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Another Group of Marketers Behind Phony 'Gift Card' Text Spam Settles FTC Complaint
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A group of affiliate marketers has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they took part in a scheme that bombarded consumers with tens of millions of spam text messages that lured...
In Debt Collection Case, FTC Sends Refund Checks to Consumers
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An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission is mailing 8,352 checks averaging $91.14 each to consumers who were deceived into paying unnecessary “convenience fees” to Jacob Law Group...
National Consumer Protection Week 2014 Begins Sunday
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The Federal Trade Commission, in collaboration with 74 federal, state and local agencies, consumer groups, and national organizations, celebrates National Consumer Protection Week, beginning Sunday...
FTC Announces Top National Consumer Complaints for 2013
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Identity theft continues to top the Federal Trade Commission’s national ranking of consumer complaints, and American consumers reported losing over $1.6 billion to fraud overall in 2013, according to...
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Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book for January - December 2013
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Sentinel CY-2013
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FTC Concludes Review of iVeriFly’s Proposed COPPA Verifiable Parental Consent Method
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Following a public comment period and review of iVeriFly’s proposed Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule verifiable parental consent method application, the Federal Trade Commission...
FTC Halts Multi-Million Dollar Work-From-Home Business Coaching Scheme
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court entered a temporary restraining order halting a deceptive work-from-home scheme that conned millions of dollars from consumers by falsely...
FTC Approves Final Consent Settling Charges that Accretive Health Failed to Adequately Protect Consumers’ Personal Information
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that a company providing medical billing and revenue management services to...
Accretive Health, Inc., In the Matter of
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Administrative
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122 3077
Company’s Green Claims for Plastic Lumber Misleading
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A Wisconsin-based manufacturer of plastic lumber products has agreed to stop making allegedly unsubstantiated claims about the recycled content and recyclability of two of its brands of plastic lumber...
FTC Action Leads to Arrest Warrant for ‘Cash Grant Institute’ Robocaller Who Ignored Court Order to Pay More Than $20 Million in Penalties
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In a case brought by the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge ordered the arrest and incarceration of Paul Navestad, known legally as Paul Richard Jones, for violating a court order requiring him...
FTC Action Leads to Court Order Barring Misleading Light Bulb Claims
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has ordered a light bulb manufacturer and its owners to pay more than $21 million for misleading consumers by exaggerating the...
FTC Shuts Down Business Opportunity Scam
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Several companies and individuals have agreed to settlements with the Federal Trade Commission that ban them from selling business or work-at-home opportunities and require them to surrender assets to...
Feb19
Spring Privacy Series: Mobile Device Tracking
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On February 19, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission staff hosted a seminar on Mobile Device Tracking. The speakers discussed how retailers and other businesses have been tracking consumers’ movements...
FTC Announces Mobile Device Tracking Seminar Agenda
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The Federal Trade Commission is hosting a Spring Privacy Series on emerging consumer privacy issues, and the first event on Feb. 19, 2014 in Washington, D.C., will explore mobile device tracking. With...
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