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FTC Sends Refund Checks to Consumers Who Bought Dietary Supplements
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An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission is mailing 2,546 checks averaging $71.71 each to consumers who bought Accelis, nanoSLIM, and any Cold MD, Germ MD, or Allergy MD dietary...
Iovate Health Sciences USA, Inc.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
072 3187
FTC Shuts Down Fraudulent Debt Relief Operation
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The defendants behind an alleged credit card interest rate reduction scam are banned from selling debt relief services and from telemarketing any goods or services. A federal court judge in Florida...
FTC Settlement Bans Defendants from Engaging in Debt Collection and Interest Rate Reduction Schemes
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Under settlements with the Federal Trade Commission, the defendants in two Tampa, Florida-area operations that allegedly bilked consumers of millions of dollars are banned from providing various types...
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Imperium, LLC, Proposal for Parental Verification Method Under COPPA Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a proposed verifiable parental consent method that Imperium, LLC, has submitted for Commission approval under the agency’s Children’s Online...
At the FTC's Request, Court Halts Alleged Phony Payday Loan Broker
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted a Tampa, Florida-based operation that promised to help consumers get payday loans. Instead of loans, the defendants...
Marketer of Internet-Connected Home Security Video Cameras Settles FTC Charges It Failed to Protect Consumers' Privacy
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A company that markets video cameras designed to allow consumers to monitor their homes remotely has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that its lax security practices exposed the private lives...
FTC Updates Telemarketer Fees for the Do Not Call Registry as of October 1, 2013
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced updated fees starting on October 1, 2013, for telemarketers accessing phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. All telemarketers calling consumers...
FTC Halts Two Automobile Dealers' Deceptive Ads
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Two car dealers from Maryland and Ohio have agreed to settle the Federal Trade Commission’s charges that they falsely advertised the cost or available discounts for their vehicles. The settlements...
FTC Files Complaint Against LabMD for Failing to Protect Consumers' Privacy
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The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against medical testing laboratory LabMD, Inc. alleging that the company failed to reasonably protect the security of consumers’ personal data, including...
FTC Returns Additional $950,000 to Consumer Victims in DVD Vending Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 426 refund checks totaling more than $950,000 to consumers who were victimized by a scam that promoted video rental machines as a business opportunity. This...
FTC Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Nigerian Consumer Protection and Criminal Enforcement Authorities
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The Federal Trade Commission signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with two Nigerian agenciestoday to increase cooperation and communication in their joint efforts to stamp out cross-border fraud...
FTC to Host Roundtable on Consumer Protection and the New Healthcare Marketplaces
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The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, will host a roundtable in Washington, D.C., on September 19, 2013, to discuss how to empower and protect consumers from scammers...
Precious Metal Marketers Agree to Settle FTC Charges
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Telemarketers behind an allegedly fraudulent investment scheme used to con nearly $5 million from elderly consumers have been banned from selling precious metals under a settlement with the Federal...
Sterling Precious Metals, LLC, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1223027
Jesta Digital, LLC, also d/b/a Jamster
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
112 3187
Jesta Digital Settles FTC Complaint it Crammed Charges on Consumers' Mobile Bills Through 'Scareware' and Misuse of Novel Billing Method
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Global mobile marketer Jesta Digital, LLC, will provide refunds to a large number of consumers and pay an additional $1.2 million to the Federal Trade Commission as part of a settlement with the FTC...
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