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July 17, 1998
July 16, 1998
$50,000 in Uncashed Checks and Money Orders Returned to U.S. Consumers Who Sent Funds to Fraudulent Canadian Advance Fee Loan Operation
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The Federal Trade Commission and the British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General announced that starting today, uncashed checks and money orders totaling approximately $50,000 will be returned to...
FTC Enforcement Actions Continue to Target "Crammers"
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Consumer complaints about crammers -- companies that use deceptive and unfair tactics to cram charges on consumers' phone bills --- are rising rapidly, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In...
Cracking The Code: FTC Charges Companies Illegally Cram Charges on Consumers Phone Bills: Consumer Victims Tell Their Stories at Press Conference
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WHAT: An increasing number of complaints about mystery charges on consumer telephone bills are piling up. Whether it's a one-time charge for a call to a dating service or a recurring monthly charge...
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International Telemedia Associates, Inc (ITA), et al. (timeline item) - July 16, 1998
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Hold Billing Services, Ltd.; Avery Communications, Inc.; Veterans of America Association, Ltd.; et al. (timeline item) - July 16, 1998
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Complaint For Permanent Injunction
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July 15, 1998
New Jersey Invention Promotion Firm Settles FTC Charges Defendants to Pay Three-quarters of a Million Dollars in Redress
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National Invention Services, Inc. (NISI), an invention promotion firm out of Cranford, New Jersey, and its president and CEO, John F. Lee, have agreed to pay approximately $745,000 in consumer redress...
July 14, 1998
Statement of Jodie Bernstein, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, at Press Conference on "Spam"
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The subject today is unsolicited commercial e-mail, better known as "spam" (with apologies to Hormel). Spam is a problem for practically everyone with a computer. It’s annoying, it slows down the e...
FTC Unveils "Dirty Dozen Spam Scams"
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The Federal Trade Commission today released a list of the 12 most common scams found in unsolicited commercial e-mail -- spam. The list was culled from a sampling of more than 250,000 junk e-mail...
Promoter of Online Pyramid Scheme Agrees to Settle FTC Charges
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In its continuing attack on fraudulent unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE), the Federal Trade Commission today announced that it was publishing for public comment a proposed consent agreement with...
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Schmidt, Kalvin P., individually and d/b/a DKS Enterprises, DS Productions, DES Enterprises, www.mkt-america.com, and www.mkt-usa.com, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 14, 1998
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Agreement Containing Consent Order
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Complaint
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Analysis to Aid Public Comment
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Intel Corporation, In the Matter of (1999) (timeline item) - July 14, 1998
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Scheduling Order
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July 13, 1998
Announced Actions for July 13, 1998
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Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30 days...
FTC Staff Files Comment With Virginia Task Force
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission on July 10 filed a comment with the Commonwealth of Virginia's Structure and Transition Task Force. This legislative subcommittee is studying electric utility...
FTC Seeks Additional Comment on Amplifier Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission on July 9 published two notices in the Federal Register about its rule that covers power output claims for amplifiers used in home entertainment products. As part of its...
Credit Card Scam Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges
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Telemarketers who "guaranteed" consumers they could obtain unsecured credit cards -- even if the consumers had past credit problems -- for up-front "processing fees" have agreed to settle Federal...
Touchnet Defendants Settle FTC Charges Agreement Would Ban Operators From Any Business Opportunity, Franchise or Business Venture Operation In The Future
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Operators of a company that used the allure of the Internet to peddle a fraudulent business opportunity have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their scheme violated federal laws...
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