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FTC Leads Joint Law Enforcement Effort Against Companies That Allegedly Made Deceptive Cardholder Services Robocalls
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The Federal Trade Commission escalated its campaign against illegal, unwanted robocalls announcing that it pulled the plug on five companies based in Arizona and Florida allegedly responsible for...
FTC Tells Consumers They May Be Due a Refund If They Purchased Walgreens "Wal-Born" Cold and Flu Supplements
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If you purchased “Wal-Born” – a Walgreens’ brand dietary supplement, the Federal Trade Commission wants you to know that you may be eligible for a refund. National pharmacy chain Walgreens agreed to...
Walgreen Co., also d/b/a Walgreens
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
092 3134
FTC to Announce More Cases Against Deceptive Robocallers
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At a press conference in Chicago, Illinois, the Federal Trade Commission will announce a new set of cases targeting telemarketing “robocallers,” as part of a joint federal/state enforcement sweep to...
FTC Warns Consumers: Charity and Home Repair Scams May Appear After a Disaster
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In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the Federal Trade Commission reminds consumers that scams often follow disasters. The nation’s consumer protection agency warns people about urgent appeals for...
FTC Finalizes Settlements with Businesses that Exposed Consumers Sensitive Information by Installing Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Software on Corporate Computer Systems
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has accepted as final settlements with two operations it charged with illegally exposing the sensitive personal information of thousands...
EPN, Inc., also d/b/a Checknet, Inc., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
112 3143
Franklin's Budget Car Sales, Inc., also d/b/a Franklin Toyota/Scion, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
102 3094
FTC Videos Remind Consumers to Check AnnualCreditReport.com
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Consumers shopping for a car, looking for a job or just getting their financial house in order should check their free annual credit reports. The FTC is offering new videos, in English and Spanish...
Sherwin-Williams and PPG Settle FTC Charges That They Misled Consumers to Believe Their Paints Were Free of Potentially Harmful Volatile Organic Compounds
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Two of the nation’s leading paint companies, The Sherwin-Williams Company and PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc., have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled consumers to...
Oct24
Northwest Region Common Ground Meeting
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Join the Federal Trade Commission, the offices of the Attorneys General of Washington, Alaska and Idaho, the CFPB, the Northwest Justice Project, legal services attorneys and other consumer advocates...
U.S. Defendants Who Allegedly Abetted Fake Debt Collector Calls from India Agree to Settle FTC Charges
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A California man who worked with bogus debt collectors in India has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he and his companies deceived and threatened consumers into paying debts that...
FTC Recommends Best Practices for Companies That Use Facial Recognition Technologies
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The Federal Trade Commission today released a staff report "Facing Facts: Best Practices for Common Uses of Facial Recognition Technologies" for the increasing number of companies using facial...
Tracking Software Company Settles FTC Charges That it Deceived Consumers and Failed to Safeguard Sensitive Data it Collected
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A web analytics company has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law by using its web-tracking software that collected personal data without disclosing the extent...
Fake News Site Operator to Surrender Assets Totaling More than $2 Million
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An operation that allegedly used fake news websites to deceptively market acai berry weight-loss products will pay more than $2 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges. Last year, the FTC...
Circa Direct LLC, and Andrew Davidson,FTC
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
112 3059
Oct18
Robocalls All The Rage: An FTC Summit
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The Federal Trade Commission hosted a one-day public event to develop solutions to the rapid rise in illegal robocalls. The Summit included a report on the current state of the robocall technology and...
Promoters of Phony Debt Reduction Schemes Settle FTC Charges
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The Federal Trade Commission charged an Ohio-based company and its owner with fraudulently claiming on 17 websites they operated that consumers could quickly get out of debt by working with one of...
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