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Philip Danielson, LLC (timeline item) - July 23, 2014
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July 23, 2014
July 22, 2014
Scammer Settles FTC Charges He Sent Consumers Millions of Unwanted Texts
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A text message spammer and his company have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they were responsible for sending millions of unwanted messages to consumers across the country...
Made in USA Brand, LLC Agrees to Drop Deceptive Certification Claims
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A company that provides a “Made in USA” certification seal to marketers has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by allowing companies to use the seal without...
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Made in the USA Brand, LLC, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 22, 2014
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Agreement Containing Consent Order
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Complaint
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Complaint Exhibits A-D
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July 21, 2014
Two Barcode Resellers Settle FTC Charges That Principals Invited Competitors to Collude
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Two Internet resellers of UPC barcodes used by retailers for price scanning and inventory purposes, have settled charges that they violated the Federal Trade Commission Act by inviting competitors to...
Court Halts Debt Collector’s Operations, Freezes Assets
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission and the New York Attorney General’s Office, a U.S. district court halted a Buffalo, NY-based debt collection operation, froze the operation’s assets, and...
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InstantUPCCodes.com, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 21, 2014
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Agreement Containing Consent Order
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Decision and Order
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Complaint
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Analysis To Aid Public Comment
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National Check Registry, LLC (timeline item) - July 21, 2014
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Nationwide Barcode, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 21, 2014
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Agreement Containing Consent Order
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Decision and Order
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Complaint
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Analysis To Aid Public Comment
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July 18, 2014
FTC Publishes Official Rules for Zapping Rachel Robocall Contest
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In its ongoing efforts to eradicate robocallers like “Rachel From Cardholder Services,” the Federal Trade Commission announced the official rules for its second robocall challenge, Zapping Rachel. The...
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ECM BioFilms, Inc., also d/b/a Enviroplastics International, In the Matter of (timeline item) - July 18, 2014
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July 17, 2014
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All-units Discounts and Double Moral Hazard
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An all-units discount is a price reduction applied to all units purchased if the customer's total purchases equal or exceed a given quantity threshold. Since the discount is paid on all units rather...
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All-units Discounts and Double Moral Hazard
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Too Good To Be Green: Company’s Plastic Lumber Claims Don’t Hold Up
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An Illinois-based firm that manufactures, markets, and sells plastic lumber is the latest to find itself in trouble with the Federal Trade Commission, after allegedly making deceptive claims in its...
La FTC publica su primera ‘Fotonovela’ en español
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La FTC está lanzando su primera “fotonovela” como parte de las iniciativas continuas de la agencia para concienciar sobre las estafas dirigidas a la comunidad latina. Impostores del Gobierno sigue la...
FTC and Florida Halt Internet ‘Yellow Pages’ Scammers
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New Federal Trade Commission actions have stopped three Montreal-based telemarketing operations that allegedly bilked millions of dollars from small businesses, churches, nonprofits and local...
FTC Releases its First Spanish-Language ‘Fotonovela’
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The Federal Trade Commission is launching its first “fotonovela” as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to raise awareness about scams targeting the Latino community. Impostores del Gobierno follows...
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