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FTC Staff Perspective Examines Key Financial Issues That Affect Military Consumers
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A new Staff Perspective, a paper by the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, examines financial issues that can affect military consumers, including servicemembers, veterans, and...
FTC Warns Consumers About Online Dating Scams
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Download entire graphic at high resolution If an online love interest asks you for money, it’s probably a scam. The Federal Trade Commission receives thousands of reports each year about romance...
Feb01
Free Tax IDT Awareness Week Webinar: Protecting Sensitive Business and Customer Data: Practical Identity Safety Practices for Your Business
The FTC and the IRS host a free Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week webinar for small businesses on Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. EST (12 p.m. Central; 11 a.m. Mountain; 10 a.m. Pacific; 9 a.m. Alaska; 8 a.m. Hawaii...
Feb01
Tax Identity Theft Awareness Twitter Chat
The FTC and the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) will co-host a Twitter chat on February 1, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. EST about protecting yourself against tax-related identity theft. Join the...
FTC Provides Comment to FCC Encouraging Providers of Call-Blocking Services to Take Steps to Avoid Blocking Wanted Calls
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In a comment provided to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), staff of the Federal Trade Commission responded to the FCC’s request for input on potential mechanisms to address erroneously...
FTC Staff Comment Before the Federal Communications Commission Regarding Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls
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Matter Number
P034412
Docket Number
FCC 17-151
Jan31
Tax Identity Theft Week Twitter Chat for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families
The FTC and the Department of Veterans Affairs co-host a Twitter chat on January 31 at 11 a.m. EST, with a focus on service members, veterans, and their families. Learn how to minimize your risk of...
FTC to Provide Refunds to Victims of Tech Support Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing refund checks totaling more than $668,000 to victims of a tech support scam that claimed to be associated with major tech companies to trick people into buying...
Jan30
Free Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week Webinar with the FTC, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, and others
The FTC, AARP Fraud Watch Network, the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program, and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration co-host a webinar on January 30 at 2:30 p.m. EST. Learn how tax...
Tech Support Operators Agree to Settle Charges by FTC and the State of Ohio
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The operators of a computer tech support scam are permanently banned from the tech support business as part of a settlement to resolve charges by the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Ohio...
Jan29
Free Webinar: Fighting Back Against Tax Identity Theft and IRS Imposter Scams
The FTC and the Identity Theft Resource Center co-host a webinar for consumers on January 29, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Learn about tax-related identity theft and IRS imposter scams, their impact, how to...
Concurring Statement of Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen
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By
Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner and Former Acting Chair
Matter Number
X120042
112 3128
File
FTC Hosts Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week January 29-February 2
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The Federal Trade Commission will mark Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week, January 29-February 2, with a series of free events to help consumers and businesses reduce their chances of becoming victims...
Marketer That Deceptively Advertised Bed Bug Treatment Admits Violating FTC Order; Will Be Barred from Bed Bug Product Sales and Pay $224,356 for Consumer Refunds
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Chemical Free Solutions LLC (CFS), the seller of Cedarcide Original, a line of cedar oil-based products deceptively marketed as effective at stopping and preventing bed bug infestations, has settled...
FTC Sending Refund Checks Totaling More Than $533,000 to Consumer Victims of Phony Mortgage Relief Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 862 refund checks totaling more than $533,000 to consumers deceived by a phony mortgage relief scheme allegedly perpetrated by a company called A to Z Marketing...
FTC, FDA Warn Companies about Marketing and Selling Opioid Cessation Products
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The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today posted warning letters to 11 marketers and distributors of opioid cessation products for illegally marketing products...
FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Cowboy Toyota Deceptive Advertising Case
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling deceptive advertising charges against Cowboy AG, LLC, a Dallas, Texas, company doing...
Cowboy AG LLC, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
172 3009
A to Z Marketing, Inc., also d/b/a Client Services; Apex Members, LLC, also d/b/a Apex Solutions, also d/b/a MacArthur Financial Group, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
122 3074
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