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November 17, 2005
Spammers Barred from Violating Federal Law
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Spammers who sent millions of illegal e-mail messages – including sexually explicit messages – have paid $621,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their practices violated federal laws...
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November 16, 2005
FTC Bureau of Competition Deputy Director Barry Nigro Returns to Private Practice.
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras announced today that Barry Nigro, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition, will be leaving the FTC effective November 18, 2005, and...
FTC Halts Bogus Business Opportunity Scam
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A Costa Rican operation that used Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, shell corporations, aliases, and shills to con U.S. consumers into investing in a bogus business opportunity has been...
November 15, 2005
FTC Sweep of 12 Columbus Area Funeral Homes Finds 6 Homes In Full Compliance with Consumer Protection Law
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of a recent sweep of 12 funeral homes in the Columbus, Ohio area, to test compliance with the FTC’s Funeral Rule. Six of the funeral homes were...
November 14, 2005
FTC Stops Bogus Post Office Job Offers
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Three corporations and their officers have been barred from making false promises to consumers concerning employment with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) under the terms of a temporary restraining...
Court Order Stops Deceptive Canadian Pitch-men, Requires Payment of $345,000 to FTC for Consumer Redress
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has received a final court order barring several Canadian-based telemarketers from misleading U.S. consumers about their ability – for a fee – to shield...
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