Media Advisory
Law Enforcement Posse Tackles Internet Scammers, Deceptive Spammers
Initiative Launched to Prevent Spammers from Concealing Identity and Evading Detection
| WHAT: | Press conference to announce more than 40 law enforcement actions targeting deceptive spam and fraudulent Internet scams by 20 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. |
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| WHO: | Brad Elbein, Director, Federal Trade Commission Southwest Region Office Greg Abbott, Texas Attorney General Jane J. Boyle, United States Attorney, Northern District of Texas Spencer Barasch, Associate Director, Securities and Exchange Commission, Fort Worth Office Consumer victim |
| WHEN: | May 15, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. CDT |
| WHERE: | FTC Southwest Regional Office
Phone Number: 1- 888-532-2243 PHONE LINES ARE FOR REPORTERS ONLY |
| PRESS CONTACT: | Office of Public Affairs 202-326-2180 FTC Southwest Region |