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Consumer Fraud in the United States, 2011: The Third FTC Survey
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This study reports the results of the Federal Trade Commission’s third statistical survey of fraud in the United States. The survey found that 10.8 percent of adults in the United States – an...
FTC to Announce Winners of Robocall Challenge
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The Federal Trade Commission will announce the winners of the FTC Robocall Challenge in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. The challenge, launched October 2012, sought the best...
New FTC Graphic Highlights Key Information About Mobile Apps for Kids
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Keeping Up With Kids’ Apps graphic – click the image to view full-size. The graphic is also available in a Spanish version. For parents, the growing universe of mobile applications targeted at kids...
Star Herbs (My Low Press)
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By
Mary K. Engle, Associate Director
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Text of the Letter
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In Settlement with FTC, Debt Collectors Agree to Stop Deceiving Consumers and Pay Nearly $800,000
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After allegedly misleading consumers into paying unnecessary fees and falsely threatening consumers with lawsuits, defendants in a debt collection operation have agreed to settle Federal Trade...
FTC Undercover Shopper Survey on Entertainment Ratings Enforcement Finds Compliance Highest Among Video Game Sellers and Movie Theaters
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A Federal Trade Commission undercover shopper survey found that video game retailers continue to enforce age-based ratings, while movie theaters have made marked improvement in box office enforcement...
FTC Reopens Public Comment Period on Proposed Changes to Update EnergyGuide Labels
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In response to requests from stakeholders, the Federal Trade Commission has reopened the public comment period, until April 1, 2013, on a recent proposal to update EnergyGuide label information and...
FTC Returns More than $1.1 Million to Victims of Operation Involving Allegedly Bogus Health Insurance
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 50,395 refund checks totaling more than $1.1 million to consumers who were victimized by a telemarketing operation that allegedly tricked them into buying...
FTC Stops Foreign Operation That Scammed Many Small Businesses and Nonprofits Into Paying Millions of Dollars for Bogus Online Directory
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal judge has temporarily halted a Slovakia-based operation that allegedly tricked small businesses and non-profits into collectively paying millions...
LexisNexis Risk Solutions
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Matter Number
122 3037
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Letter to Counsel for LexisNexis
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FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges Against Epic Marketplace, Inc.
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Epic Marketplace, Inc. used "history sniffing" to secretly and illegally determine...
Retailers Agree to Settle FTC Charges They Marketed Real Fur Products as Fake Fur
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Three clothing retailers have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled consumers by marketing that products contained “faux fur,” when in fact, the products contained real...
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges Against Equifax Information Services LLC
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Equifax Information Services LLC violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Section 5...
Equifax Information Services LL
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
102 3252
FTC Announces Video With Tips for Mobile App Developers
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The Federal Trade Commission has released a new video designed to give mobile app developers information they can use to ensure that their innovative efforts also protect the interests of consumers...
Defendants Banned from Payment Processing, Will Pay $950,000 in FTC Settlement
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A payment processor and two of its principals are banned from processing electronic payments under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which resolves charges that they debited, or tried to...
At FTC's Request, Court Halts Repeat Offenders Most Recent Scam
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a U.S. district court in Las Vegas, Nevada, has issued an injunction appointing a receiver and freezing the assets of a bogus prize-promotion scheme that was...
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