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FTC Alleges Get-Rich-Quick Scheme Bilked Consumers out of Millions with Deceptive Claims
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged the operators of a get-rich-quick scheme with deceiving consumers by falsely claiming they could earn big money working from home by using products marketed as...
FTC Cases Resulted in More Than $6.4 Billion in Refunds for Consumers Between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017
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The Federal Trade Commission reports that its law enforcement actions in a recent one-year period returned $6.4 billion in refunds to consumers, including $391 million the FTC sent directly to 6.28...
FTC Issues Biennial Report to Congress on the National Do Not Call Registry
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued its biennial report to Congress focusing on the use of the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry by both consumers and businesses and other organizations over the...
Hotel Room Resellers Settle FTC Charges That They Misled Consumers
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Utah-based third-party hotel room resellers have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled consumers through ads, webpages, and call centers that led consumers to mistakenly believe...
FTC Offers Information on Fraud Alerts, Credit Freezes and Locks
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After the Equifax data breach, some people are considering placing a fraud alert, freeze, or lock on their credit file to help prevent identity thieves from opening new accounts in their name. To help...
FTC Obtains Court Order Against Fake Prize Scheme Operation
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The Federal Trade Commission has closed the book on a scheme that tricked people into paying $25 to collect a $1 million prize they supposedly had won. Those who paid got nothing. After weighing...
FTC Releases FY 2017 National Do Not Call Registry Data Book and DNC Mini Site
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2017. The FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry lets consumers choose not to receive most...
Terry Somenzi, individually and as an officer of International Advisory Services, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1623226
X160053
FTC Publishes Staff Report on Exploratory Research Examining Consumer Recognition of Paid Search and Native Advertising Online
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The Federal Trade Commission today released a staff report that summarizes agency-commissioned research from 2014-2015. The research explores consumer recognition of paid search advertising and...
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