American Entertainment Distributors, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
X04-0082
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Plain Language Guidance
Amended Franchise Rule FAQ's
Date
Amended Franchise Rule 16 C.F.R. Part 436 The following questions recently have been asked about the amended Franchise Rule. These questions will be addressed in the forthcoming Compliance Guide...
Grant Connect, LLC; Global Gold, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
092 3108
FTC Settlement and Default Judgment Impose Permanent Ban on Marketers of Scam 'Recovery' Kits
Date
An operation that allegedly bilked consumers by falsely claiming it could help them recover money they lost in previous scams will be banned from selling recovery services under a default judgment...
FTC Halts Elusive Business Opportunity Scheme
Date
At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has halted an elusive business opportunity scheme that allegedly conned more than $6 million from American and Canadian consumers. The FTC...
FTC Returns Additional $950,000 to Consumer Victims in DVD Vending Scam
Date
The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 426 refund checks totaling more than $950,000 to consumers who were victimized by a scam that promoted video rental machines as a business opportunity. This...
Precious Metal Marketers Agree to Settle FTC Charges
Date
Telemarketers behind an allegedly fraudulent investment scheme used to con nearly $5 million from elderly consumers have been banned from selling precious metals under a settlement with the Federal...
Sterling Precious Metals, LLC, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1223027
Defendants in Wealth-Building Scheme Banned from Telemarketing, Selling Business Opportunities, and Producing or Distributing Infomercials
Date
Russell and Catherine Dalbey – who allegedly defrauded consumers with promises of making big bucks by brokering seller-financed promissory notes – have settled with the Federal Trade Commission and...
FTC Settlement Bans Marketer from Selling Work-At-Home Opportunities
Date
Christopher Andrew Sterling, a work-at-home opportunity marketer, has been banned from selling work-at-home and business opportunities under a federal court settlement. The FTC sued Sterling in...
Sterling, Christopher Andrew, d/b/a sterlingvisa.com, rebatedataprocessor.com, and creditcardworker.com
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
122 3279
X130016
FTC Settlements Ban Defendants from Selling Work-at-Home Businesses
Date
The operators of a scheme that allegedly defrauded consumers who were trying to start their own online businesses have been permanently banned from selling work-at-home business opportunities under...
Affiliate Strategies, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
092 3126
X099973
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Proposal to Ban Payment Methods Favored in Fraudulent Telemarketing Transactions
Date
In an ongoing effort to protect consumers from deceptive telemarketing, the Federal Trade Commission seeks public comment on proposed amendments to strengthen the Telemarketing Sales Rule’s...
B. Stamper Enterprises, Inc., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
112 3151
J.A.G. Rents, LLC, also d/b/a ColorTyme, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
112 3151
Watershed Development Corp., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
112 3151
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