Direct Marketer Agrees to Pay $8 Million for Deceiving Consumers
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Company pitched snuggies and other products on TV, often billing consumers without their consent
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FTC Announces New Robocall Contests to Combat Illegal Automated Calls
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it is launching two new robocall contests challenging the public to develop a crowd-source honeypot and better analyze data from an existing honeypot...
FTC and Ten State Attorneys General Take Action Against Political Survey Robocallers Pitching Cruise Line Vacations to the Bahamas
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Settling defendants to pay more than $500,000 in penalties for billions of illegal robocalls
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National Consumer Protection Week 2015 Twitter Chat
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The FTC will host a Twitter chat on the topic of Imposter Scams, in conjunction with National Consumer Protection Week 2015 . Follow @FTC to track the conversation and tweet #NCPW2015 to join us/ask...
Scammers Banned from Telemarketing, Selling Weight-Loss Products
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The defendants in a scheme that charged Spanish-speaking consumers for unordered or defective products and made it costly or practically impossible for them to get their money back are banned from...
FTC Stops Automobile Shipment Broker from Misrepresenting Online Reviews
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AmeriFreight, an automobile shipment broker based in Peachtree City, Georgia, has agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that will halt the company’s allegedly deceptive practice of...
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Identity Theft Tops FTC’s Consumer Complaint Categories Again in 2014
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Identity theft topped the Federal Trade Commission’s national ranking of consumer complaints for the 15 th consecutive year, while the agency also recorded a large increase in the number of complaints...
FTC, Partners to Promote Education During 17th Annual National Consumer Protection Week March 1-7
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The Federal Trade Commission and 89 partners including nonprofit groups, businesses, and federal, state and local government agencies across the country will spotlight their efforts to protect...
FTC, New York Attorney General Crack Down on Abusive Debt Collectors
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The Federal Trade Commission, jointly with the New York State Office of the Attorney General, has filed complaints aimed at shutting down two particularly egregious and abusive debt collection...
FTC Sues to Stop Deceptive Debt Relief Operation
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The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint in federal district court, aiming to stop an operation that has targeted consumers with outstanding payday loans, saying they could help resolve...
FTC Cracks Down on Marketers of “Melanoma Detection” Apps
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Complaints allege marketers’ claims lack scientific support
FTC Charges Company, Owner with Deceptively Marketing Mosquito Repellent Wristbands
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged Lou Lentine and Viatek Consumer Products Group, Inc. (Viatek) with making deceptive, unsubstantiated claims for Mosquito Shield Bands. The complaint also...
FTC Sends Refund Checks Totaling More Than $464,000 to Consumers Who Lost Money Buying Deceptively Marketed ‘Fat Burning’, ‘Calorie Blocking’ Diet Pills
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 11,585 refund checks totaling more than $464,000 starting today to consumers who lost money buying dietary supplements deceptively marketed as “fat burning” and...
FTC Staff Provides Annual Report to CFPB on Equal Credit Opportunity Act Activities
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission have provided an annual report to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on the FTC’s activities related to the enforcement of the Equal Credit Opportunity...
FTC Approves Final Order in Texas Auto Dealer Deceptive Ad Case
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order involving deceptive advertising charges against a Dallas auto dealer , TXVT Limited Partnership (doing...
FTC Names Two New Defendants in Phony Debt Relief and Credit Repair Scheme
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Two new defendants have been named in a Federal Trade Commission case against a phony debt relief and credit repair scheme that allegedly deceived consumers about non-existent federal programs to pay...
FTC Obtains $9.5 Million Judgment Against Sweepstakes Promoter for Contempt
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A sweepstakes operator is permanently banned from direct mail marketing and is liable for a $9.5 million judgment under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission , which charged her with...
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