Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission has charged a cross-border telemarketing enterprise with defrauding consumers out of millions of dollars by offering them a “guaranteed” low-interest credit card for an...

A U.S. district court judge has held two Canadian corporations and their principal in contempt of court, and ordered that the individual be jailed for violating a court-ordered asset freeze. The...

The three nationwide consumer reporting companies – Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion – today announced the Web address, toll-free telephone number, and postal address consumers can use to request a...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Louisiana Department of Justice today announced that they had shut down a fraudulent grant marketing service that had cheated consumers out of millions of dollars...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued an updated consumer alert to help consumers use the Internet wisely while shopping this holiday season. The FTC’s alert, “Holiday Shopping? Don’t Take a Holiday...

On Sunday, November 21, 2004, the United States Senate unanimously confirmed the nominations of Deborah Platt Majoras and Jon Leibowitz to serve as Federal Trade Commissioners. Majoras was confirmed...

A Canadian enterprise that targets elderly consumers, dupes them into revealing their bank account information, then debits hundreds of dollars from their accounts is facing Federal Trade Commission...

The Federal Trade Commission is urging consumers to be wary of e-mails from marketers offering information on free or low-cost prescription drug programs for a fee. A new consumer alert, “No Need to...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office, with participation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, will hold a joint press conference on Monday, November 22, 2004, at...

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has issued final summaries of identity theft and general consumer rights and revised furnisher and user notices under the Fair Credit...

A Colorado-based telemarketing firm and its principal have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived consumers in financial distress out of more than $200 each with offers...

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has issued its final rule regarding the proper disposal of consumer report information and records under the Fair and Accurate Credit...

Cross-border cooperation between Canadian and U.S. law enforcers will provide approximately $1.5 million in redress for victims of four international lottery scams operated by telemarketers based in...

Under the terms of a court order announced by the Federal Trade Commission today, a set of defendants with mail drops in Willowbrook, Illinois are permanently barred from selling work-at-home business...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras announced today that D. Bruce Hoffman, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition, will be leaving the FTC effective November 24, 2004, and...

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., a national seller of pet food, supplies, and services, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that security flaws in its www.PETCO.com Web site violated...

As part of a nationwide compliance sweep, the Federal Trade Commission has charged two mortgage companies with violating the agency's Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) Safeguards Rule by not having reasonable...

United States and Canadian law enforcers have joined forces to target a scam that affects millions of consumers a year, bilking each of them out of hundreds of dollars or more, for loans they never...

In an initial decision filed on November 8, 2004, and announced today, Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) D. Michael Chappell upheld a Federal Trade Commission complaint filed last year against a...

An operation billing itself as a debt negotiation company that promised to reduce consumers’ debt, negotiate with creditors, and stop harassment from debt collectors in exchange for various fees...