Tag: Consumer Protection

FTC Charges Ameritech and Brandon Frere with Deceiving Consumers

Date

February 7, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission has charged a student loan debt relief operation with bilking more than $28 million from thousands of consumers throughout the country by falsely promising that consumers’...

FTC Releases Agenda for PrivacyCon 2018

Date

February 6, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission released the final agenda for PrivacyCon 2018, an event that will be held on February 28, 2018, and will highlight research that explores the privacy and security...

Marketing Architects, Inc.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

February 6, 2018

FTC Matter/File Number

162 3101

Advertising Firm Barred from Assisting in the Marketing and Sale of Weight-Loss Supplements Deceptively Pitched to Consumers

Date

February 6, 2018

Marketing Architects, Inc. (MAI), an advertising agency that created and disseminated allegedly deceptive radio ads for weight-loss products marketed by its client, Direct Alternatives, has agreed to...

Closing Letters

ADT LLC – Non-disparagement Provisions

Date

February 5, 2018

Matter Number

182 3039

Closing letter to Daniel S. Blynn, Counsel for ADT LLC (1.36 MB)

Online Talent Search Company Settles FTC Allegations it Collected Children’s Information without Consent and Misled Consumers

Date

February 5, 2018

A web-based talent search company has agreed to pay $235,000 in civil penalties to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to obtain parental consent before collecting personal...

A Closer Look At the Military Consumer Financial Workshop: The Federal Trade Co…

Commissioner Statements

Statement of Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen on the Release of the Staff Perspective, A Closer Look at the Military Consumer Financial Workshop

Date

February 2, 2018

Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner

Statement of Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen On the Release of the Military Consumer Workshop Staff Perspective (137.4 KB)

Report

A Closer Look At the Military Consumer Financial Workshop: The Federal Trade Commission Staff Perspective

Date

February 2, 2018

Text of the Commission Staff Perspective (75.43 KB)

FTC Staff Perspective Examines Key Financial Issues That Affect Military Consumers

Date

February 2, 2018

A new Staff Perspective, a paper by the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, examines financial issues that can affect military consumers, including servicemembers, veterans, and...

FTC Warns Consumers About Online Dating Scams

Date

February 1, 2018

Download entire graphic at high resolution If an online love interest asks you for money, it’s probably a scam. The Federal Trade Commission receives thousands of reports each year about romance...

Feb01

Free Tax IDT Awareness Week Webinar: Protecting Sensitive Business and Customer Data: Practical Identity Safety Practices for Your Business

February 1, 2018 | 1:00PM

The FTC and the IRS host a free Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week webinar for small businesses on Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. EST (12 p.m. Central; 11 a.m. Mountain; 10 a.m. Pacific; 9 a.m. Alaska; 8 a.m. Hawaii...

Feb01

Tax Identity Theft Awareness Twitter Chat

February 1, 2018 | 3:00PM

The FTC and the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) will co-host a Twitter chat on February 1, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. EST about protecting yourself against tax-related identity theft. Join the...

FTC Staff Comment Before the Federal Communications Commission Regarding Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls (56.09 KB)

FTC Provides Comment to FCC Encouraging Providers of Call-Blocking Services to Take Steps to Avoid Blocking Wanted Calls

Date

January 31, 2018

In a comment provided to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), staff of the Federal Trade Commission responded to the FCC’s request for input on potential mechanisms to address erroneously...

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment Before the Federal Communications Commission Regarding Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls

Date

January 31, 2018

Matter Number

P034412

Docket Number

FCC 17-151

Jan31

Tax Identity Theft Week Twitter Chat for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families

January 31, 2018 | 11:00AM

The FTC and the Department of Veterans Affairs co-host a Twitter chat on January 31 at 11 a.m. EST, with a focus on service members, veterans, and their families. Learn how to minimize your risk of...

FTC to Provide Refunds to Victims of Tech Support Scam

Date

January 30, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing refund checks totaling more than $668,000 to victims of a tech support scam that claimed to be associated with major tech companies to trick people into buying...

Jan30

Free Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week Webinar with the FTC, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, and others

January 30, 2018 | 2:30PM

The FTC, AARP Fraud Watch Network, the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program, and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration co-host a webinar on January 30 at 2:30 p.m. EST. Learn how tax...

Tech Support Operators Agree to Settle Charges by FTC and the State of Ohio

Date

January 29, 2018

The operators of a computer tech support scam are permanently banned from the tech support business as part of a settlement to resolve charges by the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Ohio...

Jan29

Free Webinar: Fighting Back Against Tax Identity Theft and IRS Imposter Scams

January 29, 2018 | 2:00PM

The FTC and the Identity Theft Resource Center co-host a webinar for consumers on January 29, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Learn about tax-related identity theft and IRS imposter scams, their impact, how to...