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The Federal Trade Commission today issued warning letters to seven companies that appear to have misrepresented certain products as “Made in the USA,” and one company that appears to have...
The companies that operate the Hopper travel apps have agreed to pay $35 million and will be prohibited from deceiving consumers about fees to settle the Federal Trade Commission’s allegations that...
The Federal Trade Commission finalized an order with Publishing.com LLC and its two principals, settling allegations that they misled consumers about how much money consumers were likely to earn using...
For over ten years, the FTC’s Military Consumer initiative has fought to stop fraud against military consumers through enforcement and consumer education. Military-affiliated financial service...
Join the Federal Trade Commission and FightCybercrime.org for a discussion about the connections between experiencing scams, financial difficulty, and mental health. Learn about the financial...
Join the FTC to learn how to both place and lift a free credit freeze online with each of the three national credit bureaus: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. To freeze your accounts during the...
The lines between different types of scams often get blurry. What they have in common are the lengths to which scammers will go to develop and use relationships to gain people’s trust. Join us for a...