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Advertising Firm Barred from Assisting in the Marketing and Sale of Weight-Loss Supplements Deceptively Pitched to Consumers

Date

February 6, 2018

Marketing Architects, Inc. (MAI), an advertising agency that created and disseminated allegedly deceptive radio ads for weight-loss products marketed by its client, Direct Alternatives, has agreed to...

Cases and Proceedings

Closing Letters

ADT LLC – Non-disparagement Provisions

Date

February 5, 2018

Matter Number

182 3039

Closing letter to Daniel S. Blynn, Counsel for ADT LLC (1.36 MB)

Press Release

Online Talent Search Company Settles FTC Allegations it Collected Children’s Information without Consent and Misled Consumers

Date

February 5, 2018

A web-based talent search company has agreed to pay $235,000 in civil penalties to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to obtain parental consent before collecting personal...

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Statement of Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen on the Release of the Staff Perspective, A Closer Look at the Military Consumer Financial Workshop

Date

February 2, 2018

Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner and Former Acting Chair

Statement of Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen On the Release of the Military Consumer Workshop Staff Perspective (137.4 KB)

A Closer Look At the Military Consumer Financial Workshop: The Federal Trade Co…

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A Closer Look At the Military Consumer Financial Workshop: The Federal Trade Commission Staff Perspective

Date

February 2, 2018

Text of the Commission Staff Perspective (75.43 KB)

Press Release

FTC Staff Perspective Examines Key Financial Issues That Affect Military Consumers

Date

February 2, 2018

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...

Press Release

FTC Warns Consumers About Online Dating Scams

Date

February 1, 2018

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

Event

Free Tax IDT Awareness Week Webinar: Protecting Sensitive Business and Customer Data: Practical Identity Safety Practices for Your Business

February 1, 2018 | 1:00PM

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

Event

Tax Identity Theft Awareness Twitter Chat

February 1, 2018 | 3:00PM

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...

Press Release

FTC Provides Comment to FCC Encouraging Providers of Call-Blocking Services to Take Steps to Avoid Blocking Wanted Calls

Date

January 31, 2018

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...

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment Before the Federal Communications Commission Regarding Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls

Date

January 31, 2018

Matter Number

P034412

Docket Number

FCC 17-151

FTC Staff Comment Before the Federal Communications Commission Regarding Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls (56.09 KB)

Jan31

Event

Tax Identity Theft Week Twitter Chat for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families

January 31, 2018 | 11:00AM

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...

Press Release

FTC to Provide Refunds to Victims of Tech Support Scam

Date

January 30, 2018

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

Event

Free Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week Webinar with the FTC, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, and others

January 30, 2018 | 2:30PM

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...

Press Release

Tech Support Operators Agree to Settle Charges by FTC and the State of Ohio

Date

January 29, 2018

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

Event

Free Webinar: Fighting Back Against Tax Identity Theft and IRS Imposter Scams

January 29, 2018 | 2:00PM

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...

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Concurring Statement of Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen

Date

January 25, 2018

Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner and Former Acting Chair

Matter Number

X120042

112 3128

Concurring Statement of Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen (13.98 KB)

Press Release

FTC Hosts Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week January 29-February 2

Date

January 25, 2018

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...

Press Release

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

Date

January 25, 2018

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...

Press Release

FTC Sending Refund Checks Totaling More Than $533,000 to Consumer Victims of Phony Mortgage Relief Scam

Date

January 24, 2018

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...

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