Curated Content: Consumer Rights

We’re here to inform and empower. Our team is dedicated to protecting consumers from predatory practices, fraud, and deceit.
Each article in this category is crafted to give you the knowledge and confidence to stand up against unfair treatment and safeguard your rights.
Your purchases and financial security matter. Explore our Consumer Rights blog, arm yourself with the facts, and take the steps needed to hold companies accountable. At Todd M. Friedman, P.C., we’re here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can demand fairness and fight for justice.

FTC Investigates Instant Response Systems For Falsely Trying To Collect Money From Elderly Consumers

The FTC is alleging that Instant Response Systems of Brooklyn New York used  deception, threats, and intimidation to  bully elderly consumers to pay for  medical alert ...

Cracking Down On Spam Text Messages

The Federal Trade Commission, (FTC)  has filed 8 complaints against nearly 30  defendants just this week alone for sending spam text messages to consumers. According to ...

How To Spot A Debt Collector Who Is Violating The Law

Federal and State Laws have been put in place to protect consumers from debt collection abuse.  It does not make a difference whether you are behind in ...

Wells Fargo Sued For Spam Text Messages

While Wells Fargo does offer a free service to its customers known as “text banking” in which customers are able to receive account information via ...

Spotting a Telemarketing Scam

Usually, telemarketing scam artists won’t give you time to think about their pitch, out of fear that if they give you time you will figure out that they are not ...

Vishing and Smishing – the new phone scams…

Vishers (Scammers) will pose as a local bank or other legitimate business that consumers find trustworthy in order to con them into providing their personal information. ...