FTC Charges DIRECTV with Deceptively Advertising the Cost of Its Satellite Television Service
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Company advertises discounted monthly prices, fails to tell consumers about 2-year contract obligation...
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FTC Sends More Than $2.4 Million in Refunds to Consumers Harmed by Investment Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission has sent more than $2.4 million in refund checks to just over a hundred consumers harmed by the Premier Precious Metals scheme, which bilked millions of dollars from...
Premier Precious Metals, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
122 3009
FTC Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Dutch Agency On Privacy Enforcement Cooperation
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The Federal Trade Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Dutch Data Protection Authority to enhance information sharing and enforcement cooperation on privacy-related...
Federal Register Notice
Robocall Contest: “DetectaRobo”; Notice; Public Challenge to Analyze Data from a Robocall Honeypot
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Direct Marketer Agrees to Pay $8 Million for Deceiving Consumers
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Company pitched snuggies and other products on TV, often billing consumers without their consent
FTC Announces New Robocall Contests to Combat Illegal Automated Calls
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it is launching two new robocall contests challenging the public to develop a crowd-source honeypot and better analyze data from an existing honeypot...
FTC and Ten State Attorneys General Take Action Against Political Survey Robocallers Pitching Cruise Line Vacations to the Bahamas
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Settling defendants to pay more than $500,000 in penalties for billions of illegal robocalls
Mar03
National Consumer Protection Week 2015 Twitter Chat
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The FTC will host a Twitter chat on the topic of Imposter Scams, in conjunction with National Consumer Protection Week 2015. Follow @FTC to track the conversation and tweet #NCPW2015 to join us/ask...
Scammers Banned from Telemarketing, Selling Weight-Loss Products
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The defendants in a scheme that charged Spanish-speaking consumers for unordered or defective products and made it costly or practically impossible for them to get their money back are banned from...
Report
Quarterly Litigation Status Report-March 2015
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File
Quarterly Litigation Status Report (March 2015)
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Mar01
National Consumer Protection Week 2015
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Every year, National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) encourages people and businesses to learn more about avoiding scams and understanding consumer rights. NCPW highlights free resources from...
FTC Stops Automobile Shipment Broker from Misrepresenting Online Reviews
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AmeriFreight, an automobile shipment broker based in Peachtree City, Georgia, has agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that will halt the company’s allegedly deceptive practice of...
Report
Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book for January - December 2014
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File
Sentinel CY-2014
(4.83 MB)
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