Gillette Company (Venus ProSkin MoistureRich Razor)
Date
By
Mary K. Engle, Associate Director
File
Text of the Letter
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Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Co-Host Roundtable on Data Integrity in Debt Collection
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will co-host a roundtable on June 6, 2013, to examine the flow of consumer data throughout the debt collection process. The...
FTC Warns Consumers: Charity Scams Often Follow Disasters
Date
In the wake of the devastating Tornado that hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday, the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, reminds consumers that scams often follow...
FTC Announces Agenda, Panelists for Upcoming Mobile Security Forum
Date
As previously announced, technology researchers will join industry representatives to take part in the June 4 Federal Trade Commission forum “Mobile Security: Potential Threats and Solutions.” The...
FTC Returns More than $700,000 to Victims of Operation that Allegedly Sold Bogus Health Insurance
Date
The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 412 refund checks totaling more than $700,000 to consumers who were victimized by a telemarketing operation that allegedly tricked them into buying bogus health...
Public Statement
Remarks of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen
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File
Remarks of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen
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FTC Releases Reports on 2011 Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Advertising and Promotion
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The amount spent on cigarette advertising and promotion by the largest cigarette companies in the United States rose from $8.05 billion in 2010 to $8.37 billion in 2011, due mainly to an increase in...
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Proposal to Ban Payment Methods Favored in Fraudulent Telemarketing Transactions
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In an ongoing effort to protect consumers from deceptive telemarketing, the Federal Trade Commission seeks public comment on proposed amendments to strengthen the Telemarketing Sales Rule’s...
Operators of Two Bogus Tech Support Schemes Settle FTC Charges
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Two operators of alleged tech support scams have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission complaints and give up their ill-gotten gains. Mikael Marczak, doing business as Virtual PC Solutions, and...
FTC Testifies on Fraud Against Older Americans
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The Federal Trade Commission testified before a U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce subcommittee about consumer protection issues facing older Americans, including the agency’s efforts...
FTC Sends Educational Letters to Businesses to Help Them Prepare for COPPA Update
Date
As part of an ongoing effort to help businesses comply with the requirements of the updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, the Federal Trade Commission sent educational letters to more...
Concurring Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen
Date
By
Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner
Matter Number
122-3011
File
FTC Issues Annual Financial Acts Enforcement Letter to CFPB
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued its annual letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on FTC enforcement and related activities regarding the Truth in Lending Act (TILA)...
FTC Settlement Requires California Company to Halt Illegal Robocalls
Date
A California company that provides voice-over-Internet “voice broadcasting” services has agreed to stop transmitting illegal robocalls to consumers to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it...
Summit Metal Products, Inc. (Rain Deck)
Date
By
Mary K. Engle, Associate Director
File
Text of the Letter
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FTC Provides $1.7 Million in Refunds to Nearly 23,000 Consumers Who Lost Money in 'Free Government Grant' Scheme
Date
An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission today began mailing refund checks totalling approximately $1.7 million to 22,764 consumers who were defrauded by a group that used websites to...
May08
Mobile Cramming: An FTC Roundtable
The Federal Trade Commission hosted a roundtable to examine unauthorized third-party charges on mobile phone bills—a practice known as “mobile cramming.” The roundtable brought together consumer...
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