Report
Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book for January - December 2014
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File
Sentinel CY-2014
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Identity Theft Tops FTC’s Consumer Complaint Categories Again in 2014
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Identity theft topped the Federal Trade Commission’s national ranking of consumer complaints for the 15 th consecutive year, while the agency also recorded a large increase in the number of complaints...
FTC, Partners to Promote Education During 17th Annual National Consumer Protection Week March 1-7
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The Federal Trade Commission and 89 partners including nonprofit groups, businesses, and federal, state and local government agencies across the country will spotlight their efforts to protect...
FTC, New York Attorney General Crack Down on Abusive Debt Collectors
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The Federal Trade Commission, jointly with the New York State Office of the Attorney General, has filed complaints aimed at shutting down two particularly egregious and abusive debt collection...
FTC Sues to Stop Deceptive Debt Relief Operation
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The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint in federal district court, aiming to stop an operation that has targeted consumers with outstanding payday loans, saying they could help resolve...
FTC Cracks Down on Marketers of “Melanoma Detection” Apps
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Complaints allege marketers’ claims lack scientific support
Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen - In the Matter of Health Discovery Corporation, and FTC v. Avrom Boris Lasarow, et al.
Date
By
Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner
Matter Number
132 3210
132 3211
File
Statement of Chairwoman Ramirez, Commissioner Brill, and Commissioner McSweeny - In the Matter of Health Discovery Corporation, and FTC v. Avrom Boris Lasarow, et al.
Date
By
Edith Ramirez, Former Chairwoman;
Julie Brill, Former Commissioner;
Terrell McSweeny, Former Commissioner
Matter Number
132 3210
132 3211
Straight Talk Wireless (TracFone Wireless, Inc.)
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
132 3176
FTC Charges Company, Owner with Deceptively Marketing Mosquito Repellent Wristbands
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged Lou Lentine and Viatek Consumer Products Group, Inc. (Viatek) with making deceptive, unsubstantiated claims for Mosquito Shield Bands. The complaint also...
FTC Sends Refund Checks Totaling More Than $464,000 to Consumers Who Lost Money Buying Deceptively Marketed ‘Fat Burning’, ‘Calorie Blocking’ Diet Pills
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 11,585 refund checks totaling more than $464,000 starting today to consumers who lost money buying dietary supplements deceptively marketed as “fat burning” and...
7734956 Canada Inc. (Double Shot Weight Regulator)
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
132 3228
FTC Staff Provides Annual Report to CFPB on Equal Credit Opportunity Act Activities
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission have provided an annual report to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on the FTC’s activities related to the enforcement of the Equal Credit Opportunity...
FTC Approves Final Order in Texas Auto Dealer Deceptive Ad Case
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order involving deceptive advertising charges against a Dallas auto dealer, TXVT Limited Partnership (doing...
TXVT Limited Partnership, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
142 3117
FTC Names Two New Defendants in Phony Debt Relief and Credit Repair Scheme
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Two new defendants have been named in a Federal Trade Commission case against a phony debt relief and credit repair scheme that allegedly deceived consumers about non-existent federal programs to pay...
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