by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 15, 2021 | Scam of the day
It was just a week ago in the Scam of the day for February 9th that I told you about the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settling charges it had brought against a student loan debt relief scammer A1 DocPrep. As a result of the settlement, the FTC received funds from...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 8, 2021 | Scam of the day
I have written many times over the last ten years about student loan scams because scammers have successfully targeted college students and their parents for a variety of scams related to these extensive loans. In October of 2017 the Federal Trade Commission, working...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 20, 2021 | Scam of the day
I have written many times over the last ten years about student loan scams because scammers have successfully targeted college students and their parents for a variety of scams related to these extensive loans. In October of 2017 the Federal Trade Commission, working...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 24, 2020 | Scam of the day
In October of 2017 the Federal Trade Commission, working with the Attorneys General of eleven states, launched what it cleverly calls, Operation Game of Loans to jointly target these various student loan scams. Some scammers promise dramatic reductions of debt of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 20, 2020 | Scam of the day
I have written often about phony student loan debt relief companies and with good reason. More than forty-two million Americans have student loans with an outstanding balance of more than 1.4 trillion dollars so it is no surprise that scammers are focusing their...