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FTC Wins $5.2 Million Judgment against Defendants Who Tricked Consumers with Ads for Non-existent Rental Properties and 'Free' Credit Reports
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A federal judge has ordered Credit Bureau Center, LLC and its owner, Michael Brown, to pay more than $5.2 million to return to consumers, to resolve FTC charges that they deceived people with fake...
FTC Halts Online Marketers Responsible for Deceptive “Free Trial” Offers
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A federal district court has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request to stop a group of San Diego-based Internet marketers from deceptively advertising free trial offers and not only charging...
FTC Sends Refund Checks Totaling More Than $214,000 to People Who Bought Deceptively Marketed Bed Bug Treatments
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 852 refund checks, totaling more than $214,000, to consumers nationwide who bought bed bug treatments that claimed to use cedar oil to stop and prevent bed bug...
FTC Warns Consumers about Vacation Rental Scams
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With July 4th approaching, the FTC is warning consumers to watch out for vacation rental scams. The agency has published a blog post, Getting a vacation rental? Watch out for scams, with a message for...
California Company Settles FTC Charges Related to Privacy Shield Participation
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A California company has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it falsely claimed it was in the process of being certified as complying with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework...
Springtech 77376, LLC, also d/b/a Cedarcide.com, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
112 3128
X120042
FTC Obtains Court Order Barring Remaining AuraVie Skincare Sellers from Deceptive Marketing and Billing Practices
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The two remaining defendants among a group of California-based marketers are permanently barred from the deceptive marketing and billing tactics they allegedly used in connection with selling skincare...
NutriFrontier Pte Ltd’s (NutriO2 dietary supplement)
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By
Devin Willis fka Devin Domond, Former Chief of Staff for Advertising Practices
File
Text of the Letter
(1.26 MB)
FTC and Partners Kick off Military Consumer Month 2018
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The Federal Trade Commission and its federal, state and local partners announced today that its month-long recognition of military consumers, Military Consumer Month, kicks off on July 1. This year...
FTC Hosts Semi-Annual Forum for Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities
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The Federal Trade Commission hosted the semi-annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Forum in San Francisco on June 25-26, where members discussed global privacy trends...
FTC and New York Attorney General Act Against Phantom Debt Brokers and Collectors
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The Federal Trade Commission and the New York Attorney General’s Office have charged two New York-based operations and their principals with running a scheme to collect money from consumers on fake...
Statement by FTC Chairman Simons on DOJ’s Remitting more than $500 Million to FTC for Consumers Deceived in Payday Lending Scheme
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons issued the following statement regarding the Justice Department’s plan to remit more than $500 million to the FTC for consumers who were harmed by a...
Jun26
Fighting Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft in Delaware
Join the Federal Trade Commission and the Office of the Delaware Attorney General for a free, one-hour webinar to learn about the top scams reported in Delaware and get tips to help people in your...
Jun25
Decrypting Cryptocurrency Scams
As consumer interest in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin has grown, scammers have reportedly become more active in this area. Reported scams include deceptive investment and business opportunities, bait...
Lombardo, Daniels & Moss
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
172 3037
X170049
FTC, Nevada Obtain Order Permanently Shutting down Revenge Porn Site MyEx
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission and the state of Nevada, a federal court has ordered that a revenge porn site be permanently shut down, and that the operators pay more than $2 million...
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