Lookout Services, Inc., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
102 3076
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Ceridian Corporation, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
102 3160
FTC Materials Will Help Shoppers Understand New Light Bulb Labels Coming in 2012
Date
The Federal Trade Commission is making two new resources available to consumers to help them shop for light bulbs in a market with increasingly more efficient options, including compact fluorescent...
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Firm Used Misleading Online Reviews
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission finalized the Order settling charges that Legacy Learning Systems Inc. and its owner, Lester Gabriel Smith, deceptively advertised the...
FTC Staff Extends Deadline for Public Comments on Businesses Education Publication About Online Disclosures
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission will extend the public comment period for Dot Com Disclosures: Information About Online Advertising, the business education publication that discusses how...
Legacy Learning Systems, Inc., et al., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
102 3055
FTC Settlement Bans Online U.S. Electronics Retailer from Deceiving Consumers with Foreign Website Names
Date
The Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement putting a stop to the deceptive tactics of a California Internet marketer that allegedly tricked British consumers into believing it was based in the...
FTC Combats Immigration Services Scams
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has shut down an operation in Baltimore, Maryland for allegedly misrepresenting that it was authorized to provide immigration services...
Federal Agencies Combat Immigration Services Scams
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. government will unveil a national initiative to combat immigration services scams on June 9 at 1 p.m. The Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Justice (DOJ) and the Federal...
FTC, Department of Justice to Host Forum on Child Identity Theft
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The FTC and the Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime will host “ Stolen Futures: A Forum on Child Identity Theft,” on July 12, 2011. The forum will be held at the FTC Conference...
Court Halts Bogus Prepaid Calling Card Claims; FTC Alleges Cards Failed to Deliver the Advertised Minutes
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has ordered a temporary halt to the deceptive advertising claims used to promote prepaid phone cards marketed by Millennium...
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Oreck Corporation Made False and Unproven Claims That Its Ultraviolet Vacuum and Air Cleaner Can Prevent Illness
Date
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission finalized the Order settling charges that Oreck Corporation made false and unproven claims that two of its appliances can reduce the...
FTC Charges Promissory Note Pitchman With Deceiving Consumers
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged Russell Dalbey, the CEO and founder of the company behind the “wealth-building” program “Winning in the Cash Flow Business,” with defrauding consumers, in some...
FTC Offers Tips to Stretch Your Gas Dollars
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The Federal Trade Commission is offering tips to help consumers save money at the pump and get better gas mileage. At the Pump Check your owner’s manual for the right octane level for your car...
FTC Settlements Put Debt Relief Operations Out of Business
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The FTC has settled two actions that charged marketers with deceptively claiming they could reduce consumers’ credit card interest rates. Both operations allegedly made deceptive telemarketing calls...
FTC Seeks Input for Revising Its Guidance to Businesses About Disclosures in Online Advertising
Date
The staff of the Federal Trade Commission is updating “Dot Com Disclosures: Information About Online Advertising,” the guidance document that advises businesses how federal advertising law applies to...
FTC Stops Marketers in Nationwide Free VacationPrize Scam Targeting Spanish-Speaking Consumers
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The Federal Trade Commission, as part of its Hispanic Law Enforcement Initiative, has filed two court actions against five companies and their owners for allegedly tricking consumers into paying fees...
Online Marketers of Bogus "$10,000 Credit Line" Ordered to Pay $3.7 Million, Cited for Contempt
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal district court judge ordered a deceptive marketing operation to pay more than $3.7 million as part of a contempt action for violating a 2008...
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