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Another Group of Marketers Behind Phony 'Gift Card' Text Spam Settles FTC Complaint
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A group of affiliate marketers has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they took part in a scheme that bombarded consumers with tens of millions of spam text messages that lured...
Appeals Court Affirms Ruling in Favor of FTC, Upholds $163 Million Judgment Against ‘Scareware’ Marketer
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In a victory for the Federal Trade Commission in its efforts to protect consumers from spyware and malware, a federal appeals court has upheld a district court ruling that imposed a judgment of more...
In Debt Collection Case, FTC Sends Refund Checks to Consumers
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An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission is mailing 8,352 checks averaging $91.14 each to consumers who were deceived into paying unnecessary “convenience fees” to Jacob Law Group...
National Consumer Protection Week 2014 Begins Sunday
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The Federal Trade Commission, in collaboration with 74 federal, state and local agencies, consumer groups, and national organizations, celebrates National Consumer Protection Week, beginning Sunday...
FTC Announces Top National Consumer Complaints for 2013
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Identity theft continues to top the Federal Trade Commission’s national ranking of consumer complaints, and American consumers reported losing over $1.6 billion to fraud overall in 2013, according to...
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Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book for January - December 2013
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FTC Concludes Review of iVeriFly’s Proposed COPPA Verifiable Parental Consent Method
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Following a public comment period and review of iVeriFly’s proposed Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule verifiable parental consent method application, the Federal Trade Commission...
FTC Halts Multi-Million Dollar Work-From-Home Business Coaching Scheme
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court entered a temporary restraining order halting a deceptive work-from-home scheme that conned millions of dollars from consumers by falsely...
FTC Approves Final Consent Settling Charges that Accretive Health Failed to Adequately Protect Consumers’ Personal Information
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that a company providing medical billing and revenue management services to...
Company’s Green Claims for Plastic Lumber Misleading
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A Wisconsin-based manufacturer of plastic lumber products has agreed to stop making allegedly unsubstantiated claims about the recycled content and recyclability of two of its brands of plastic lumber...
FTC Action Leads to Arrest Warrant for ‘Cash Grant Institute’ Robocaller Who Ignored Court Order to Pay More Than $20 Million in Penalties
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In a case brought by the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge ordered the arrest and incarceration of Paul Navestad, known legally as Paul Richard Jones, for violating a court order requiring him...
FTC Action Leads to Court Order Barring Misleading Light Bulb Claims
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has ordered a light bulb manufacturer and its owners to pay more than $21 million for misleading consumers by exaggerating the...
FTC Shuts Down Business Opportunity Scam
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Several companies and individuals have agreed to settlements with the Federal Trade Commission that ban them from selling business or work-at-home opportunities and require them to surrender assets to...
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Spring Privacy Series: Mobile Device Tracking
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On February 19, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission staff hosted a seminar on Mobile Device Tracking. The speakers discussed how retailers and other businesses have been tracking consumers’ movements...
FTC Announces Mobile Device Tracking Seminar Agenda
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The Federal Trade Commission is hosting a Spring Privacy Series on emerging consumer privacy issues, and the first event on Feb. 19, 2014 in Washington, D.C., will explore mobile device tracking. With...
FTC, FBI Warn Consumers About ‘Cryptolocker,’ A New Breed of Computer Malware
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How much is everything on your computer worth to you? About $300? The criminals behind a new malware program are betting on it. The Federal Trade Commission, the FBI and other federal agencies are...
Operators of Phony ‘Free $1,000 Gift Card’ Websites Will Pay $2.5 Million in FTC Settlement
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Twelve defendants that allegedly operated websites enticing consumers with bogus offers of “free $1,000 gift cards” for major retailers have agreed to pay $2.5 million in settlements with the Federal...
FTC Warning: Watch Out for Online Dating Scams
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If you’re looking for love, you might end up on an online dating site, where, as some people will attest, you’ll meet all kinds of people. Unfortunately, though, you might just meet some scammers. So...
FTC: Scammers Hit New Low by Sending Fake “Funeral Notices”
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Scam artists are forever trying to trick people into clicking on links that will download malware to their computers. But the latest scam takes the trick to a new low. Scammers are sending bogus...
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