Promoters of Deceptive Chain Referral Schemes Involving Cryptocurrencies Agree to Settlement with FTC
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The defendants are permanently barred from multi-level marketing as part of settlement.
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FTC Refunds Consumers Who Bought FlexiPrin Joint Pain Supplement
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 2,897 checks totaling more than $113,000 to fully refund consumers who bought FlexiPrin, a deceptively marketed joint pain supplement. The average check amount...
FTC Approves Final Order Imposing Conditions on UnitedHealth Group’s Proposed Acquisition of DaVita Medical Group
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that UnitedHealth Group’s proposed $4.3 billion acquisition of DaVita Medical Group from...
FTC Approves Final Consent Order Settling Charges That Background Screening Company Falsely Claimed Compliance with EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that a background screening company falsely claimed to be in compliance with the EU...
FTC Refunds Consumers Who Bought Deceptively Marketed and Advertised “Nobetes” Diabetes Treatment Supplement
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 398 checks totaling $60,791 to refund consumers nationwide who bought “Nobetes,” a dietary supplement pill deceptively advertised as an effective diabetes...
FTC Returns an Additional $757,946 to DOTAuthority.com Customers in Second Distribution
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending checks totaling $757,946 to 14,948 small businesses that paid DOTAuthority.com Inc. or related defendants service fees for commercial vehicle registrations...
FTC Approves Final Consent Orders with Five Companies that Allegedly Violated the Consumer Review Fairness Act
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final orders settling charges that five companies violated the Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA) by including provisions...
FTC Obtains Telemarketing Injunctions against Recidivist Do Not Call Violators Jasjit “Jay” Gotra and His Company, Alliance Security Inc.
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The Federal Trade Commission obtained a stipulated final order that permanently bans Alliance Security Inc. from telemarketing. The FTC also obtained a preliminary injunction barring Alliance’s...
Operator of Email Management Service Settles FTC Allegations that it Deceived Consumers About How it Accesses and Uses Emails
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An email management company will be required to delete personal information it collected from consumers as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that the company...
FTC Requires Divestitures and Imposes Conditions on Boston Scientific Corp.’s Acquisition of BTG plc
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Medical device company Boston Scientific Corp. has agreed to divest certain assets to Varian Medical Systems to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that Boston Scientific’s proposed $4.2 billion...
FTC to Host Workshop on Consumer Issues Related to Loot Boxes
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop to examine consumer protection issues related to video game “loot boxes”—in-game rewards players can buy or earn while playing a video...
FTC Challenges Proposed Merger of Two Hydrogen Peroxide Producers
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The Federal Trade Commission today authorized an action to block Evonik Industries AG’s proposed $625 million acquisition of PeroxyChem Holding Company, alleging the merger of the chemical companies...
FTC Sending Refunds to Victims of Tech Support Scam
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The FTC is sending refund checks and PayPal payments totaling more than $802,000 to 12,140 consumers as part of a settlement with the operators of a St. Louis-based scam that tricked consumers into...
Additional Defendants in Student Debt Relief Schemes Agree to Settle FTC Charges
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Additional defendants involved with student loan debt relief schemes have been permanently banned from selling debt relief services pursuant to settlements with the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC...
FTC Encourages Consumers to Opt for Free Credit Monitoring, as part of Equifax Settlement
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The Federal Trade Commission is urging consumers affected by Equifax’s 2017 data breach to consider signing up for the free credit monitoring offered as part of the settlement. A new FTC blog post...
FTC Returns More than $748,000 to Consumers Who Signed Up for a “Free” Internet Auction Kit with Hidden Charges
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The Federal Trade Commission 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...
FTC Releases Agenda for Loot Box Workshop on August 7
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The FTC has released the final agenda for its August 7, 2019 workshop that will examine consumer protection issues related to video game “loot boxes,” in-game rewards players can buy while playing a...
FTC and Ohio Stop Rogue Payment Processor and a Credit Card Interest-Reduction Telemarketing Scheme that Allegedly Worked Together to Scam Consumers
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Ohio, a federal court in El Paso, Texas shut down two schemes that allegedly bilked millions of dollars from consumers struggling with...
FTC Announces New Public Web Page with Interactive Do Not Call and Robocall Data
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As part of its continued efforts to help make the Do Not Call (DNC) data it collects more transparent and easier for consumers to use, the Federal Trade Commission today announced the debut of a new...
FTC Seeks Comments on Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule
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In light of continued rapid changes in technology, the Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment on the effectiveness of the amendments the agency made to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection...
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