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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...
Verizon Communications, Inc. (FiOS Internet Service)
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Devin Willis fka Devin Domond, Former Chief of Staff for Advertising Practices
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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...
Public Statement
Blog Post: Congress should crack down on predatory ‘pyramid schemes,’ not look away
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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...
FTC Approves Modifications to TRUSTe’s COPPA Safe Harbor Program
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The Federal Trade Commission has approved TRUSTe’s proposed modifications to its safe harbor program under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule. The FTC’s COPPA Rule requires, among other...
Aqua Health Labs, Inc. (PhytOriginal dietary supplements)
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Devin Willis fka Devin Domond, Former Chief of Staff for Advertising Practices
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FTC, State, and Local Partners Announce Joint Conference on Protecting Military Consumers
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The Federal Trade Commission, state, and local authorities will convene a conference in Los Angeles on Sept. 7, 2017 to help educate military consumers and train military attorneys, law enforcement...
FTC Announces Winner of its Internet of Things Home Device Security Contest
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The Federal Trade Commission announced that a mobile app developed by a New Hampshire software developer was awarded the top prize in the agency’s competition seeking tools to help consumers protect...
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