Tag: Bureau of Consumer Protection

Flowers, candy – and a musical e-card from the Federal Trade Commission? This Mother’s Day give mom something she can really use: an e-card with tips from the FTC on keeping her personal information...

Two corporate defendants and their principals have settled Federal Trade Commission charges for duping consumers into paying an advance fee for credit cards they never received, in violation of the...

The Federal Trade Commission and Costa Rica’s consumer protection authority, the Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Commerce (MEIC), have signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to...

La Comisión Federal de Comercio (Federal Trade Commission, FTC) y sus colegas asociados del gobierno y de la industria tecnológica dieron a conocer hoy una nueva sección del sitio Web AlertaenLinea...

False promises of a pre-approved, guaranteed MasterCard for a fee have been halted by a U.S. District Court at the request of the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC is also announcing today charges...

The Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), and Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for Ohio hosted a workshop in Cleveland today to continue a nationwide campaign to find more ways...

The Federal Trade Commission today reiterated that despite the claims made in e-mails circulating on the Internet, consumers should not be concerned that their cell phone numbers will be released to...

The Federal Trade Commission has launched a new Spanish-language consumer education campaign to help consumers stay safe online. The campaign, Alerta en Linea, is part of a broad initiative developed...

An operation that uses the lure of free lyric files, browser upgrades, and ring tones to download spyware and adware on consumers’ computers has been ordered to halt its illegal downloads by a U.S...

The Federal Trade Commission staff today sent warning letters to 34 Web site operators making claims that products advertised as natural alternatives to hormone replacement therapy will prevent or...

Consumerinfo.com, Inc., doing business as Experian Consumer Direct, has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceptively marketed “free credit reports” by not adequately disclosing that...

The Federal Trade Commission, advancing its fight against scams targeting the Hispanic community, today announced six law enforcement actions during the Hispanic Law Enforcement and Outreach Forum in...

New York-based Scholastic Inc. (Scholastic) and two of its subsidiaries, Scholastic-at-Home (SAH) and Grolier Incorporated (Grolier), have agreed to settle allegations that they violated laws enforced...