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Online Dating Service Agrees to Stop Deceptive Use of Fake Profiles
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Note: Steve Baker, Director of the FTC’s Midwest Region Office, will take reporters’ questions by phone: Date: October 29, 2014 Time: 2 p.m. ET Call-in: (800) 230-1951, confirmation number 341247 Call...
Oct29
Fraud Affects Every Community
This workshop will examine how fraud affects groups including older adults, servicemembers and veterans, low-income communities, and African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans. The FTC’s...
Paglia, Ralph
Type of Action
Process Enforcement
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
131-0206
Case Status
Closed
FTC Says AT&T Has Misled Millions of Consumers with ‘Unlimited’ Data Promises
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FTC's complaint says that AT&T charged customers for “unlimited” data plans while reducing their data speeds, in some cases by nearly 90 percent.
Marketers Agree to Settle FTC Charges They Deceived Small Businesses Into Buying Credit/Debit Card Processing Services
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A company that sold credit and debit card payment processing services to small businesses has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it used deception and unsubstantiated claims when...
Federal Trade Commission Staff Reply Comment to the New York State Public Service Commission on “Reforming the Energy Vision” Project
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Matter Number
V140012
The FTC staff submitted a reply comment in response to certain comments filed with the New York State Public Service Commission (NY PSC) regarding the proposal to authorize the establishment of...
FTC Staff Advises New York State Public Service Commission To Increase Competition in Proposal to Transform Electric Distribution System
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The Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a reply comment in response to certain comments filed with the New York State Public Service Commission (NY PSC) regarding the NY PSC staff’s proposal to...
At FTC’s Request, Court Shuts Down New York-Based Tech Support Scam Business
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(CORRECTED) At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has shut down a company that scammed computer users by tricking them into paying hundreds of dollars for technical support...
Court Orders Judgment of Nearly $515,000 Against Mortgage Relief Pitchman
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The court imposed the judgment after finding Atalla had hid assets and misrepresented his financial condition to the agency.
FTC Provides Comment to NHTSA on Privacy and Vehicle-To-Vehicle Communications
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The Federal Trade Commission filed a comment on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s advance notice of proposed rulemaking related to vehicle-to-vehicle communications. As the lead...
FTC Approves Final Orders Banning Marketer Behind ‘Fat Burner’ Diet Pills From Making or Selling Weight-Loss Products
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved two final orders settling charges that the former CEO and co-founder of an Atlanta-based marketing operation and his...
John Matthew Dwyer III, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
122 3287
HealthyLife Sciences, LLC, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
122 3287
FTC Takes Action to Stop Phantom Debt Scam That Targeted Spanish-Speaking Consumers Nationwide
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a U.S. district court in Miami has temporarily shut down a fraudulent phantom debt collection operation that deceived and abused thousands of Spanish...
FTC Publishes Agenda for Every Community Fraud Workshop
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How fraud affects different populations and what scams prey on specific groups will be the topic of the Federal Trade Commission’s “Fraud Affects Every Community” workshop on Oct. 29th in Washington...
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