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FTC Offers Information on Fraud Alerts, Credit Freezes and Locks
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After the Equifax data breach, some people are considering placing a fraud alert, freeze, or lock on their credit file to help prevent identity thieves from opening new accounts in their name. To help...
FTC Obtains Court Order Against Fake Prize Scheme Operation
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The Federal Trade Commission has closed the book on a scheme that tricked people into paying $25 to collect a $1 million prize they supposedly had won. Those who paid got nothing. After weighing...
FTC Releases FY 2017 National Do Not Call Registry Data Book and DNC Mini Site
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2017. The FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry lets consumers choose not to receive most...
Terry Somenzi, individually and as an officer of International Advisory Services, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1623226
X160053
FTC Publishes Staff Report on Exploratory Research Examining Consumer Recognition of Paid Search and Native Advertising Online
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The Federal Trade Commission today released a staff report that summarizes agency-commissioned research from 2014-2015. The research explores consumer recognition of paid search advertising and...
FTC Obtains Court Order Banning Work-at-Home Operators from Selling Business Opportunities and Business Coaching Services
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The operators of a work-at-home scheme the Federal Trade Commission sued earlier this year for deceptive practices are banned from selling business opportunities and business coaching services under a...
Statement from Acting FTC Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen on the FCC’s Approval of the Restoring Internet Freedom Order
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Federal Trade Commission Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen issued the following statement in response to today’s vote by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the Restoring Internet...
FTC Seeks Public Input in Review of the Recycled Oil Rule
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As part of the Federal Trade Commission's systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides, the FTC is seeking public comment on the costs, benefits, and regulatory and economic impact of its...
FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Moonlight Slumber, LLC Advertising Case
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling its first-ever case against a company making “organic” product claims. According to the FTC...
Dec12
Informational Injury Workshop
Information about consumers has become a key input to innovative products and services. However consumers may suffer injury when information about them is misused. The Federal Trade Commission hosted...
FTC, FCC Outline Agreement to Coordinate Online Consumer Protection Efforts Following Adoption of The Restoring Internet Freedom Order
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The Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced their intent to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under which the two agencies would coordinate online...
FTC to Host December 12 Workshop on Informational Injury to Consumers Resulting from Misuse of Their Information
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Informational Injury workshop will examine questions about the injuries consumers suffer when information about them is misused. WHEN: Tuesday, December 12, 9...
FTC Obtains Court Order Banning Debt Collectors from Debt Collection Business
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Three defendants who allegedly posed as lawyers and falsely threatened to sue people or have them arrested for failing to pay on debts they did not owe are banned from the debt collection business...
FTC Wins Summary Judgment Against Fraudulent Gold, Silver Investment Scheme
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal judge has banned the operators of a fraudulent investment scheme from selling investments and ordered them to pay more than $6.5 million for return...
FTC Sending Refund Checks Totaling More Than $8 Million to Consumers Who Bought Deceptively Marketed Weight-loss Supplements
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 442,898 refund checks totaling more than $8 million to people who bought weight-loss supplements that were deceptively marketed using illegal spam email...
FTC to Hold Public Workshop in Washington, D.C. on March 7, 2018 to Examine the Contact Lens Marketplace and Proposed Changes to the Commission’s Contact Lens Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission will hold a public workshop in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2018 to explore issues regarding competition in the contact lens marketplace, consumer access to contact lenses...
FTC Proposes Updates to R-Value Rule for Home Insulation Products
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The Federal Trade Commission has proposed amendments to the R-value Rule, which governs ratings for home insulation, as part of its systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides. Issued in...
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