by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 18, 2024 | Scam of the day
In 2022 I first told you that the FTC filed a lawsuit against American Vehicle Protection Corporation (AVP) accusing it of scamming people with phony, expensive extended car warranties. American Vehicle Protection Corporation (AVP) lied to consumers, telling them...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 2, 2020 | Scam of the day
Recently, Erica H. MacDonald, the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota announced indictments against sixty people alleged to be operating a nationwide fraudulent telemarketing scheme that focused on scamming senior citizens and defrauded them out of more than 300 million...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 7, 2019 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in conjunction with the Attorney General of Ohio has initiated legal action against Medera Merchant Services, LLC and B&P Enterprises alleging that these companies generated and processed Remotely Created Payment Orders (RCPOs)...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 15, 2019 | Scam of the day
Since it began in 2003, the National Do Not Call list has grown to include more than 235 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 admin | Jan 25, 2018 | Scam of the day
Scammers are calling satellite broadcast company DirecTV subscribers, posing as DirecTV employees and attempting to lure the customers into signing up for money saving new service packages. Through a technique called “spoofing” the scammers are able to...
