Electronic Payment Solutions of America, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
152 3213
152 3214
X170045
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FTC Sends Nearly $4.7 Million to Victims of Digital Altitude Business Coaching Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds totaling nearly $4.7 million to people who lost money as a result of the Digital Altitude business coaching scheme . According to the FTC , the...
As Scammers Leverage Pandemic Fears, FTC and Law Enforcement Partners Crack Down on Deceptive Income Schemes Nationwide
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The Federal Trade Commission, along with 19 federal, state, and local law enforcement partners today announced a nationwide crackdown on scams that target consumers with fake promises of income and...
FTC Data Shows Big Jump in Consumer Reports about Scams Originating on Social Media
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Newly released data from the Federal Trade Commission reveal that there has been a surge in reports from people who say they lost money to a scam that started on social media, including a spike of...
FTC Adds New Charges, Additional Defendants in Case Against Alleged Pyramid Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission has added new charges and defendants to its ongoing case against the operators of multiple alleged pyramid schemes. In a case first filed in January , the FTC alleged that...
FTC Settlement Requires Online Trading Academy to Forgive Consumer Debt, and Principals to Turn Over Millions in Cash and Assets
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Online Trading Academy will be required to offer debt forgiveness to thousands of consumers who purchased its “training programs,” while the company’s founder and other individuals will together pay...
FTC Seeks to Add Real Estate Investment Celebrities Dean Graziosi and Scott Yancey as Defendants in Real Estate Training Case
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking to name celebrity real estate investment promoters Dean Graziosi and Scott Yancey as defendants in a case for their roles in a massive real estate training...
FTC Sends Refunds Totaling More Than $9.1 Million to Customers Defrauded by Deceptively Marketed “Amazing Wealth System”
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing checks and sending PayPal payments totaling more than $9.1 million to customers who paid for an “Amazing Wealth System” workshop. According to the lawsuit...
AWS, LLC, et al. (FBA Stores)
The marketer of a scheme to make money on Amazon, and his companies, are banned from marketing and selling business opportunities and business coaching services under a settlement with the FTC. The settlement order against Jeffrey A. Gomez (aka Jeffrey Adams), Adams Consulting LLC, and Global Marketing Services L.L.C. also requires them to surrender funds and assets for consumer redress. In August 2020, the FTC returned more than $9.1 million to consumers defrauded through the scheme.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
172 3149
FTC Sends Refunds to People who lost Money to Work-From-Home Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending full refunds totaling more than $284,000 to people who lost money to a scheme that used misleading spam emails to lure consumers into buying work-from-home...
Effen Ads, LLC (iCloudWorx)
The operators of a work-from-home scheme and the CEO of their main affiliate marketing network agreed to pay nearly $1.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they used misleading spam emails to lure consumers into buying work-from-home services.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
172 3202
Case Status
Pending
FTC Expands Its Case Against Zurixx Real Estate Seminar Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission and the state of Utah have amended their complaint against the operators of the Zurixx real estate seminar scheme , adding new charges that the defendants violated the...
Operators of Business Coaching Scheme Will Pay At Least $1.2 Million to Settle FTC Charges They Deceived Consumers Starting New Internet-based Businesses
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The operators of a business coaching scheme will pay at least $1.2 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they targeted people who were trying to start new businesses online and used...
FTC Sends Warning Letters to Multi-Level Marketers Regarding Health and Earnings Claims They or Their Participants are Making Related to Coronavirus
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has sent 10 letters warning multi-level marketing companies (MLMs) to remove and address claims that they or their participants are making about their...
Affiliate Marketers to Pay More Than $4 Million to Settle Charges that They Promoted a Fraudulent Business Coaching and Investment Scheme
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A group of affiliate marketers who lured consumers into a business coaching and investment scheme known as My Online Business Education (MOBE) will surrender millions of dollars in assets to settle...
FTC Obtains Temporary Restraining Order Against Alleged Investor Training Scheme Online Trading Academy
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A federal court has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request to temporarily halt the alleged illegal practices of Online Trading Academy (OTA). The FTC’s complaint against OTA , Eyal Shachar...
Defendants Responsible for International Business Coaching Operation to Pay More Than $17 Million in FTC Settlements
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The key perpetrators of a massive international business coaching scheme known as My Online Business Education (MOBE) have agreed to pay more than $17 million as part of settlements with the Federal...
FTC Sues Online Trading Academy for Running an Investment Training Scheme
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UPDATE: The FTC has obtained a preliminary injunction in this case. For more information, please read the most recent press release . The Federal Trade Commission has sued the California-based...
Operators of Multi-Million Dollar Work-from-Home Scheme Settle FTC Allegations
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The operators of a work-from-home scheme and the CEO of their main affiliate marketing network will pay nearly $1.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they used misleading...
FTC Returns More than $380,000 to Victims of Business Coaching and Development Services Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 1,177 checks totaling more than $380,000 to people who paid for purported business coaching services that were marketed as a way to help them earn thousands of...
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