by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 25, 2022 | Scam of the day
Phony advertisements for non-existent jobs that lure people into either giving the scammer money or personal information that can be used for purposes of identity theft have been a common scam for many years, but particularly during the pandemic this scam has gotten...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 20, 2021 | Scam of the day
Working at home sounds very appealing particularly during these days of the Coronavirus pandemic. No commute and you get to work in your pajamas. During the Coronavirus pandemic many of us have worked from home and the idea of working from home is very attractive...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 25, 2021 | Scam of the day
Working at home sounds very appealing particularly during these days of the Coronavirus pandemic. No commute and you get to work in your pajamas. Recently, the FTC shut down a work at home scam being done by Moda Latina BZInc., Esther Virginia Fernandez Acquire and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 15, 2020 | Scam of the day
Working at home sounds very appealing. No commute and you get to work in your pajamas. What could be more convenient than that? In 2018 I told you that the FTC sued nine corporations and three individuals involved in the selling of business education products...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 24, 2020 | Scam of the day
Here is a column that I wrote for Fast Company magazine about the steps we all should be taking to safely work from home....