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Online Marketers Banned from Deceiving Shoppers
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A group of online marketers will pay more than $2.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived consumers with “free” and “risk-free” trials for cooking and golfing products...
FTC Advice for Hurricane Victims and People Who Want to Help
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The Federal Trade Commission has information for people affected by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey, and for those who want to contribute to relief efforts. If you’d like to donate money to a charity, the...
FTC Advice: Preparing for Hurricane Irma
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As Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida and possibly other states, the Federal Trade Commission has information to help you prepare for, deal with, and recover from the long-term impacts of a weather...
Three Companies Agree to Settle FTC Charges They Falsely Claimed Participation in EU-US Privacy Shield Framework
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Three U.S. companies have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled consumers about their participation in the European Union-United States Privacy Shield framework, which...
Total Wine & More
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By
Devin Willis fka Devin Domond, Former Chief of Staff for Advertising Practices
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Text of the Letter
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CSGO Lotto Owners Settle FTC’s First-Ever Complaint Against Individual Social Media Influencers
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Trevor “TmarTn” Martin and Thomas “Syndicate” Cassell, two social media influencers who are widely followed in the online gaming community, have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they...
Sep07
Protecting Military Consumers: A Common Ground Conference
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A workshop to bring together and train military attorneys, law enforcement personnel, and consumer protection officials to identify, prevent, and address consumer fraud and issues affecting military...
Conference Hosted by FTC and State and Local Partners to Help Train Military Community on Consumer Protection Issues Affecting Servicemembers
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The Federal Trade Commission and partners will co-host a common ground conference tomorrow in Los Angeles that will bring together and train military attorneys and financial advisors, law enforcement...
Statement of Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen In the Matter of Lenovo, Inc.
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By
Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner
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152 3134
Lenovo Settles FTC Charges it Harmed Consumers With Preinstalled Software on its Laptops that Compromised Online Security
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Note: A conference call for media with FTC Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen and Acting Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection Tom Pahl was held on September 5, 2017. Time: 11 a.m. ET. FTC...
FTC Obtains Court Order Against Fraudsters Working With Telemarketing Schemes
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A Utah-based operation that helped allegedly deceptive telemarketers take millions of dollars from consumers’ credit card accounts will be banned from the payment processing business under a...
FTC Obtains Court Order Against Telemarketing Scheme that Preyed on Spanish-Speaking Consumers
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The Federal Trade Commission has ended an operation whose telemarketers in Peru used deceptive and abusive tactics to sell products for learning English to Spanish-speaking consumers in the United...
FTC Warns Hurricane Victims About Flood Insurance Robocall Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission is warning consumers about a flood insurance scam targeting those that have been affected by Hurricane Harvey. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...
FTC Obtains Court Orders Against Telemarketing Scheme That Falsely Pitched Money-Making Opportunities and Grants
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The operators of a telemarketing scheme that pitched phony business and grant opportunities have agreed to be banned from those lines of business under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission...
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