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FTC Announces Hearings On Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that the agency will hold a series of public hearings on whether broad-based changes in the economy, evolving business practices, new technologies, or...
Operators of Get-Rich-With-Amazon Scheme Settle with the FTC
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The operators of a scheme that sold “secrets for making money on Amazon” are banned from marketing and selling business opportunities and business coaching services under a settlement with the Federal...
FTC, BBB, and Law Enforcement Partners Announce Results of Operation Main Street: Stopping Small Business Scams Law Enforcement and Education Initiative
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The FTC, BBB, and other agencies announced 24 actions involving defendants who allegedly perpetrated scams against small businesses.
FTC, State and Federal Law Enforcement, and Better Business Bureau to Announce Major Initiative Targeting Fraud Against Small Businesses
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The Federal Trade Commission, jointly with the offices of eight state Attorneys General, the New York Division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, two U.S. Attorney’s Offices, and the Better...
FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection Staff Submits Comment on Internet of Things and Consumer Product Hazards
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In a comment to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) about potential safety issues associated with Internet-connected consumer products, staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of...
That’s Natural, LLC (CBD Hemp Oil)
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By
Devin Willis fka Devin Domond, Former Chief of Staff for Advertising Practices
File
Text of the Letter
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Defendants Settle Allegations They Deceived Consumers Through Get-Rich-Quick Scheme
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Operators of a get-rich-quick scheme have agreed to a permanent ban on marketing or selling certain types of software as part of settlements with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that the...
FTC Reaches Settlement with Defendant Related to Tech Support Scam
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A California man has agreed to pay more than $136,000 and to a permanent ban on offering tech support services as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that he...
FTC Releases Agenda for June Workshop on Cryptocurrency Scams
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The Federal Trade Commission has released its final agenda for a June 25 workshop in Chicago that will examine scams involving cryptocurrencies. Andrew Smith, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer...
FTC Returns Money to Consumers Deceived into Buying Business Coaching Program
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 3,633 checks totaling more than $969,000 to people who lost money to a deceptive telemarketing scheme that promoted business coaching services to people who...
Genius Technologies, LLC
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
172 3110
X180025
Internet Teaching and Training Specialists, LLC
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
172 3077
Student Loan Debt Relief Scam Operators Agree to Settle FTC Charges
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The operators of a Los Angeles-based student loan debt relief scam have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they falsely claimed to be affiliated with the Department of Education...
FTC Action Halts MOBE, a Massive Internet Business Coaching Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged three individuals and nine businesses with bilking more than $125 million from thousands of consumers with a fraudulent business education program called MOBE...
M&T Financial Group (Student Debt Relief Group)
In June 2018, the operators of a Los Angeles-based student loan debt relief scam agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they falsely claimed to be affiliated with the Department of Education, charged consumers illegal upfront fees, and collected monthly fees they claimed would be credited toward consumers’ student loans. In February 2021, the FTC sent refunds totaling to people who lost money as a result of the scam.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
172 3065
X170051
Mortgage Relief Defendant Banned from Debt Relief Business in Settlement with FTC
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Benjamin R. Horton is banned from the debt relief business under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission for his role in a mortgage relief scheme that falsely promised financially distressed...
Jun06
Fighting Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft in Nevada
Join the Federal Trade Commission for a webinar to learn about the top scams reported in Nevada and get tips to help people in your community avoid scams, protect their identity and recover from...
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