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National Consumer Protection Week

March 2, 2014 | 12:00AM - March 8, 2014 | 12:00AM

The Federal Trade Commission, in collaboration with 74 federal, state and local agencies, consumer groups, and national organizations, celebrates National Consumer Protection Week, beginning Sunday...

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Marketer Settles FTC Charges He Sent Millions of Deceptive, Unwanted Text Messages

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February 5, 2014

An affiliate marketer has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he was responsible for sending millions of unwanted text messages to consumers that deceptively promised “free” gift...

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FTC Sends Refund Checks Totaling nearly $6 Million to Consumers Who Bought Dietary Supplements

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December 20, 2013

An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission is mailing 316,716 checks averaging $18.74 each to consumers who purchased acai berry supplements, “colon cleansers,” and other products from...

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FTC Cracks Down on Senders of Spam Text Messages Promoting "Free" Gift Cards

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March 7, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on affiliate marketers that allegedly bombarded consumers with hundreds of millions of unwanted spam text messages in an effort to steer them towards...

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FTC to Announce Nationwide Crackdown on Text Message Scams

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March 6, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission will host a media availability Thursday, March 7 at 11:30 a.m. ET/10:30 a.m. CT at its Midwest Region Office in Chicago to announce a series of enforcement actions...

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FTC Permanently Stops Fake News Website Operator that Allegedly Deceived Consumers about Acai Berry Weight-Loss Products

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February 7, 2013

The marketers behind an online scheme that the Federal Trade Commission charged with deceptively using fake news websites to market acai berry supplements and other weight-loss products have agreed to...

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Internet Marketers of Acai Berry Weight-Loss Pills and "Colon Cleansers" to Pay $1.5 Million to Settle FTC Charges of Deceptive Advertising and Unfair Billing

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January 9, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission announced that an operation that marketed acai berry supplements, "colon cleansers," and other products using allegedly fraudulent free trial offers and phony endorsements...

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Court Orders Internet Marketers of Acai Berry Weight-Loss Pills and "Colon Cleansers" to Stop Deceptive Advertising and Unfair Billing Practices

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August 16, 2010

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has ordered the marketers of acai berry supplements, “colon cleansers,” and other products to temporarily halt an Internet sales...

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California Software Marketer to Pay $90,000 For Not Disclosing Terms of its Continuity Software Club

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May 23, 2002

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has reached a settlement with Micro Star Software, Inc., a Carlsbad, California, software marketing company, and its president, Stephen Benedict...

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Community Advocate Center: Listening to what consumers have to say

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March 3, 2021

Wondering what you can do to help protect consumers in your area? The FTC just launched an initiative aimed at partnering with legal aid organizations to expand outreach to lower-income members of the...

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National Consumer Protection Week

Marketer Settles FTC Charges He Sent Millions of Deceptive, Unwanted Text Messages

FTC Sends Refund Checks Totaling nearly $6 Million to Consumers Who Bought Dietary Supplements

FTC Cracks Down on Senders of Spam Text Messages Promoting "Free" Gift Cards

FTC to Announce Nationwide Crackdown on Text Message Scams

FTC Permanently Stops Fake News Website Operator that Allegedly Deceived Consumers about Acai Berry Weight-Loss Products

Internet Marketers of Acai Berry Weight-Loss Pills and "Colon Cleansers" to Pay $1.5 Million to Settle FTC Charges of Deceptive Advertising and Unfair Billing

Court Orders Internet Marketers of Acai Berry Weight-Loss Pills and "Colon Cleansers" to Stop Deceptive Advertising and Unfair Billing Practices

California Software Marketer to Pay $90,000 For Not Disclosing Terms of its Continuity Software Club

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