Commission Actions

Seven companies and five individuals, who scammed investors out of millions with their bogus business ventures, have settled charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission. The companies will give up...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that a civil contempt judgment was entered against Mark E. Shelton, a defendant who was previously ordered to stop an envelope-stuffing scam in 2004. The...

When planning a vacation this summer, consumers need to protect themselves not only from too much sun, but also from travel scams. The FTC’s new game, “Gear Up for a Great Trip,” is available in...

An operator who deceptively claimed that membership in his Web site would allow users of peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing programs to transfer copyrighted materials without violating the law has agreed...

A cross-border telemarketing enterprise has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their business tactics violated the FTC Act and the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). Under the...

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. District Court has halted a Canadian operation that raked in as much as a million dollars a month by tricking businesses into paying for...

Testifying today on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission before the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras described the major issues...