Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Ohlhausen In the 2015 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act Review
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Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner and Former Acting Chair
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FTC Action Halts Global Sweepstakes Scam
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has temporarily halted a sweepstakes operation based in Fort Lauderdale that took more than $28 million from consumers throughout the...
FTC Halts Three Debt Collection Operations That Allegedly Threatened and Deceived Consumers via Illegal Text Messages
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, federal courts in New York and Georgia have temporarily halted three debt collection operations that allegedly violated federal law by threatening and...
Court Finds Defendants in FTC’s Treasure Your Success “Rachel Robocalls” Case Liable for $1.7 Million
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Universal Processing Services (UPS) of Wisconsin, LLC, a payment processor, and telemarketer Hal E. Smith and his company HES Merchant Services Company, Inc. (HES), defendants in the Federal Trade...
Rise-N-Shine, LLC (Go Away Gray)
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
142 3095
FTC, All 50 States and D.C. Charge Four Cancer Charities With Bilking Over $187 Million from Consumers
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The Federal Trade Commission and 58 law enforcement partners from every state and the District of Columbia have charged four sham cancer charities and their operators with bilking more than $187...
FTC and State Attorneys General to Announce Action on a Major Consumer Fraud Case
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a press conference at its headquarters in Washington, DC, today at noon ET to announce action on a major consumer fraud case that impacted consumers across the...
May19
Scam Jam: An Evening to Empower Georgia Consumers
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Join the FTC and NAACP Georgia’s Scam Jam to hear about scams that affect African American communities. Hear from experts how to spot, stop and report consumer scams – including imposter and wire...
May19
Obstacles to Economic Opportunity: A Joint Conference of the FTC and the NAACP Examining Frauds that Affect the African American Community
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The Federal Trade Commission and the NAACP of Georgia will host a conference on Obstacles to Economic Opportunity, examining the frauds affecting the African American Community. The conference will...
Wet Wipe Manufacturer Agrees To Substantiate “Flushability” Advertising Claims under Settlement with FTC
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Under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, Nice-Pak Products, Inc., a manufacturer of wet wipes, has agreed to stop advertising moist toilet tissue as flushable unless it can substantiate...
FTC, Georgia NAACP to Host Free Community “Scam Jam” in Atlanta on May 19
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Georgia National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will host a free, public event in Atlanta on Tues., May 19, 2015 starting at 6:00 p.m...
FTC Requests Bankruptcy Court Take Steps to Protect RadioShack Consumers’ Personal Information
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In a letter to the court-appointed consumer privacy ombudsman in the bankruptcy case of the electronics retailer RadioShack, Federal Trade Commission Consumer Protection Director Jessica Rich...
FTC Returns $3 Million to Consumers in Cactus Juice Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing almost 500,000 checks totaling approximately $3 million to consumers who lost money to diet supplement marketers who made unsupported claims that their cactus...
FTC Returns Money to Consumers in Phantom Debt Collection Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing checks totaling $16,428.74 to consumers harmed by an operation that used deception and threats to collect payday loan “debts” the consumers did not owe. In...
FTC Approves Final Consent in Deceptive Auto Add-On Case
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission approved a final consent order with a company that deceptively advertised its add-on biweekly auto payment plan. National Payment...
American Credit Crunchers, LLC
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
102 3191
X120013
FTC Launches New Resource for Identity Theft Victims
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The Federal Trade Commission has launched IdentityTheft.gov, a new resource that makes it easier for identity theft victims to report and recover from identity theft. A Spanish version of the site is...
FTC Challenges Marketers’ Baseless Claims That Their Supplements Prevent or Reverse Gray Hair
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Two marketers of dietary supplements have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made unfounded claims that their products could prevent or reverse gray hair. The agency is...
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