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Telestar Consulting, Inc.
The Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds totaling more than $6.9 million to small businesses, non-profits, and government agencies targeted by an office supply telemarketing scam that charged them for products they did not order. The FTC alleged that defendants’ victims included child care centers, schools, and police and fire departments.
Three Defendants in Student Debt Relief Scheme Banned from Selling Debt Relief and Telemarketing
First Round of Refunds Totaling $153 Million Sent to Consumers As a Result of Multi-Agency Case Against Western Union
Credit Repair Company Settles FTC Charges It Deceived Consumers By Telling Them “Piggybacking” on Others’ Credit Could Boost Scores
Tea Marketer Misled Consumers, Didn’t Adequately Disclose Payments to Well-Known Influencers, FTC Alleges
Statement of the Commission in the Matter of Teami, LLC
Affiliate Marketers to Pay More Than $4 Million to Settle Charges that They Promoted a Fraudulent Business Coaching and Investment Scheme
FTC Sending Refunds Totaling Over $2 Million to Consumers Harmed by Alleged Government Imposter Scheme
American Immigration Center
In October 2018, the FTC filed a complaint against defendants Forms Direct, Inc., also known as American Immigration Center, and owner Cesare Alessandrini, alleging that they falsely implied that their websites were affiliated with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).The defendants allegedly used such deception since 2010 to sell immigration form preparation services to consumers. The FTC’s settlement bars the defendants from continuing their misleading business practices and requires them to pay $2.2 million to compensate consumers. In early March 2020, the Commission announced it was sending checks totaling over $2 million to consumer defrauded through the scheme.
FTC Obtains Temporary Restraining Order Against Alleged Investor Training Scheme Online Trading Academy
FTC Sending More Than $34 Million in Refunds to Office Depot Customers
Office Depot, Inc.
Office Depot, Inc. and its tech support software provider Support.com, Inc., settled Federal Trade Commission allegations that the two companies tricked customers into buying millions of dollars' worth of computer repair and technical services by deceptively claiming their software had found malware on the customers' computers.
Defendants Responsible for International Business Coaching Operation to Pay More Than $17 Million in FTC Settlements
FTC Sues Online Trading Academy for Running an Investment Training Scheme
New FTC Data Show Consumers Reported Losing More Than $200 Million to Romance Scams in 2019
New FTC Data Spotlight: Fake Check Scams Cause Big Losses, Especially for Consumers in Their Twenties
Court Stops Sprawling Scheme That Operated Hundreds of Websites That Deceived Consumers About Government Services
Operators of Comparison Shopping Website Agree to Settle FTC Charges Alleging Deceptive Rankings of Financial Products and Fake Reviews
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