Blog Posts in Telemarketing / Scams

Q. I had a "mediation" place i call me and said I did not pay a payday loan 10 years ago. I do not remember the loan. When I asked for some papers to prove that I owed the money the "mediator" said he ...

Holiday shoppers need to be aware of the dangers of deferred interest promotions on private brand credit cards. These promotions entice consumers with promises such as “no interest for 12 months” or ...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureau have issued warnings about fraudulent "free trial offers" for various products. The offers request credit/ debit card information, but claim ...

Have you answered a call on your cell phone, to find the "caller" is playing a prerecorded or computer-generated message -- e.g., "wait for the next available representative"? Have you received two or ...

There are an increasing number of scams in which someone calls the victim and demands immediate payment on some pretext, to be made in gift cards purchased at Best Buy, Walmart, etc. The victim is ...

Be careful using peer to peer payment applications such as CashApp, Venmo, and Zelle. They do not have the same legal protections against fraudulent transactions and failure to provide goods and ...