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Court Holds Terrason Spinks and Jet Processing Inc. Liable for $280 Million in Consumer Harm Caused by the IWorks Scheme
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Following a trial, a federal court has found Terrason Spinks and his company, Jet Processing Inc., liable for more than $280 million in consumer harm caused by the IWorks scheme. IWorks’ online...
Operator of Online Tax Preparation Service Agrees to Settle FTC Charges That it Violated Financial Privacy and Security Rules
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The operator of a Georgia-based online tax preparation service has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it violated federal rules on financial privacy and security. In its...
FTC Charges Debt Collection Operation Took Consumers’ Money for Phantom Debts
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged a North Carolina debt collection operation with using intimidation and deception to take money from consumers for debts they did not owe, or that the...
FTC Advice for Helping Hurricane Harvey Victims
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The Federal Trade Commission has information for people who want to help Hurricane Harvey victims, and for those who are dealing with and recovering from, its long-term effects. In addition to the...
FTC Announces Refund Process for Victims of Deceptive Tech Support Operation
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending email notices to people who are eligible for partial refunds from a tech support scheme. The operators agreed to pay $10 million to settle allegations that they...
FTC Presents Criminal Liaison Unit's Consumer Shield Award to U.S. Postal Inspection Service
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The Federal Trade Commission is honoring Inspector Clayton E. Gerber of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service with its Consumer Shield award. The Criminal Liaison Unit presents the award to recognize...
FTC Obtains Court Order Halting World Patent Marketing Invention Promotion Scheme
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has found that the FTC is likely to prevail in its case against World Patent Marketing, an invention-promotion scheme that allegedly deceived...
Three Dietary Supplement Marketers Settle FTC, Maine AG Charges
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The final three of nine defendants sued for deceptively marketing dietary supplements will settle charges the FTC and the State of Maine filed in February 2017. The agencies charged the defendants...
FTC Announces Agenda for Joint Conference on Protecting Military Consumers
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced the agenda for the upcoming Protecting Military Consumers: A Common Ground Conference, which will take place from 9:00 am to 1 pm on Sept. 7, 2017, at the...
FTC to Join CDC Twitter Chat on Healthy Contact Lens Wear and Care
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The Federal Trade Commission will participate in a Twitter chat hosted by the Centers for Disease Control. The chat will include tips about healthy contact lens wear and care habits. The FTC will also...
FTC Obtains Temporary Restraining Order Halting Work-at-Home Scheme
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court entered a temporary restraining order halting a deceptive work-at-home scheme. The defendants allegedly lured consumers into buying an online...
FTC Says Operators of Bogus Discount Clubs Took Tens of Millions of Dollars From Consumers’ Bank Accounts without Their Consent
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged a group of marketers with debiting more than $40 million from consumers’ bank accounts for membership in three online discount clubs they enrolled consumers in...
Uber Settles FTC Allegations that It Made Deceptive Privacy and Data Security Claims
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Note: A conference call for media with FTC Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen and Consumer Protection Acting Director Tom Pahl was held on August 15, 2017. FTC staff took questions from the media...
Telemarketer Fees to Access the FTC’s Do Not Call Registry to Rise Slightly in FY 2018
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced FY 2018 fees for telemarketers accessing phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. The annual fees will increase slightly from FY 2017, and are set...
FTC Permanently Halts Tech Support Scammer Who Falsely Claimed He Was Acting on Behalf of the Agency
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The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a default judgment and permanent injunction halting the activities of a Florida man who allegedly peddled unnecessary tech support services under the...
FTC Files Charges Against Independent Sales Organization and Sales Agents
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged 12 defendants with laundering millions of dollars in credit card charges through fraudulent merchant accounts. According to the complaint filed by the FTC, the...
FTC Charges Online Marketing Scheme with Deceiving Shoppers
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Click to view infographic about low-cost trial scams. The Federal Trade Commission has charged an online marketing operation with deceptively luring people into an expensive negative option scam using...
FTC Extends Public Comment Period on Zero-VOC Paint Claims Cases to September 11
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The Federal Trade Commission is extending the public comment period on four recently announced proposed settlements with companies that allegedly deceptively promoted paint products as emission-free...
FTC Escalates the Fight against Illegal Robocalls Using Consumer Complaints to Aid Industry Call-Blocking Solutions
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Every day American consumers report tens of thousands of illegal robocalls to the Federal Trade Commission, and now the FTC is helping put that information to work boosting industry efforts to stop...
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