Student Loan Help Direct
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
152 3079
X160029
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FTC Testifies on Efforts to Stop Fraud Affecting Older Americans Before Senate Judiciary Committee
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The Federal Trade Commission highlighted to Congress its multi-faceted approach to protecting older Americans from fraud in testimony today before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Testifying on behalf...
FTC Returns More Than $6 Million to Consumers Who Bought Infomercial Marketer Kevin Trudeau’s Weight-Loss Book
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing checks totaling approximately $6.3 million to consumers who bought Kevin Trudeau’s book, “The Weight Loss Cure ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know About.” In 2009, a...
FTC Action Halts Phony OSHA Scam that Targets New Small Businesses
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged a Florida man and his company with bilking at least $1.3 million from newly-opened small businesses by pretending to be a federal government agency, and...
Operators of Tech Support Scam Settle FTC Charges
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The defendants behind Vast Tech Support have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission and State of Florida charges that they scammed thousands of consumers out of millions of dollars by selling them...
FTC Action: Debt Collector Banned from Debt Collection Business
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The head of an unlawful debt collection operation is banned from that business under a court order obtained by the Federal Trade Commission. The court granted the FTC’s request for summary judgment on...
FTC Provides Staff Comment on FCC Proposal to Amend its Regulations On Use of Robocalls to Collect Debts Owed to or Guaranteed by Federal Government
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Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment to the Federal Communications Commission on proposed amendments to the FCC regulations that limit robocalls to consumers. The proposed amendments...
FTC Reports on Fighting Fraud in African American and Latino Communities
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued a report to Congress describing the agency’s substantial work on fraud prevention, law enforcement, and consumer outreach and education in African American...
American Handicapped and Disadvantaged Workers, Inc.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
152 3013
FTC Settlement Bans Telemarketer from Claiming Sales Help Disabled Persons
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Adli Dasuqi and his companies, American Handicapped Inc. and American Handicapped and Disadvantaged Workers Inc., have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they tricked consumers...
FTC Charges Gold, Silver Investment Scheme with Fraud
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The Federal Trade Commission charged a nationally advertised gold and silver marketing operation with bilking millions from consumers. The FTC seeks to recover money from the defendants to return to...
New FTC Resources Warn Consumers About Imposter Scams
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If you have a computer or a phone, you’ve probably been targeted by a scammer pretending to be someone they’re not: maybe the IRS, another government official, a family member or friend, or a tech...
FTC Cracks Down on Debt Relief Schemes Targeting Student Loan and Mortgage Borrowers
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The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Florida have taken action against two operations charged with running phony student loan debt relief schemes, and defendants in a similar FTC action...
Statement of FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Jessica Rich Regarding Court of Appeals Decision on Jerk.com
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The Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, Jessica Rich, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruling upholding a...
FTC Approves Final Order in Vulcun Deceptive App Installation Case
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After a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order resolving the Commission’s complaint against Vulcun alleging that the company unfairly replaced a popular web...
Company That Placed Crammed Charges on Consumers’ Phone Bills Settles FTC Contempt Charges
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A phone billing company will pay $5.2 million to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated a court order that settled earlier charges of phone bill cramming by the FTC. The proposed...
FTC Alleges Companies Deceived Consumers With Fake Subscription Notices for Newspapers
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged the operators of dozens of companies with deceiving consumers by using fake newspaper subscription notices. The FTC seeks to stop the operation and obtain...
FTC Obtains $13.4 Million Judgment Against Former BlueHippo Defendant
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has found BlueHippo Funding LLC, BlueHippo Capital LLC and Joseph Rensin in contempt for operating a deceptive computer financing scheme in...
FTC Charges Education Lead Generator with Tricking Job Seekers by Claiming to Represent Hiring Employers
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In the agency’s first enforcement action against an education lead generator, operators of Gigats.com have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company claimed it was “pre...
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