Consumer Advocates Group Experts, LLC, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
112 3137
X120030
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Beony International LLC, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
112 3089
X110024
FTC Settlement: Tax Relief Scammers Agree to Pay More Than $15 Million
Date
Under an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission, the defendants in a scheme that allegedly bilked consumers out of more than $100 million by falsely claiming they could reduce their tax debts...
Report
Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book for January - December 2012
Date
File
Sentinel CY-2012
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FTC Staff Report Recommends Ways to Improve Mobile Privacy Disclosures
Date
The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s chief privacy agency, issued a staff report recommending ways that key players in the rapidly expanding mobile marketplace can better inform consumers about...
Path Social Networking App Settles FTC Charges it Deceived Consumers and Improperly Collected Personal Information from Users' Mobile Address Books
Date
The operator of the Path social networking app has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived users by collecting personal information from their mobile device address books...
FTC Robocall Challenge Garners More Than 700 Submissions
Date
The Federal Trade Commission wrapped up a three-month submission period for the FTC Robocall Challenge, which seeks the best technical solution to block illegal sales robocalls on landlines and mobile...
FTC to Present Report on Mobile Privacy, Announce Enforcement Action
Date
The Federal Trade Commission will host a call-in media availability Friday, Feb. 1, at 10:30 a.m. EST, to announce the publication of a new staff report that recommends ways in which mobile...
FTC Action Leads to Shutdown of Texas-based Debt Collector that Allegedly Used Deception, Insults, and False Threats Against Consumers
Date
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court shut down a Houston-based debt collection operation that allegedly illegally used insults, lies, and false threats to collect on...
FTC Action Leads to Court Order: Home Insulation Marketer to Pay $350,000
Date
A federal court ordered a home insulation marketer to pay a $350,000 civil penalty for making deceptive and unsubstantiated claims about his products’ insulation capabilities. On the Federal Trade...
Edward Sumpolec, individually and d/b/a Thermalkool, Thermalcool, and Energy Conservation Specialists
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
072-3238
The First of Its Kind, FTC Study Shines a Light on the Debt Buying Industry, Finds Consumers Would Benefit from Use of Better Data in Debt Collection
Date
The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of the first empirical study of debt buyers – companies that are in the business of buying consumer debts and trying to collect on them. As the...
Settlement with FTC Bans Sellers of Alleged Fraudulent Auto Loan Modifications from Marketing Debt Relief Services
Date
In a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, two California-based companies and their principals, who allegedly took hundreds of thousands of dollars from consumers, are banned from marketing...
FTC/DOJ Amicus Brief Supports Right of Private Parties to Pursue Relief Under the Antitrust Laws
Date
The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has joined the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the right of private parties to pursue relief...
FTC Sends $7.4 Million in Refunds to Consumers Harmed by Scheme That Sold Allegedly Bogus 'Platinum' Credit Card
Date
On January 16, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission mailed 70,511 refund checks to consumers who lost money to a scheme that allegedly sold bogus "platinum" credit cards and illegally debited consumers’...
NAFSO VLM, Inc., also d/b/a Vehicle Loan Modification, Kore Services, LLC, also d/b/a Auto Debt Consulting also d/b/a Car Loans Modification, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
122 3019
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