by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 24, 2020 | Scam of the day
The 2020 presidential election is less than a year away, and the Democratic candidates as well as President Trump are actively fund raising. Scammers are taking advantage of the public’s interest in the presidential election to make robocalls in which they...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 1, 2020 | Scam of the day
Last week the Senate Aging Committee released its annual report in which it indicated that fraudulent phone calls where scammers pose as Social Security Administration employees asking for personal information were the number one phone scam last year. Phony calls...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 16, 2020 | Scam of the day
Over the years I have written numerous times about the problems presented by robocalls and with good reason. Automated robocalls which, for commercial purposes, are illegal, are the number one consumer complaint reported by the public to the Federal Trade Commission...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 3, 2020 | Scam of the day
Since it began in 2003, the National Do Not Call list has grown to include more than 239 million phone numbers. When you register your phone number with the Do Not Call list it becomes illegal for telemarketers to contact you by phone. The Do Not Call list does not...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 1, 2019 | Scam of the day
Over the years I have written numerous times about the problems presented by robocalls and with good reason. Automated robocalls which, for commercial purposes, are illegal, are the number one consumer complaint reported by the public to the Federal Trade Commission...
