source of scams and identity theft by computer-based fraud, according to the National Consumers League, more than 36% of all consumer complaints last year involved telemarketing scams and this figure...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 28, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Automated robocalls, such as those which we have all received from “Rachel from card services” that try to induce us to get a new credit card or any other service are a scam that has been with us for many years and despite the best efforts of the Federal...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 16, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Many of us have received automatic robocalls from either “Heather” or “Rachel” who says she is from card services and will obtain for you a lower interest on your credit card. Thousands of people fell for this scam. These kinds of automatic...
