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Debt Collector Will Pay $1.75 Million to Settle FTC Charges
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To resolve Federal Trade Commission charges, one of the nation’s largest debt collectors will pay $1.75 million for allegedly making repeated telephone calls to collect from the wrong person, to...
Debt Relief Companies Prohibited From Collecting Advance Fees Under FTC Rule That Takes Effect October 27, 2010
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Starting October 27, consumers trying to settle their debts will be protected by a new rule that prohibits companies that sell debt relief services over the telephone from charging fees before...
FTC Settles with Defendants that Claimed Bogus Ties to Google and Unlawfully Charged Consumers Hidden Fees
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An online marketer that falsely claimed ties to Google Inc. has been forced to stop operations as part of a Federal Trade Commission action that charged the defendants with marketing an allegedly...
FTC Files Comments on FCC's Proposed Cyber Security Certification Program
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The Federal Trade Commission has filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission in response to the FCC’s proposal to establish a voluntary program under which communications service...
FTC Chairman Leibowitz Announces New Resources Communities Can Use to Promote Online Child Safety
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The Federal Trade Commission today unveiled a community outreach kit with new resources to help parents and communities keep kids safe online and on their mobile phones. With more than five million...
At FTC's Request, Court Halts Tax Relief Scam That Collected More Than $60 Million
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has halted a national operation that allegedly bilked consumers out of more than $60 million by falsely claiming it can reduce people’s...
Federal Trade Commission Proposes Revised "Green Guides"
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The Federal Trade Commission today proposed revisions to the guidance that it gives marketers to help them avoid making misleading environmental claims. The proposed changes are designed to update the...
Technology Officer of PayDay Loan Marketer Settles FTC Charges That PayDay Loan Websites Were Unfair and Deceptive
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The technology officer of a payday loan marketer has agreed to pay $850,000 to settle FTC charges for his role in an allegedly deceptive and unfair scheme that allegedly debited the bank accounts of...
At FTC's Request, Court Permanently Shuts Down Massive Cramming Operation; Orders Defendants to Refund Almost $38 Million in Unauthorized Charges Placed on Consumers' Phone Bills
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has permanently shut down the illegal operations of a firm that placed bogus charges on the telephone bills of thousands of small...
Victims of Suntasia Telemarketing Scam Sent Second Round of Redress Checks
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Starting today, a second round of reimbursement checks will be mailed to consumers nationwide who were victimized by a fraudulent telemarketing scheme operated by Suntasia Marketing in Largo, Florida...
Victims of Bogus Debt Negotiation Scam to Receive Refund Payments
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An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission is mailing checks to 360 consumers who were victims of Innovative Systems Technology doing business as Briggs & Baker, an operation that...
FTC Complaint Charges Deceptive Advertising by POM Wonderful
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As part of its ongoing efforts to uncover over-hyped health claims in food advertising, the Federal Trade Commission has issued an administrative complaint charging the makers of POM Wonderful 100%...
FTC Testifies about Consumer Protection Issues Arising from Coins and Precious Metal Investments
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In testimony before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee, the Federal Trade Commission described how scam artists are “putting a new twist on an old scam” – touting coins and precious metals...
FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Deceptive Mortgage Ads
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The Federal Trade Commission moved to further strengthen its longstanding enforcement program aimed at preventing deceptive mortgage advertising, proposing a rule that would ban misrepresentations for...
Online Data Broker Settles FTC Charges Privacy Pledges Were Deceptive
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An online data broker that charged consumers $10 based on the promise that it could “lock their records”so others could not see or buy them, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that...
Court Halts Deceptive Envelope-Stuffing Operation
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has temporarily halted an envelope-stuffing operation that allegedly scammed cash-strapped consumers by falsely promising they...
Mortgage Lender Will Pay $1.5 Million to Settle FTC Charges That It Discriminated Against Hispanic Borrowers
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A California-based mortgage lender and its owner have agreed to settle FTC charges that they illegally charged Hispanic consumers higher prices for mortgage loans than non-Hispanic white consumers –...
FTC v. Ticketmaster L.L.C., a limited liability company, Ticketmaster Entertainment L.L.C., a limited liability company, TicketsNow.com, Inc., a corporation, and TNOW Entertainment, Inc., a corporation.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
092 3091
Deceptive 'Credit Card' Marketers Settle FTC Charges; Cards Were Good Only for Buying 'Low Pay' Catalog Merchandise at High Prices
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As part of its ongoing efforts to stop deceptive marketing, the Federal Trade Commission halted an operation that deceived consumers into paying for bogus credit cards and charged them illegal fees...
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