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Staff Perspective Paper on Loot Box Workshop
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FTC Staff Issue Perspective Paper on Video Game Loot Boxes Workshop
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Staff of the Federal Trade Commission issued a paper detailing key takeaways from the agency’s August 2019 “Inside the Game” workshop , which e xamined consumer protection issues related to video game...
FTC Sends Letters Warning 20 More Marketers to Stop Making Unsupported COVID-19 Treatment
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The Federal Trade Commission announced it has sent letters warning 20 more marketers nationwide to stop making unsubstantiated claims that their products and therapies can prevent or treat COVID-19...
Nov10
Reviewing the Franchise Rule: An FTC Workshop
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The Federal Trade Commission will host an online public workshop on Nov. 10, 2020 to explore a number of issues related to the FTC’s Franchise Rule, and the comments received in response to the FTC’s...
FTC Adds Charges Against Auto Marketer For Deceptive “Prize” Mailers
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued an administrative complaint against a marketer, Traffic Jam Events, LLC, and its owner, David J. Jeansonne II, charging multiple counts of deceptive conduct...
FTC Sends Refunds Totaling More Than $9.1 Million to Customers Defrauded by Deceptively Marketed “Amazing Wealth System”
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing checks and sending PayPal payments totaling more than $9.1 million to customers who paid for an “Amazing Wealth System” workshop. According to the lawsuit...
AWS, LLC, et al. (FBA Stores)
The marketer of a scheme to make money on Amazon, and his companies, are banned from marketing and selling business opportunities and business coaching services under a settlement with the FTC. The settlement order against Jeffrey A. Gomez (aka Jeffrey Adams), Adams Consulting LLC, and Global Marketing Services L.L.C. also requires them to surrender funds and assets for consumer redress. In August 2020, the FTC returned more than $9.1 million to consumers defrauded through the scheme.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
172 3149
FTC Testifies At an Oversight Hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee
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The Federal Trade Commission testified today at an oversight hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation about the agency’s work to protect consumers and promote...
FTC Acts Against Online Sellers That Falsely Promised Fast Delivery of Facemasks and Other Personal Protective Equipment
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The Federal Trade Commission filed suit against three online merchandisers for failing to deliver on promises that they could quickly ship products like face masks, sanitizer, and other personal...
FTC Alleges Merchant Cash Advance Provider Overcharged Small Businesses Millions
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A leading provider of merchant cash advances used deception to lure small business customers, then regularly withdrew money from their accounts without consent even after the customers had repaid the...
FTC Sues California Marketer of $23,000 COVID-19 “Treatment” Plan
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The Federal Trade Commission charged a California-based company called Golden Sunrise Nutraceutical, Inc. with deceptively advertising a $23,000 treatment plan as a scientifically proven way to treat...
FTC Announces Staff Reports on Car Buying and Financing Experience, Results of Auto Buyers Study
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Two new staff reports from the Federal Trade Commission highlight some of the challenges and confusion consumers can face in buying and financing a car, particularly relating to charges for add-on...
FTC Acts to Stop Deceptive Insulation and Energy-Savings Claims
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The Federal Trade Commission sued four companies that sell paint products used to coat buildings and homes, alleging that they deceived consumers about their products’ insulation and energy-savings...
F & G International Group Holdings, LLC
The Federal Trade Commission sued F & G International Group Holdings, LLC, FG International, LLC, and their principal J. Glenn Davis, alleging they make false or unsubstantiated R-value claims about their architectural coatings products. In July 2020, the FTC sued four companies that sell paint products used to coat buildings and homes, alleging that they deceived consumers about their products’ insulation and energy-savings capabilities. In complaints filed in federal court, the FTC charged that the companies falsely overstated the R-value ratings of the coatings, making deceptive statements about heat flow and insulating power.
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Federal
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FTC Matter/File Number
192 3153
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Pending
FTC Alleges California Purveyor of Background Reports Misled Consumers To Think its Reports on Individuals Might Contain Criminal and Other Records
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The Department of Justice on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission sued a California-based purveyor of background reports, alleging that the company has deceived consumers with “teaser background...
In Final Court Summary, FTC Reports Volkswagen Repaid More Than $9.5 Billion To Car Buyers Who Were Deceived by “Clean Diesel” Ad Campaign
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In a final summary filed in federal court today, the Federal Trade Commission reported that Volkswagen and Porsche repaid a total of more than $9.5 billion since 2016 to car buyers under the FTC’s...
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Type of Action
Federal
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FTC Matter/File Number
162 3006
Scammers Who Used Robocalls to Target Cash-Strapped Consumers Banned from Selling Debt Relief Services and Telemarketing
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The operators of a Florida-based company that allegedly defrauded financially-distressed and often older-adult consumers with deceptive robocalls claiming they could save them money by reducing the...
FTC Testifies Before Congress on Efforts to Combat COVID-19-related Scams
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The Federal Trade Commission testified today before the Senate Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection on its efforts to combat scams and other consumer...
Prepared Statement by the Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Protection Issues Arising from the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Andrew Smith, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Matter Number
P180101
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