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FTC Charges Prepaid Card Company Deceptively Marketed Reloadable Debit Card
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged that in numerous instances, prepaid card company NetSpend Corporation deceived consumers, many of whom do not have bank accounts, about access to funds...
FTC Approves Final Changes to Used Car Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced final amendments to its Used Car Rule. The FTC has sought public comments on a series of proposed changes to the Rule (formally known as the Used Motor...
FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Changes to Contact Lens Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to the Contact Lens Rule, as well as several other issues related to the Rule. The Rule, in place since August 2004, helps...
FTC Offers Advice on How to Avoid and Respond to Ransomware Attacks
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Following its September workshop on Ransomware – malicious software that denies access to computer files until the victim pays a ransom – the Federal Trade Commission is offering tips on how consumers...
FTC Workshop Will Examine Changing Consumer Demographics
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop in Washington, DC, on December 6, 2016, to examine changing consumer demographics and how they will affect the FTC’s work in the years ahead...
FTC Returns More Than $3.7 Million to People Harmed by Pyramid Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 285,361 checks totaling more than $3.7 million to people who lost money to Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing (FHTM), a pyramid scheme whose operators were banned from...
Court Lifts Suspension of Judgment; Defendant in Text Spam Case Required To Pay $180,000 for Hiding Assets from the FTC
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A federal court judge has approved a stipulated order lifting the partial suspension of a $200,000 judgment imposed in an original order settling Federal Trade Commission charges against Vito Glazers...
Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
112 3069
FTC Charges Purported Insulated House Wrap Marketer with Making False Claims
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged a Pittsburgh-based manufacturer, Innovative Designs, Inc., with making false and unsubstantiated claims that its Insultex House Wrap would save consumers money...
Federal Register Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request (E-Cigarettes)
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FTC and DOJ Seek Public Comment on Proposed Revisions to International Antitrust Guidelines
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division seek public comment on proposed Antitrust Guidelines for International Enforcement and Cooperation, which update...
Sales Lead Generators Fined and Barred from Violating FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule
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A collection of entities known as Consumer Education Group operating out of California and Colorado, has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that, between late 2013 and 2015, it made millions of...
FTC to Host R&D Networking Event as Part of PrivacyCon 2017
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As part of the Federal Trade Commission’s PrivacyCon forum in January, the FTC will host a privacy research and development networking event on Jan. 11, 2017, designed to provide a platform for...
FTC Wins Summary Judgment Against Buffalo, NY-based Abusive Debt Collectors; Defendants Banned from Collection Business
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A federal judge has banned a group of debt collectors who pretended to be affiliated with the government from the collection business and ordered them to pay nearly $11 million, after granting the...
FTC Announces Second Federal Register Notice on Proposed Orders Requiring Electronic Cigarette Marketers to Produce Information about Sales and Marketing Expenditures
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it is issuing a second Federal Register notice on proposed compulsory process orders to marketers of electronic cigarettes to provide information...
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