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FTC, Florida Attorney General Sue to Halt Operation that Used Robocalls to Fraudulently Pitch Medical Alert Devices to Seniors Nationwide
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission and the Office of the Florida Attorney General, a U.S. district court has temporarily halted and frozen the assets of an Orlando-based operation that...
FTC, Florida Attorney General To Announce Action Against Illegal Robocaller Who Fraudulently Pitched Medical Alert Devices to Seniors Nationwide
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Florida Office of the Attorney General will hold a press conference on Monday, January 13, 2014, at 10:30 am ET in Orlando, Florida, to announce a joint law...
Southeast Trust, LLC, formerly known as The Debt School, LLC and d/b/a Financial Freedom Credit Counseling, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1223079
X130015
Report
The National Do Not Call Registry: Data Book for Fiscal Year 2013
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Fiscal Year 2013
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FTC Issues FY 2013 National Do Not Call Registry Data Book
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2013. The FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry lets consumers choose not to receive telemarketing...
Greensavers, LLC d/b/a Elite Services and Advanced Data Solutions, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
122 3199
X130002
FTC Sends Refunds to Victims of Robocallers Who Pitched Lower Credit Card Interest Rates, But Failed to Deliver
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing refund checks to consumers in America and Canada who were victimized by a fraudulent telemarketing operation that used pre-recorded calls, or robocalls, to...
Deceptive Robocallers Permanently Shut Down In FTC Settlements
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The Federal Trade Commission has continued its crackdown on illegal robocallers, with two more companies agreeing to settle charges that they used prerecorded calls to trick consumers into deceptive...
FTC Updates Telemarketer Fees for the Do Not Call Registry as of October 1, 2013
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced updated fees starting on October 1, 2013, for telemarketers accessing phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. All telemarketers calling consumers...
Nelson Gamble & Associates LLC, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
122 3030
X120048
Operators of Credit Card Interest Rate Reduction Scheme Barred from Telemarketing, Will Turn Over Funds Frozen by Court
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The Arizona-based defendants behind an alleged fraudulent credit card interest rate reduction scam will be permanently barred from the telemarketing business, and must turn over all of their remaining...
FTC Settles ‘Rachel’ Robocall Enforcement Case
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The Federal Trade Commission has settled with a set of defendants associated with the A+ Financial Center scheme. They were charged in last year’s joint law enforcement sweep against five companies...
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Entitled “Stopping Fraudulent Robocall Scams: Can More Be Done?”
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By
Lois C. Greisman, Associate Director
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Testimony
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FTC Testifies Before Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Enforcement of the National Do Not Call Registry and Efforts to Stop Illegal Robocalls
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The Federal Trade Commission told a U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee that it has been aggressively fighting the problem of illegal commercial robocalls through vigorous enforcement of the...
Mortgage Broker Targeting U.S. Servicemembers Will Pay Record $7.5 Million to Settle Alleged Telemarketing Violations
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10 Years of Do Not Call graphic (click to view full-size) Mortgage Investors Corporation, one of the nation’s leading refinancers of veterans’ home loans, will pay a $7.5 million civil penalty, the...
FTC Sues Payment Processor for Assisting Credit Card Debt Relief Scam
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As part of the Federal Trade Commission’s ongoing crackdown on payment processors that turn a blind eye to fraud, the agency sued a payment processing business that allegedly assisted and facilitated...
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