National Business Consultants
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
882 3249
X890024
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FTC Sending Refund Checks Totaling Nearly $940,000 to Consumers Who Lost Money in Fraudulent Business Opportunity Scheme
Date
The consumers lost money after paying performance deposits to become business or sales consultants to National Business Consultants, Inc. and its owner.
FTC Halts Advance Fee Recovery Scheme Targeting Victims of Timeshare Resale and Investment Scams
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The defendants in a federal court action brought by the FTC have agreed to stop operating an advance fee recovery scheme for the duration of the on-going litigation. The FTC seeks to permanently stop...
FTC Action Results in Court Order Requiring Work-At-Home Scammers to Pay More Than $25 Million for Consumer Refunds
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A federal district judge has ordered a business opportunity company and its president to pay more than $25 million in refunds to consumers who were conned with bogus claims that they could earn...
Zaken Group, The, also d/b/a The Zaken Corporation, QuickSell, and QuikSell and Tiran Zaken
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
122 3293
FTC Sends More Than $4.4 Million in Refunds to Consumers Harmed by Business Coaching Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing more than $4.4 million in refund checks to 2,004 consumers harmed by the Ivy Capital business “coaching” scheme , which falsely claimed that it would help them...
Defendant Behind ‘Six Figure Program’ Work-at-Home Scheme Settles FTC Charges
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The final defendant charged by the Federal Trade Commission in a business opportunity scheme that he falsely claimed would enable consumers to earn a significant income by affiliate marketing with...
Defendants Who Allegedly Took Millions from Consumers Trying to Launch Or Succeed in Home-Based Businesses Settle FTC Charges
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The Federal Trade Commission halted the allegedly deceptive practices of two schemes that targeted consumers hoping to succeed through home-based businesses. The defendants behind both operations have...
FTC Settlement Bans Pyramid Scheme Operators From Multi-Level Marketing
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The operators must also surrender assets totaling at least $7.75 million, which will be returned to consumers.
FTC Testifies on Precious Metals Investment Scams Before Senate Special Committee on Aging
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In testimony before Congress today , the Federal Trade Commission described its efforts to stop precious metals investment scams and inform consumers how to avoid them. Testifying on behalf of the...
Information Management Forum, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
122 3105
Defendants Behind ‘Online Entrepreneur’ Work-at-Home Scheme Settle FTC Charges
Date
The operators of a business opportunity scheme have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they defrauded consumers through the sale of a work-at-home program that purportedly provided...
Online Entrepreneur, The, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
122 3186
Aaron’s, Inc., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
122 3256
FTC Halts Multi-Million Dollar Work-From-Home Business Coaching Scheme
Date
At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court entered a temporary restraining order halting a deceptive work-from-home scheme that conned millions of dollars from consumers by falsely...
FTC Shuts Down Business Opportunity Scam
Date
Several companies and individuals have agreed to settlements with the Federal Trade Commission that ban them from selling business or work-at-home opportunities and require them to surrender assets to...
FTC Returns Additional $1.8 Million to Consumer Victims in DVD Vending Scam
Date
The Federal Trade Commission is mailing refund checks totaling more than $1.8 million to 433 consumers who were victimized by a scam that promoted video rental machines as a business opportunity. This...
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