Category Archives: Scam
- Bogus U.S. Embassy Email Asks for Money – Scam Alert
A reader sent in the email below that claims to be from a U.S. Ambassador. I wanted to use it to point out a number of warning signs. Starting from the top: The email address this is sent from is not a government address. The reply to address is not a government address. The flag [...]
- Debt Collectors Halted From Collecting Debts Consumers Don’t Owe
Consumers Were Subjected to Collection Efforts for Magazine Subscription Debts They Did Not Owe, FTC Alleges Defendants in a debt collection operation that allegedly sought payment for bogus magazine subscription debts have settled with the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC alleged in its complaint that the defendants knew, or should have known, that some of [...]
- Executives at Debt Collection Agency Face Jail Time In Attempt to Defraud Bank. Face Jail Time.
The Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut David B. Fein today announced that Richard Pinto, 68, of Wellington, Fla., and Peter Pinto, 37, of East Quogue, N.Y., each pleaded guilty late Friday, May 11, before United States District Judge [...]
- James Dimon, CEO – JPMorgan Chase Scam Email Alert
An email is being sent out to consumers purporting to be from James Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase Bank. The email asks consumer to send $200 in order to receive $5 million dollars. It is a scam email. Don’t fall for it. The email says: From: “Mr. James Dimon CEO” Date: May 10, 2012 [...]
- Bxsy.biz Best Buy Giftcard Spam Text – Scam Alert
The following information appears as a scam warning for consumers to avoid. I received the following spam text message. As you will see this message can lead to possible identity theft and a financial impact. Warn others not to respond to it. This spam text message is interesting in that it instructs recipients to text [...]
- Billing Services Group Allegedly Made It Possible For Unauthorized Charges to Be Placed on Cell Phone Bills
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking a civil contempt ruling against the nation’s largest third-party billing company, alleging that it placed more than $70 million in bogus “cramming” charges on consumers’ phone bills in violation of a previous court order. The FTC is asking a federal court to make the company pay more than $52.6 [...]
- Western Union Payment Office – Email Scam Alert
The following information appears as a scam warning for consumers to avoid. The following message is being sent to consumers. The email attempts to spoof an official Western Union communication. It is a scam. From: Western Union Payment Office Subject: Attention; Esteemed Customer, Reply-To: [email protected] Attention; Esteemed Customer, Greetings from Western Union®Money Transfer Agent Location, [...]
- Avoid $100 Rewards Certificate Text – Scam Alert
The following information appears as a scam warning for consumers to avoid. A loyal reader sent in a tip about a spam text message that is going out. The message as you can see below is short on details and dubious. I’ve covered other similar messages in the past. The more troubling aspect of this [...]
- National Lottery UK Email – Scam Alert
The following information appears as a scam warning for consumers to avoid. The email below is going out in an effort to extract advanced fees from unsuspecting consumers who falsely believe they have won a lottery. It is a scam. From: National Lottery uk Subject: Congratulations!! Reply-To: National Lottery uk Tuesday 10th April, 2012 Saturday, [...]
- Michael Smith, The Fund Manager of Fidelity Investment International – Scam Alert
The following information appears as a scam warning for consumers to avoid. The following email below is being sent to consumers in an effort to obtain money from them. The email is a fraud. I contacted the company and Peter Yandle, a spokesperson for Fidelity Worldwide Investments said, “Thank you for forwarding to me the [...]
- ATM DEBIT Cash Card Payment Notification – Scam Alert
The following information appears as a scam warning for consumers to avoid. The following email is circulating and you should not respond to it. Warn others as well. It is an effort to get your personal information or require you to pay money. From: “Dr.Andrew Christian” To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: Your Immediate ATM DEBIT Cash Card [...]
- Watch Out for the British Telecom BT Telephone Debt Collections Scam
Dealing with British Telecom isn’t the easiest company in the UK to deal with, trust me, I know. It’s the only company I’ve ever called for technical support that asked me if I had a ladder to get up on the roof. So, it’s not surprising that people have come up with a scam that [...]
- Saen Higgins Alleged Wealth Without Risk Related Companies Nailed By FTC
Not long ago I wrote about a relationship between the current Saen Higgins Wealth Without Risk infomercials and a possible tie between Higgins and one of the companies named in the FTC announcement below. You can read my previous article that shows the connection between entities named after Higgins and Family Products, Are Wealth Without [...]
- Avoid Free-BestBuy.com Spam Text Message
Readers are reporting to me a new spam message out today that promotes a new site free-bestbuy.com. This spam message is designed to look like a message from BestBuy.com. It’s not. Most likely people that respond will be charged for a text message, Just as people have reported being charged $9.99 a month after receiving [...]
- Fake CNBC Site Fools Consumers Into Giving Up Information for Breakout Incomes
A reader sent me in a website to look at It looks like the fake news sites are back up and running in an effort to fool consumers into giving up personal information for yet another sales pitch. This time the site is a total CNBC fake scam site. The site looks legit enough but [...]