Public Statement
When women are targeted for scams
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https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/when-women-are-targeted-scams
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FTC and Department of Justice Bring Action against Lead-Generator Using Robocalls to Pitch Energy Savings
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The Federal Trade Commission, in coordination with the Department of Justice (DOJ), has brought a federal court action to stop a telemarketing operation that allegedly made illegal robocalls promising...
New FTC Spanish-Language Video Tells How to Spot and Report Imposter Scams
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Jessica Rich, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, today introduced a new Spanish-language video about imposter scams at the Legislative Summit hosted by the National Association of...
FTC Action Leads to Court Orders Against Scheme That Charged Millions of Dollars to Consumers' Bank and Credit Card Accounts Without Their Consent
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal district court has banned seven individuals, Ideal Financial Solutions Inc., and its subsidiaries from collecting or disclosing consumer...
I Works Billing Scheme Defendant Agrees to Settle FTC Charges
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One of the defendants in the IWorks scheme that allegedly took more than $280 million from consumers via deceptive “trial” memberships for bogus government-grant and money-making schemes has agreed to...
FTC To Study Credit Card Industry Data Security Auditing
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued orders to nine companies requiring them to provide the agency with information on how they conduct assessments of companies to measure their compliance with the...
Public Statement
Consumer protection this week, and always
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https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/consumer-protection-week-and-always
FTC, Partners to Promote Education During National Consumer Protection Week, March 6-12
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The Federal Trade Commission — working with more than 100 federal, state and local agencies, consumer groups, and national organizations — will spotlight efforts to protect consumers from fraud...
Defendants Who Took Part in Business Coaching Scheme Settle FTC Charges
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A Utah man and three companies he controls have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they assisted a deceptive work-at-home scheme that the FTC charged, in February 2014, with...
Report
Quarterly Litigation Status Report- March 2016
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Quarterly Litigation Status Report (March 2016)
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FTC Extends Comment Period on Proposed Changes to Jewelry Guides
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The Federal Trade Commission has extended the deadline for submitting public comments on proposed amendments to its Jewelry Guides. The Jewelry Guides (formally, the “Guides for the Jewelry, Precious...
FTC Releases Annual Summary of Consumer Complaints
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Debt collection, identity theft and imposter scams were the most common categories of consumer complaints received by the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network in 2015, according to the...
Report
Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book for January - December 2015
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Sentinel CY-2015
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Statement of FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez on EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework
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Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez has issued the following statement regarding today’s release of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework in Brussels, Belgium. “The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield...
District Court Ruling Allows FTC to Attempt to Collect Up To $3.2 Million From Marketers Who Deceptively Advertised Homeopathic HCG Diet Direct Drops
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As a result of a federal court ruling, the Federal Trade Commission may attempt to collect up to $3.2 million from marketers who lied about their finances to the FTC when they agreed to settle...
FTC Brings Action Against Debt Relief Operation that Targeted Financially Distressed Homeowners and Student Loan Borrowers
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged a debt relief operation with falsely representing to financially distressed homeowners and student loan borrowers that it would help get their mortgages and...
Reynolds Consumer Products (Hefty Slider Bags)
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By
Mary K. Engle, Associate Director
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Text of the Letter
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ASUS Settles FTC Charges That Insecure Home Routers and “Cloud” Services Put Consumers’ Privacy At Risk
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Taiwan-based computer hardware maker ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that critical security flaws in its routers put the home networks of hundreds of...
FTC Approves Final Order Prohibiting “Ultimeyes” Manufacturer from Making Deceptive Claims that the App Can Improve Users’ Vision
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According to the FTC, ads for Ultimeyes falsely stated that the app would “Turn Back The Clock On Your Vision.” The ads further claimed that users would benefit from “comprehensive vision improvement”...
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