Commission Actions

A federal judge has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a default judgment against a software developer who helped scammers infect millions of computers with destructive and intrusive...

The Federal Trade Commission is cautioning consumers looking forward to rebate checks from the government that they may be targets of scammers out to steal their identity. The agency has issued an...

Willoughby Farr, the owner of three companies that billed more than $30 million in bogus collect call charges to millions of consumers throughout the country, has been banned from all billing on local...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced its decision to challenge the conduct by two Connecticut chiropractic associations and one of their attorneys to implement a collective refusal to deal...

A student loan company has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to provide reasonable and appropriate security for consumers’ sensitive personal information in violation of...

An X-rated Web operation that paid affiliates who used illegal e-mail to drive customers to its Web sites will pay a $413,000 civil penalty under a settlement reached with the FTC and the Department...

The Federal Trade Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice announcing the rules and guide that it will review in 2008 under its routine regulatory review process . As...

A group of business opportunity marketers who told consumers they could make substantial income processing medical claims from home have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they...

The Federal Trade Commission has launched the 10th annual National Consumer Protection Week, March 2 – 8, 2008, in collaboration with federal, state, and local agencies and national consumer advocacy...