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Health Research Laboratories, LLC; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
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FTC Halts Deceptive Credit Repair Operation that Filed Fake Identity Theft Complaints
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The Federal Trade Commission obtained an order halting a credit repair scheme that allegedly bilked consumers out of millions of dollars by falsely claiming they will remove negative information from...
FTC Finalizes Order with Fashion Nova Over Allegations It Blocked Negative Reviews
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The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order settling allegations that online fashion retailer Fashion Nova, LLC blocked negative reviews of its products from being posted to its website. Under...
Turbo Solutions and Alexander Miller, U.S. v.
The FTC obtained an order halting a credit repair scheme that allegedly bilked consumers out of millions of dollars by falsely claiming they will remove negative information from credit reports, while also filing fake identity theft reports to explain negative items on customers’ credit reports.
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Federal
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FTC Matter/File Number
2123158
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Pending
The Federal Trade Commission’s First Report on E-Cigarette Sales and Advertising Reveals Disturbing Trends Affecting the Health of Young Americans
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The Federal Trade Commission’s first-ever report on e-cigarette products paints a disturbing picture of surging e-cigarette sales and advertising that are likely to damage the health of America’s...
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E-Cigarette Report for 2015-2018
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Report by the Federal Trade Commission studying the e-cigarette industry’s domestic sales and marketing, in response to Commission-approved 6(b) orders issued to six of the largest domestic e...
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FTC Proposed Order Stops Marketers from Continuing to Promote Supplements Using Baseless Health Claims
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Two Texas-based companies and their owner are banned from advertising or selling dietary supplements, and from making claims that their products treat, cure, or reduce the risk of disease, under a...
FTC Imposes Restrictions on Electronic Payment Systems for Opening Merchant Accounts for Fictitious Companies, Assisting a Business Opportunity Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission has filed an administrative complaint against Electronic Payment Systems and its owners, John Dorsey and Thomas McCann, for allegedly opening credit card processing...
FTC Takes Action Against CafePress for Data Breach Cover Up
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The Federal Trade Commission today took action against online customized merchandise platform CafePress over allegations that it failed to secure consumers’ sensitive personal data and covered up a...
FTC Charges HomeAdvisor, Inc. with Cheating Businesses, Including Small Businesses, Seeking Leads for Home Improvement Projects
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued an administrative complaint against Denver-based HomeAdvisor, Inc. – a company affiliated with Angi – alleging it used a wide range of deceptive and...
FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for March 17 Open Commission Meeting
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Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan announced that an open meeting of the Commission will be held virtually on Thursday, March 17, 2022. The open meeting will commence at 1pm ET and...
Payment Processor that Helped Bogus Discount Clubs Bilk Consumers Will Pay $2.3 Million as a Result of FTC Case
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A payment processing company that allegedly helped a bogus discount club scheme debit tens of millions of dollars from consumers without authorization will be required to pay $2.3 million and face a...
Hornbeam Special Situations, LLC
A payment processing company that allegedly helped a bogus discount club scheme debit tens of millions of dollars from consumers without authorization will be required to pay $2.3 million and face a permanent ban from working with high-risk clients as a result of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit.
According to the FTC’s complaint in the case, which was first filed in 2017, iStream Financial Services and its senior officers, Kris Axberg and Richard Joachim, allegedly debited money from consumers who were seeking payday or cash advance loans, but were enrolled in a bogus coupon service and charged initial fees up to almost $100 plus as much as $19.95 each month. Consumers were enrolled in the discount club scheme online and through outbound telemarketing.
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Federal
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FTC Matter/File Number
152 3294
Online Investment Site to Pay More Than $2.4 Million for Bogus Stock Earnings Claims and Hard-to-Cancel Subscription Charges
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The operators of RagingBull.com, an online stock trading site that used bogus earnings claims to trick consumers into signing up for services and then trapped them into hard-to-cancel subscription...
Weight Watchers/WW
The FTC reached a settlement with WW International, Inc., formerly known as Weight Watchers, and a subsidiary called Kurbo, Inc., over allegations they marketed a weight loss app for use by children as young as eight and then collected their personal information without parental permission.
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Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1923228
Case Status
Pending
FTC Takes Action Against Company Formerly Known as Weight Watchers for Illegally Collecting Kids’ Sensitive Health Data
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In a complaint, filed by the Department of Justice on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, the agency alleged that WW International, Inc., formerly known as Weight Watchers, and a subsidiary called...
FTC Kicks Off National Consumer Protection Week this Sunday, March 6
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The Federal Trade Commission will launch the annual National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) this Sunday, March 6. Joined by other federal, state, and local agencies, consumer and national advocacy...
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