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Federal Trade Commission Annual Report 2011: Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
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Nonprofit Management LLC, also d/b/a Tested Green, et al., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
102 3064
Report
Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book for January - December 2010
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Sentinel CY-2010
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USA Financial, LLC, American Financial Card, Inc., formerly known as Capitol Financial Inc., et al.
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Federal
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FTC Matter/File Number
072-3010
FTC Asks Court to Shut Down Text Messaging Spammer
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The Federal Trade Commission asked a federal judge to shut down an operation that allegedly blasted consumers with millions of illegal spam text messages, including many messages that deceptively...
FTC Submits Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request and Performance Plans to Congress
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The Federal Trade Commission submitted its Fiscal Year 2012 budget request to Congress, including an FY 2012 Budget Overview Statement, and FY 2011 and FY 2012 Performance Plans that are required...
FTC Recovers More Than $3 Million from Operators of DVD Vending Machine Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission has recovered more than $3 million that will be refunded to investors who were duped in an alleged scam that promoted video rental machines as a business opportunity. The...
FTC Sends Refund Claim Forms to Nearly 12,000 Victims of Auto Warranty Robocaller
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An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission began mailing claim forms today to 11,780 people defrauded by illegal auto “warranty” robocalls made by Voice Touch, Inc., and its related...
FTC Adds Further Factual Details to Complaint in Case Against Lights of America, Inc.
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The Federal Trade Commission has added further factual details to its complaint against a company that allegedly misled consumers by exaggerating the light output and life expectancy of its Light...
FTC Offers Tips on Wise Use of Wi-Fi Networks
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The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, today released tips to help people protect their personal information while they use public wireless networks – Wi-Fi hotspots in...
Business Opportunity Con Artist Surrenders Million-Dollar Las Vegas Home, Gives Up Appeal in FTC Contempt Case
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After trying for years to keep assets he acquired while deceiving consumers with false promotions and bogus business opportunity pitches, a repeat offender has agreed to turn over his Las Vegas home...
Neiswonger, Richard C., individually, d/b/a "Marketing Systems," et al.
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Federal
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FTC Matter/File Number
962 3134
X970012
Canadian Telemarketer Previously Sued by FTC Gets Nine-Year Prison Sentence in Subsequent Criminal Case Filed by U.S. Attorney
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A federal judge has imposed a nine-year prison sentence on a Canada-based con artist who was charged by the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California with defrauding elderly consumers using...
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges That Dannon Made Deceptive Claims for Activia Yogurt and DanActive Dairy Drink
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission finalized the Order settling charges that The Dannon Company, Inc. exaggerated the health benefits of its Activia yogurt and DanActive...
FTC Offers Businesses Tips for Dealing with Medical Identity Theft
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The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, has information for health care providers and insurers about how to help patients minimize the risk of medical identity theft and...
Credit Report Resellers Settle FTC Charges; Security Failures Allowed Hackers to Access Consumers' Personal Information
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As part of the Federal Trade Commission’s ongoing campaign to protect consumers’ personal information, three companies whose business is reselling consumers’ credit reports have agreed to settle FTC...
FTC Offers Consumer Tips for Valentine's Day
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For consumers who are searching for love or already in a relationship, the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, has information that may be particularly handy around...
Immigration Scam Shut Down by FTC
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has shut down an operation that allegedly posed as the U.S. government, then duped consumers into paying fees ranging from $200 to $2...
Operator of Deceptive "Scareware" Scheme Will Pay More than $8 Million to Settle FTC Charges
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An operator of an online “scareware” scheme will pay more than $8 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he used deceptive ads to trick consumers into thinking their computers were...
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