Report
Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book for January - December 2014
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Sentinel CY-2014
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Identity Theft Tops FTC’s Consumer Complaint Categories Again in 2014
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Identity theft topped the Federal Trade Commission’s national ranking of consumer complaints for the 15 th consecutive year, while the agency also recorded a large increase in the number of complaints...
FTC, Partners to Promote Education During 17th Annual National Consumer Protection Week March 1-7
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The Federal Trade Commission and 89 partners including nonprofit groups, businesses, and federal, state and local government agencies across the country will spotlight their efforts to protect...
FTC, New York Attorney General Crack Down on Abusive Debt Collectors
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The Federal Trade Commission, jointly with the New York State Office of the Attorney General, has filed complaints aimed at shutting down two particularly egregious and abusive debt collection...
FTC Sues to Stop Deceptive Debt Relief Operation
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The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint in federal district court, aiming to stop an operation that has targeted consumers with outstanding payday loans, saying they could help resolve...
FTC Cracks Down on Marketers of “Melanoma Detection” Apps
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Complaints allege marketers’ claims lack scientific support
FTC Charges Company, Owner with Deceptively Marketing Mosquito Repellent Wristbands
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged Lou Lentine and Viatek Consumer Products Group, Inc. (Viatek) with making deceptive, unsubstantiated claims for Mosquito Shield Bands. The complaint also...
FTC Sends Refund Checks Totaling More Than $464,000 to Consumers Who Lost Money Buying Deceptively Marketed ‘Fat Burning’, ‘Calorie Blocking’ Diet Pills
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 11,585 refund checks totaling more than $464,000 starting today to consumers who lost money buying dietary supplements deceptively marketed as “fat burning” and...
7734956 Canada Inc. (Double Shot Weight Regulator)
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
132 3228
FTC Staff Provides Annual Report to CFPB on Equal Credit Opportunity Act Activities
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission have provided an annual report to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on the FTC’s activities related to the enforcement of the Equal Credit Opportunity...
FTC Approves Final Order in Texas Auto Dealer Deceptive Ad Case
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order involving deceptive advertising charges against a Dallas auto dealer, TXVT Limited Partnership (doing...
FTC Names Two New Defendants in Phony Debt Relief and Credit Repair Scheme
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Two new defendants have been named in a Federal Trade Commission case against a phony debt relief and credit repair scheme that allegedly deceived consumers about non-existent federal programs to pay...
FTC Obtains $9.5 Million Judgment Against Sweepstakes Promoter for Contempt
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A sweepstakes operator is permanently banned from direct mail marketing and is liable for a $9.5 million judgment under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which charged her with violating...
FTC Continues to Protect Consumers from Abusive, Fraudulent Debt Collectors
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Over the past year, the Federal Trade Commission has continued its vigorous work on behalf of U.S. consumers suffering from unlawful debt collection practices, including bringing law enforcement...
Administrative Law Judge Issues Initial Decision in the ECM Biofilms, Inc. Case
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In an Initial Decision announced today, the Federal Trade Commission’s Chief Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), D. Michael Chappell, ruled that plastics additive manufacturer ECM Biofilms, Inc. violated...
FTC Approves Final Orders In PaymentsMD Privacy Case
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After a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final orders resolving complaints that PaymentsMD, LLC and its former CEO, Michael C. Hughes, violated consumers’ privacy by...
Mortgage Relief Pitchmen Settle FTC Charges That They Deceived Consumers
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A group of Utah-based defendants claiming to be legal experts in loan modifications have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they broke the law by conning consumers into paying hefty fees...
Two Defendants in Cross-Border Telemarketing Scheme Settle FTC Charges
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Two defendants who participated in an alleged multi-million dollar telemarketing fraud that targeted U.S. seniors and withdrew money from their accounts without authorization have agreed to settle...
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