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FTC Publishes Official Rules for Zapping Rachel Robocall Contest
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In its ongoing efforts to eradicate robocallers like “Rachel From Cardholder Services,” the Federal Trade Commission announced the official rules for its second robocall challenge, Zapping Rachel...
FTC Launches Contest at DEF CON 22 to Help Track Down Perpetrators of Illegal Robocalls
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The Federal Trade Commission is looking to expand the technological arsenal that can be used in the battle against illegal phone spammers by challenging DEF CON 22 attendees to build the ultimate...
Payment Processor Agrees to Give Up More Than $1 Million to Settle FTC Charges it Assisted, Facilitated Telemarketing Scammers
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A payment processing company agreed to pay or relinquish $1.1 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges under the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) that it knowingly assisted and facilitated a...
FTC Reaches Settlement With Home Security Company that Called Millions of Consumers on the National Do Not Call Registry
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The Federal Trade Commission, with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Justice, has settled a complaint against a Massachusetts-based home security company that illegally called millions of...
Versatile Marketing Solutions, Inc., also d/b/a VMS Alarms, et al., and Jasjit Gotra
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
122 3162
FTC, Florida Attorney General Sue to Halt Operation that Used Robocalls to Fraudulently Pitch Medical Alert Devices to Seniors Nationwide
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission and the Office of the Florida Attorney General, a U.S. district court has temporarily halted and frozen the assets of an Orlando-based operation that...
FTC, Florida Attorney General To Announce Action Against Illegal Robocaller Who Fraudulently Pitched Medical Alert Devices to Seniors Nationwide
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Florida Office of the Attorney General will hold a press conference on Monday, January 13, 2014, at 10:30 am ET in Orlando, Florida , to announce a joint law...
Southeast Trust, LLC, formerly known as The Debt School, LLC and d/b/a Financial Freedom Credit Counseling, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1223079
X130015
Report
The National Do Not Call Registry: Data Book for Fiscal Year 2013
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Fiscal Year 2013
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FTC Issues FY 2013 National Do Not Call Registry Data Book
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2013 . The FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry lets consumers choose not to receive telemarketing...
Greensavers, LLC d/b/a Elite Services and Advanced Data Solutions, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
122 3199
X130002
FTC Sends Refunds to Victims of Robocallers Who Pitched Lower Credit Card Interest Rates, But Failed to Deliver
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing refund checks to consumers in America and Canada who were victimized by a fraudulent telemarketing operation that used pre-recorded calls, or robocalls, to...
Deceptive Robocallers Permanently Shut Down In FTC Settlements
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The Federal Trade Commission has continued its crackdown on illegal robocallers, with two more companies agreeing to settle charges that they used prerecorded calls to trick consumers into deceptive...
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