FTC Sues to Stop Two Operations Responsible for Making Billions of Illegal Robocalls
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Technology companies and owner knowingly facilitated neighbor-spoofed robocalls
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Phantom Debt Collectors Settle FTC Charges of Deceiving Consumers
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A North Carolina debt collection operation, Lombardo, Daniels & Moss, and its principals, Dion Barron and Charles R. Montgomery III, will be banned from the debt collection business under settlements...
Operators of Student Loan Debt Relief Schemes Settle FTC Charges
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The defendants in two student loan debt relief cases have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission claims that they charged consumers illegal upfront fees and falsely promised to help reduce or...
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FTC Enforcement Activities Related to Compliance With Regulation Z (Truth In Lending Act), Regulation M (Consumer Leasing Act), and Regulation E (Electronic Fund Transfer Act) During 2017: Report to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (May 2018)
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FTC Gives Final Approval to Settlement with PayPal Related to Allegations Involving its Venmo Peer-to-Peer Payment Service
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The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a settlement with PayPal, Inc. over allegations that its Venmo peer-to-peer payment service misled consumers about their ability to transfer...
PayPal, Inc., In the Matter of
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Administrative
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162 3102
FTC Action Halts Deceptive Robocalls Aimed at Small Business Owners
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged a Florida-based scheme with deceiving small business owners by falsely claiming to represent Google, falsely threatening businesses with removal from Google...
2BeUnstoppable, LLC (My Perfect Bones Dietary Supplement)
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Devin Willis fka Devin Domond, Former Chief of Staff for Advertising Practices
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FTC Announces Refund Claim Process for Consumers Who Bought the NutriMost Weight-Loss System in the Pittsburgh Area
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a refund claim process in its case against NutriMost. The Commission has posted a refund claim form online. Consumers who bought the NutriMost Ultimate Fat...
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: The Commission’s Work To Protect Consumers and Promote Competition, and Its Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations Request, Before the Subcommittee On Financial Services and General Government of the Committee
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Joseph J. Simons, Former Chairman
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FTC Testimony Highlights Agency's Work to Protect Consumers, Promote Competition
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In testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, the Federal Trade Commission described its work to protect consumers and promote competition...
May17
Fighting Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft in Arkansas
Join the Federal Trade Commission and the Arkansas Attorney General's Office for a free webinar about fighting consumer fraud and identity theft in Arkansas May 17 10:00 am - 11:00 am CT Learn about...
FTC Chairman Joe Simons Adds to Agency’s Leadership Team
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons has made four appointments to the agency’s senior leadership team. “I am delighted to appoint such a stellar group of leaders to continue the FTC’s work...
FTC Action Halts Deceptive Business Coaching Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged two Utah individuals and their telemarketing operation with deceptively claiming their business coaching services can help consumers start home-based...
Life & Health Research Group, LLC (Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator)
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Devin Willis fka Devin Domond, Former Chief of Staff for Advertising Practices
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FTC Settlement Will Ban Fraudulent Marketers from Invention Promotion Business
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Scott Cooper and his companies, World Patent Marketing Inc. and Desa Industries Inc., have agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that bans them from the invention promotion business...
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