Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra Regarding Dark Patterns in the Matter of Age of Learning, Inc.
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Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner
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FTC Seeks to Add Real Estate Investment Celebrities Dean Graziosi and Scott Yancey as Defendants in Real Estate Training Case
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking to name celebrity real estate investment promoters Dean Graziosi and Scott Yancey as defendants in a case for their roles in a massive real estate training...
FTC Announces that its September Data Portability Workshop will be Held Online
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The Federal Trade Commission announced that the September 22, 2020, workshop examining the potential benefits and challenges to consumers and competition raised by data portability will be held online...
Most Telemarketer Fees to Access the FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry to Increase in FY 2021
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced FY 2021 fees for telemarketers accessing phone numbers on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry. Most of the annual fees will increase slightly from FY...
FTC Seeks Comment on Changes, Effectiveness of Five FCRA Rules
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment on proposed changes that would bring several rules implementing parts of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) in line with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street...
FTC and State of Wisconsin Warn Hearing Aid Sellers About Deceptive Stimulus Payment Claims
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The Federal Trade Commission and the state of Wisconsin have sent warning letters to a company that placed newspaper advertisements and social media posts suggesting it could provide government...
FTC Sends Refund Checks Totaling More Than $700,000 to Small Business Owners Defrauded by Deceptive Robocalls
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing refunds totaling more than $700,000 to small business owners who were deceived by a robocall scheme. According to the FTC, the defendants, operating as...
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Staff Perspective Paper on Loot Box Workshop
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FTC Staff Issue Perspective Paper on Video Game Loot Boxes Workshop
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Staff of the Federal Trade Commission issued a paper detailing key takeaways from the agency’s August 2019 “Inside the Game” workshop , which e xamined consumer protection issues related to video game...
FTC Sends Letters Warning 20 More Marketers to Stop Making Unsupported COVID-19 Treatment
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The Federal Trade Commission announced it has sent letters warning 20 more marketers nationwide to stop making unsubstantiated claims that their products and therapies can prevent or treat COVID-19...
Nov10
Reviewing the Franchise Rule: An FTC Workshop
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The Federal Trade Commission will host an online public workshop on Nov. 10, 2020 to explore a number of issues related to the FTC’s Franchise Rule, and the comments received in response to the FTC’s...
FTC Adds Charges Against Auto Marketer For Deceptive “Prize” Mailers
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued an administrative complaint against a marketer, Traffic Jam Events, LLC, and its owner, David J. Jeansonne II, charging multiple counts of deceptive conduct...
FTC Sends Refunds Totaling More Than $9.1 Million to Customers Defrauded by Deceptively Marketed “Amazing Wealth System”
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing checks and sending PayPal payments totaling more than $9.1 million to customers who paid for an “Amazing Wealth System” workshop. According to the lawsuit...
AWS, LLC, et al. (FBA Stores)
The marketer of a scheme to make money on Amazon, and his companies, are banned from marketing and selling business opportunities and business coaching services under a settlement with the FTC. The settlement order against Jeffrey A. Gomez (aka Jeffrey Adams), Adams Consulting LLC, and Global Marketing Services L.L.C. also requires them to surrender funds and assets for consumer redress. In August 2020, the FTC returned more than $9.1 million to consumers defrauded through the scheme.
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172 3149
FTC Testifies At an Oversight Hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee
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The Federal Trade Commission testified today at an oversight hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation about the agency’s work to protect consumers and promote...
FTC Acts Against Online Sellers That Falsely Promised Fast Delivery of Facemasks and Other Personal Protective Equipment
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The Federal Trade Commission filed suit against three online merchandisers for failing to deliver on promises that they could quickly ship products like face masks, sanitizer, and other personal...
FTC Alleges Merchant Cash Advance Provider Overcharged Small Businesses Millions
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A leading provider of merchant cash advances used deception to lure small business customers, then regularly withdrew money from their accounts without consent even after the customers had repaid the...
FTC Sues California Marketer of $23,000 COVID-19 “Treatment” Plan
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The Federal Trade Commission charged a California-based company called Golden Sunrise Nutraceutical, Inc. with deceptively advertising a $23,000 treatment plan as a scientifically proven way to treat...
FTC Announces Staff Reports on Car Buying and Financing Experience, Results of Auto Buyers Study
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Two new staff reports from the Federal Trade Commission highlight some of the challenges and confusion consumers can face in buying and financing a car, particularly relating to charges for add-on...
FTC Acts to Stop Deceptive Insulation and Energy-Savings Claims
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The Federal Trade Commission sued four companies that sell paint products used to coat buildings and homes, alleging that they deceived consumers about their products’ insulation and energy-savings...
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