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Information Security and Financial Institutions: FTC Workshop to Examine Safeguards Rule
This past event was held online only. The workshop will explore some of the issues raised in response to amendments the FTC has proposed making to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act’s Safeguards Rule, which...
Defendants Responsible for International Business Coaching Operation to Pay More Than $17 Million in FTC Settlements
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The key perpetrators of a massive international business coaching scheme known as My Online Business Education (MOBE) have agreed to pay more than $17 million as part of settlements with the Federal...
FTC Sues Online Trading Academy for Running an Investment Training Scheme
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UPDATE: The FTC has obtained a preliminary injunction in this case. For more information, please read the most recent press release. The Federal Trade Commission has sued the California-based...
New FTC Data Show Consumers Reported Losing More Than $200 Million to Romance Scams in 2019
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New Federal Trade Commission data from the agency’s Consumer Sentinel Network show that consumers reported losing $201 million to romance scams in 2019—up nearly 40% since 2018. Romance Scams...
FTC Seeks Public Comment on its Endorsement Guides
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on whether to make changes to its Endorsement Guides as part of the agency’s systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides. The...
Federal Register Notice
16 CFR Part 255: Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising; Request for Comments
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FTC Acts to Stop Two Companies from Making Unproven Bone and Joint Claims
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The Federal Trade Commission sued two companies to stop them from continuing to deceive consumers with false claims that their pills are scientifically proven to alleviate joint pain by growing new...
FTC Acts to Stop Deceptive Ad Sales to Small Businesses
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Two Oregon-based media production companies and their owner have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively pitched “exclusive” advertising placements to small businesses...
Production Media Company
In February 2020, two Oregon-based media production companies and their owner agreed to settle FTC charges that they deceptively pitched “exclusive” advertising placements to small businesses and misled them about when the ads would be printed and distributed. The order settling the FTC’s complaint bans the defendants from such deceptive conduct and requires them to pay $100,000.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
182 3032
X200013
Case Status
Pending
FTC Submits Annual Budget Request, Performance Plan and Performance Report to Congress
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The Federal Trade Commission submitted to Congress its Fiscal Year 2021 budget request, in support of the President’s FY 2021 budget for the federal government. The budget request also includes the FY...
New FTC Data Spotlight: Fake Check Scams Cause Big Losses, Especially for Consumers in Their Twenties
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A new update from the Federal Trade Commission shows that fake check scams led to reported individual median losses of nearly $2,000 – losses far higher than on any other of the top ten scams reported...
Court Stops Sprawling Scheme That Operated Hundreds of Websites That Deceived Consumers About Government Services
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A court has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request to preliminarily halt a scheme in which the defendants operated hundreds of websites that promised a quick and easy government service, such...
FTC Takes Action to Stop Anti-Aging “Cure-All” Marketers From Making Baseless Health Claims
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The sellers of a pill called ReJuvenation settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively claimed that their product is a virtual cure-all for age-related ailments—including cell damage...
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