Federal Register Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request (Franchise Rule)
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Affiliate Marketers to Pay More Than $4 Million to Settle Charges that They Promoted a Fraudulent Business Coaching and Investment Scheme
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A group of affiliate marketers who lured consumers into a business coaching and investment scheme known as My Online Business Education (MOBE) will surrender millions of dollars in assets to settle...
Michael A. Giannulis
A group of affiliate marketers who lured consumers into a business coaching and investment scheme known as My Online Business Education (MOBE) will surrender millions of dollars in assets to settle Federal Trade Commission charges.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
192 3089
Case Status
Pending
FTC Obtains Temporary Restraining Order Against Alleged Investor Training Scheme Online Trading Academy
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A federal court has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request to temporarily halt the alleged illegal practices of Online Trading Academy (OTA). The FTC’s complaint against OTA, Eyal Shachar...
Defendants Responsible for International Business Coaching Operation to Pay More Than $17 Million in FTC Settlements
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The key perpetrators of a massive international business coaching scheme known as My Online Business Education (MOBE) have agreed to pay more than $17 million as part of settlements with the Federal...
FTC Sues Online Trading Academy for Running an Investment Training Scheme
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UPDATE: The FTC has obtained a preliminary injunction in this case. For more information, please read the most recent press release. The Federal Trade Commission has sued the California-based...
FTC Acts to Shut Down ‘Success by Health’ Instant Coffee Pyramid Scheme
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A federal court granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request to temporarily shut down an alleged pyramid scheme known as “Success By Health,” and to freeze the assets of the company and its...
FTC Acts to Shut Down Companies Operating Real Estate Seminar Scheme
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UPDATE: A stipulated preliminary injunction has been entered in this case. The Federal Trade Commission and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection sued Nudge, LLC and affiliated companies, alleging...
FTC Returns More Than $2 Million to Victims of Business Coaching Scheme
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The FTC will be mailing refund checks totaling more than $2 million to people who lost money to a Utah-based business coaching scheme that operated under the names Coaching Department and Apply...
Vemma Nutrition Company
The FTC will be mailing refund checks totaling more than $2.2 million to people who lost money to an alleged pyramid scheme operated by Vemma Nutrition Company.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
142 3230
X150057
Commerce Planet, Inc., a corporation, et al.
The FTC is mailing 53,595 refund checks totaling $748,070 to consumers nationwide who signed up for an online auction kit that was supposed to be free, but wasn’t. The kit actually cost consumers up to $59.95 per month if they failed to cancel a trial membership in a business opportunity program called Online Supplier.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
072 3129
Vision Solution Marketing LLC, et al.
The Federal Trade Commission mailed 1,177 checks totaling more than $380,000 to people who paid for purported business coaching services that were marketed as a way to help them earn thousands of dollars a month.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
172 3015
X180030
FTC Returns More than $1 Million to Victims of Bobby J. Robinson’s Work-at-Home Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing checks totaling nearly $1.1 million to 87,256 consumers who paid for work-at-home opportunities based on the allegedly deceptive advertising practices of Bob...
Bob Robinson, LLC
The Federal Trade Commission mailed checks totaling nearly $1.1 million to 87,256 consumers who paid for work-at-home opportunities based on the allegedly deceptive advertising practices of Bob Robinson, LLC and other related defendants. The defendants operated under various brand names, including Work At Home EDU, Work At Home Program, Work At Home Ecademy, Work At Home University, Work At Home Revenue, and Work at Home Institute.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
162 3195
X170050
Fat Giraffe Marketing Group LLC
The defendants in an alleged work-from-home business opportunity scam are banned from selling any business coaching service or business opportunity under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
192 3009
Federal Register Notice
16 CFR Part 436: Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising Rule (Franchise Rule)
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FTC Seeks Public Comment as Part of its Review of the Franchise Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on whether to make changes to its Rule known as Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising (“Franchise Rule”) as part of its...
Marketer of a Get-Rich-With-Amazon Scheme Settles with the FTC
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The marketer of a scheme to make money on Amazon, and his companies, are banned from marketing and selling business opportunities and business coaching services under a settlement with the Federal...
FTC and State of Minnesota Halt Sellers Playbook’s Get Rich Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Minnesota have charged Minnesota-based Sellers Playbook with running a large business opportunity scheme. A federal court temporarily halted the operation...
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