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FTC Sends Refunds to Consumers Who Paid to Collect Bogus Prize Money, Tricked by Scammers Posing as Government Agencies
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The Federal Trade Commission mailed 503 refund checks to consumers who were allegedly tricked into paying a fee to collect a fake multi-million-dollar sweepstakes prize. The FTC alleged that operators...
Refunds Stemming From Reebok's Settlement With FTC Mailed to Consumers Who Bought EasyTone and RunTone Shoes and EasyTone Apparel
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In connection with the Federal Trade Commission’s settlement with Reebok International Ltd, a settlement administrator is mailing approximately 315,000 checks to consumers who bought allegedly...
FTC Announces Appointments to Agency Leadership Positions
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz today announced four appointments to leadership positions in the agency. Andrew I. Gavil will join the FTC from Howard University School of Law and...
Scammers Exploit the FTC's Good Name, Promise Phony Sweepstakes Prizes
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Someone who claims to work for the Federal Trade Commission calls to inform you that you have won a lottery or sweepstakes. To receive the prize, all you have to do is pay the taxes and insurance. The...
Olivea Marx v. General Revenue Corporation
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Citation Number
11-1175
Federal Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Joint brief of the United States, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Federal Trade Commission, as amici curiae in support of the petitioner, urging the Supreme Court to rule that...
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FTC Seeks Comments on Additional Proposed Revisions to Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission is publishing a Federal Register Notice seeking public comments on additional proposed modifications to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule. In updating the Rule...
FTC Staff Comment to CFPB Supports Protection of Consumers Who Use General Purpose Reloadable Cards
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In a comment submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), staff of the Federal Trade Commission expressed support for protecting users of general purpose reloadable (GPR) cards and...
FTC Action Halts Dominican Mortgage Assistance Scam That Allegedly Defrauded Spanish-Speaking U.S. Homeowners of more than $2 Million
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted a nationwide scam operating from the Dominican Republic – but pretending to be in Chicago – that allegedly peddled fake...
FTC Alerts Consumers Who Want to Help Colorado Movie Theater Shooting Victims
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The Federal Trade Commission, the nation's consumer protection agency, has tips for anyone who may want to donate money to the victims and families of the Aurora, Colorado, movie theater shooting. One...
FTC Action Results in Contempt Order Against Online Check Writing Marketers
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court found a check creation and delivery business and its operators in contempt for violating a court order barring them from creating and e...
FTC Becomes First Enforcement Authority in APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules System
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The Federal Trade Commission welcomed the approval of the United States' participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross-Border Privacy Rules system, which was announced by the U.S...
FTC Calls Wireless Phone Bill Cramming a Significant Consumer Problem
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In response to a request by the Federal Communications Commission for comment, the Federal Trade Commission said that the “cramming” of unauthorized charges on wireless phone bills poses a serious...
DC Funeral Home Agrees to Pay $25,000 for Funeral Rule Violations
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A Washington, DC, funeral home and its owners will pay a $25,000 civil penalty to resolve charges that they violated the Federal Trade Commission's Funeral Rule, which helps to ensure that people have...
FTC and Florida Attorney General Win Court Judgment of More Than $700,000 in Bogus Alcoholism Cure Scheme
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A federal court in Florida has ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission and the Florida Attorney General, and ordered the marketers of a phony alcoholism "cure" program to pay more than $700,000...
FTC and Florida Attorney General Sue Timeshare Rental/Resale Operation for Deception
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The Federal Trade Commission and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi brought legal action against a timeshare rental/resale telemarketing business and its owner for allegedly deceiving thousands of...
FTC Testifies on Commercial Uses of Facial Recognition Technologies
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The Federal Trade Commission today told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee that the FTC is examining the benefits to consumers, as well as privacy and security concerns regarding current and possible...
FTC Urges Congress to Reauthorize SAFE WEB Act
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The Federal Trade Commission today told a House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee that the U.S. SAFE WEB Act has enhanced the FTC's ability to protect American consumers from cross-border fraud, and...
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