by admin | May 26, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
A federal court in Florida has ordered Universal Processing Services, telemarketer Hal Smith and his company HES Merchant Services to pay $1,734,972 to the Federal Trade Commission, which the FTC will then refund to defrauded consumers who were scammed by robocalls...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 9, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Spoofing is a funny sounding word, but there is nothing funny about spoofing, which is the name for the scam tactic used by scammers by which they are able to fool your caller ID such that when you receive a call, it appears to come from a legitimate company,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 31, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Reports are coming out of another round of robocall scams in which people are receiving automated robocalls that purport to be coming from your bank or credit card company. Using various excuses, such as the need to verify your information for security purposes, you...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 22, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently there have been a number of reports from around the country of people (including my nephew) receiving robocalls from scammers posing as law enforcement agencies, such as the FBI informing the intended victim that there is a warrant for his or her arrest. One...
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...
