Showing posts with label FTC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FTC. Show all posts
Friday, May 22, 2015

DEFENDANTS IN "RACHEL ROBOCALLS" CASE FOUND BY COURT TO BE LIABLE FOR $1.7 MILLION

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FROM:  U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Court Finds Defendants in FTC’s Treasure Your Success “Rachel Robocalls” Case Liable for $1.7 Million ...
Tuesday, April 14, 2015

COURT ORDERS TEMPORARY HALT TO COMPANY COERCING PEOPLE TO PAY DEBTS THEY DON'T OWE

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FROM:  U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION FTC, Illinois Attorney General Halt Chicago Area Operation Charged With Illegally Pressuring Consumers...
Tuesday, March 10, 2015

FTC, DUTCH AGENCY SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON PRIVACY

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FROM:  U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION FTC Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Dutch Agency On Privacy Enforcement Cooperation The Feder...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

FTC TOUTS ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST ABUSIVE AND FRAUDULENT DEBT COLLECTORS

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FROM:  U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION  FTC Continues to Protect Consumers from Abusive, Fraudulent Debt Collectors Agency’s Activities over...
Friday, February 6, 2015

DEFENDANTS SETTLE FTC CHARGES OF REMOTELY DEBITING SENIORS' BANK ACCOUNTS

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FROM:  FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION   Two Defendants in Cross-Border Telemarketing Scheme Settle FTC Charges Scheme Used Remotely Created Che...
Tuesday, February 3, 2015

CFTC ORDERS MAN AND COMPANY TO PAY $9.6 MILLION FOR ROLES IN PRECIOUS METALS FRAUD

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FROM:  COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION  January 26, 2015 CFTC Orders Florida Resident Anthony Lauria and His Company Gold Coast Bulli...
Sunday, January 18, 2015

FTC ANNOUNCES $21 MILLION PAYOUT FROM ONLINE PAYDAY LENDING COMPANIES

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FROM:  U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION   Online Payday Lending Companies to Pay $21 Million to Settle Federal Trade Commission Charges that T...
Thursday, November 13, 2014

FTC APPROVES 2 FINAL ORDERS IN CASE INVOLVING CAFFEINE-INFUSED SHAPEWEAR UNDERGARMENTS

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FROM:  U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION  FTC Approves Final Orders Banning Two Companies From Making Unsubstantiated Slimming Claims for Shape...
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

DATING SERVICE WILL NO LONGER USE FAKE PROFILES

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FROM:  U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION  Online Dating Service Agrees to Stop Deceptive Use of Fake Profiles Note: Steve Baker, Director of ...
Tuesday, October 28, 2014

MARKETERS OF CREDIT/DEBIT CARD PROCESSING SERVICES SETTLE ALLEGED DECEPTION CLAIMS BY FTC

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FROM:  U.S. FEDERAL TRADE AND COMMISSION  Marketers Agree to Settle FTC Charges They Deceived Small Businesses Into Buying Credit/Debit C...
Monday, October 27, 2014

FTC APPROVES FINAL ORDER TO BAN 'FAT BURNER' PILL MARKETER FROM MAKING, SELLING WEIGHT-LOSS PRODUCTS

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FROM:  U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION  FTC Approves Final Orders Banning Marketer Behind ‘Fat Burner’ Diet Pills From Making or Selling We...
Sunday, October 26, 2014

COURT SHUTS DOWN TECH SUPPORT SCAMMERS WHO SOLD SOFTWARE AVAILABLE FOR FREE

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FROM:  FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION  At FTC’s Request, Court Shuts Down New York-Based Tech Support Scam Business At the request of the Fe...
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

EDUCATIONAL SERVICE COMPANY SETTLES CHARGES IT MADE UNSUPPORTED CLAIMS ABOUT PRODUCTS

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FROM:  U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION FTC Settlement Bars WordSmart from Deceiving Parents With Unsupported Claims About its Education Pro...
Sunday, October 12, 2014

FTC VIDEO: OPERATION EMPTY PROMISES: JOB AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY SCAMS

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Saturday, October 11, 2014

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION VIDEO: DEALING WITH DEBT COLLECTORS

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Sunday, October 5, 2014

COURT HALTS TELEMARKETERS WHO CLAIM TO BE WITH MEDICARE

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FROM:  U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION  FTC Halts Fake Medicare Scheme that Took Money from Seniors’ Bank Accounts At the Federal Trade ...
Friday, September 26, 2014

FTC TARGETS OVER 60 ADVERTISERS FOR NOT MAKING FULL DISCLOSURES IN TV ADS

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FROM:  U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION  Operation ‘Full Disclosure’ Targets More Than 60 National Advertisers FTC Initiative Aims to Impr...
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

FTC HALTS ABUSIVE DEBT COLLECTION COMPANY FROM THREATENING CUSTOMERS WITH ARREST

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FROM:  U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION  FTC Stops Abusive Debt Collection Operation That Threatened Consumers with Legal Action and Arrest ...
Friday, September 19, 2014

TWO COMPANIES SETTLE FTC CHARGES OF IMPROPERLY COLLECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION ON CHILDREN

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FROM:  U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION  Yelp, TinyCo Settle FTC Charges Their Apps Improperly Collected Children’s Personal Information O...
Monday, September 15, 2014

FTC HALTS PHONY HEALTH CARE 'DISCOUNT' SCHEMES AIDED AT SENIORS, SPANISH-SPEAKING CONSUMERS

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FROM:  U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION  FTC Stops Marketers of Phony Health Care ‘Discount’ Schemes Directed at Older Americans and Spanish...