Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission told Congress today that there is no simple solution to solve the problem of spam. Speaking before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittees on Commerce...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged the operators of an Internet-based business opportunity that promised substantial income to participants in an Internet shopping mall network with operating an...

A Federal Trade Commission staff report released today concludes that e-commerce offers consumers lower prices and more choices in the wine market, and that states could expand e-commerce by...

The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit in U.S. District Court to shut down the operation of a cross-border con artist who targeted elderly U.S. citizens in a bogus foreign lottery scheme. The...

Merchant Payment Solutions (MPS) and its principal, Steven Todd Knight, have agreed to settle charges that they violated federal laws by operating and promoting a fraudulent business opportunity. In...

A U.S. District Court judge has halted the deceptive claims of an operation that promised one fee, turn-key get-rich-quick Internet home-business opportunities, but tacked on requirements that cost...

A spammer who ran a bogus envelope-stuffing work-at-home scheme, promising “cash for stuffing” but delivering nothing, will pay more than $200,000 for consumer redress and could face nearly five years...