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FTC Will Host Public Workshop to Explore Advertising Disclosures in Online and Mobile Media on May 30, 2012
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a day-long public workshop to consider the need for new guidance for online advertisers about making disclosures required under FTC law. The guidance will...
FTC Releases Top Complaint Categories for 2011
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The Federal Trade Commission today released its list of top consumer complaints received by the agency in 2011. For the 12th year in a row, identity theft complaints topped the list. Of more than 1.8...
FTC Action Leads to Court Orders Banning Marketers from Selling Vacation Packages
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The operators behind a vacation prize scheme are banned from selling vacation packages under settlements with the Federal Trade Commission and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi's Office, which...
International Enforcement Network Meetsto Address Cross-Border Consumer Fraud
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The Federal Trade Commission, members of the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN), and Costa Rican, U.S. and other dignitaries are meeting in San Jose, Costa Rica from...
FTC Approves Safe Harbor Program for Aristotle International, Inc.
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that Aristotle International, Inc. has been approved as a "safe harbor" program under the terms of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998...
JGRD, Inc., also d/b/a Voiceblaze.com and VoiceBlaze, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
0923174
FTC Takes Action to Stop Massive Robocalling Operations
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As part of the Federal Trade Commission's ongoing efforts to crack down on illegal, prerecorded "robocalls," the FTC is taking legal action to stop two operations that allegedly enabled telemarketers...
FTC Halts Deceptive Practices of Marketer Who Collected $359 Million Using Bogus 'Free' Trial Offers
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The Federal Trade Commission has stopped an Internet scheme that allegedly used bogus "free" product offers that deceived consumers in the United States and other countries and charged them for...
FTC Action Leads to Contempt Ruling Against Marketers Who Tried to Take Advantage of Financially Strapped Consumers
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court issued a contempt ruling against promoters of credit repair, debt relief, and food stamp services who violated a 2010 settlement...
Window Marketers Settle FTC Charges That They Made Deceptive Energy Efficiency and Cost Savings Claims
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Five companies that sell replacement windows in numerous states will have to stop making exaggerated and unsupported claims about the energy efficiency of their windows, and how much money consumers...
Court Halts Alleged Fake Debt Collector Calls from India, Grants FTC Request to Stop Defendants Who Often Posed as Law Enforcement
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted an operation that the FTC alleges collected phantom payday loan “debts” that consumers did not owe. Consumers received...
FTC To Host Phone Availability on Law Enforcement Actions Targeting Deceptive Claims by Window Manufacturers and Sellers
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As part of its continuing effort to protect consumers from deceptive energy and environmental claims and provide them with information to help them make informed purchases, the Federal Trade...
FTC Cracks Down on Fake Debt Collector
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will hold a press conference on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. CT (11:30 ET), to announce a complaint against a “debt collector” who allegedly worked with...
FTC Report Raises Privacy Questions About Mobile Applications for Children
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued a staff report showing the results of a survey of mobile apps for children. The survey shows that neither the app stores nor the app developers provide the...
Commission Letter Approving Aristotle, Inc.’s Safe Harbor Program Application Under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
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P114509
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Aristotle Safe Harbor approval letter
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FTC Action Leads to Ban on Alleged Mortgage Relief Scammers Who Harmed Thousands of Consumers
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court put the mortgage relief business permanently off limits to marketers who allegedly charged thousands of consumers up to $2,600...
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