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FTC Announces Hearings On Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that the agency will hold a series of public hearings on whether broad-based changes in the economy, evolving business practices, new technologies, or...
Operators of Get-Rich-With-Amazon Scheme Settle with the FTC
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The operators of a scheme that sold “secrets for making money on Amazon” are banned from marketing and selling business opportunities and business coaching services under a settlement with the Federal...
FTC, State and Federal Law Enforcement, and Better Business Bureau to Announce Major Initiative Targeting Fraud Against Small Businesses
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The Federal Trade Commission, jointly with the offices of eight state Attorneys General, the New York Division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, two U.S. Attorney’s Offices, and the Better...
FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection Staff Submits Comment on Internet of Things and Consumer Product Hazards
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In a comment to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) about potential safety issues associated with Internet-connected consumer products, staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of...
Defendants Settle Allegations They Deceived Consumers Through Get-Rich-Quick Scheme
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Operators of a get-rich-quick scheme have agreed to a permanent ban on marketing or selling certain types of software as part of settlements with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that the...
FTC Reaches Settlement with Defendant Related to Tech Support Scam
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A California man has agreed to pay more than $136,000 and to a permanent ban on offering tech support services as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that he...
FTC Releases Agenda for June Workshop on Cryptocurrency Scams
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The Federal Trade Commission has released its final agenda for a June 25 workshop in Chicago that will examine scams involving cryptocurrencies. Andrew Smith, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer...
FTC Returns Money to Consumers Deceived into Buying Business Coaching Program
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 3,633 checks totaling more than $969,000 to people who lost money to a deceptive telemarketing scheme that promoted business coaching services to people who...
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172 3077
Student Loan Debt Relief Scam Operators Agree to Settle FTC Charges
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The operators of a Los Angeles-based student loan debt relief scam have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they falsely claimed to be affiliated with the Department of Education...
FTC Action Halts MOBE, a Massive Internet Business Coaching Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged three individuals and nine businesses with bilking more than $125 million from thousands of consumers with a fraudulent business education program called MOBE...
Mortgage Relief Defendant Banned from Debt Relief Business in Settlement with FTC
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Benjamin R. Horton is banned from the debt relief business under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission for his role in a mortgage relief scheme that falsely promised financially distressed...
FTC Sues to Stop Two Operations Responsible for Making Billions of Illegal Robocalls
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Technology companies and owner knowingly facilitated neighbor-spoofed robocalls
Phantom Debt Collectors Settle FTC Charges of Deceiving Consumers
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A North Carolina debt collection operation, Lombardo, Daniels & Moss, and its principals, Dion Barron and Charles R. Montgomery III, will be banned from the debt collection business under settlements...
Operators of Student Loan Debt Relief Schemes Settle FTC Charges
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The defendants in two student loan debt relief cases have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission claims that they charged consumers illegal upfront fees and falsely promised to help reduce or...
FTC Gives Final Approval to Settlement with PayPal Related to Allegations Involving its Venmo Peer-to-Peer Payment Service
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The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a settlement with PayPal, Inc. over allegations that its Venmo peer-to-peer payment service misled consumers about their ability to transfer...
FTC Action Halts Deceptive Robocalls Aimed at Small Business Owners
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged a Florida-based scheme with deceiving small business owners by falsely claiming to represent Google, falsely threatening businesses with removal from Google...
FTC Announces Refund Claim Process for Consumers Who Bought the NutriMost Weight-Loss System in the Pittsburgh Area
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a refund claim process in its case against NutriMost. The Commission has posted a refund claim form online. Consumers who bought the NutriMost Ultimate Fat...
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