FTC Attacks E-Mail Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a federal district court order freezing the assets of a scam that dupes consumers into making costly international telephone calls in an attempt to ward off...
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May 18, 1999
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Provident Companies, Inc. and UNUM Corporation (timeline item) - May 18, 1999
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Agreement Containing Consent Order
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Complaint
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Initial Compliance Report
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May 17, 1999
"Singer" Defendant Banned from Business Opportunity Industry
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Tom Davis, a telemarketer for Vendors Financial Services (VFS), who also posed to unwitting consumers as a successful distributor of products contained in vending machines, has agreed to a permanent...
May 14, 1999
Quexco To Settle FTC Charges
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Quexco Incorporated has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its acquisition of Pacific Dunlop GNB Corporation would create a monopoly that could result in reduced competition and...
FTC Negotiated Settlement Preserves Competition in U.S. Market for Life-Saving Heart-Lung Machines
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today a proposed settlement of antitrust concerns stemming from the acquisition of COBE Cardiovascular, Inc., COBE Laboratories Inc., and other assets and...
Remarks by Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Jodie Bernstein at the FTC's Workshop on Application of Rules and Guides to Electronic Commerce
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May 14, 1999 Welcome to the FTC workshop on our consumer protection rules and guides. Our goal today is to discuss how they apply to newer forms of electronic media, with particular emphasis on the...
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Interpretation of Rules and Guides for Electronic Media
The conference explored how the Commission's rules and guides apply to electronic media, including the Internet, e-mail and CD-ROMs.
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Quexco Inc.orporated (timeline item) - May 14, 1999
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SNIA S.p.A, In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 14, 1999
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May 13, 1999
Franklin Acceptance Corp. To Pay Record $800,000 Civil Penalty To Settle FTC Charges of Violating Equal Credit Opportunity Act;
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The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated the largest civil penalty ever obtained in a settlement of alleged violations of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). Franklin Acceptance Corporation...
Dell Computer And Micron Electronics Settle FTC Charges That Ads Misled Consumers About The Costs of Leasing Computers
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Dell Computer Corp. and Micron Electronics, Inc. have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their computer lease advertisements violated federal laws. According to the agency, both...
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Micron Electronics, Inc. (timeline item) - May 13, 1999
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Franklin Acceptance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (timeline item) - May 13, 1999
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Consent Decree
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Complaint
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Dell Computer Corporation (timeline item) - May 13, 1999
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May 12, 1999
FTC Chairman Robert Pitofsky's Statement in Response to Georgetown University's Internet Privacy Policy Survey
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"Since 1995, the Federal Trade Commission has encouraged online firms to offer privacy protections to consumers to encourage broad participation in electronic commerce. Last year, the FTC reported to...
Claims of Weight Loss For Exercise Gliders And Abdominal Devices Not Substantiated; Ftc Alleges
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Fitness Quest, Inc., based in Canton, Ohio, and its president, Robert R. Schnabel, Jr., have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made numerous unsubstantiated claims in...
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Fitness Quest, Inc., and Robert R. Schnabel, Jr (timeline item) - May 12, 1999
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May 11, 1999
Inetintl.Com and Inet Permanently Barred from Selling Business Ventures, Franchises or Business Opportunities
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal district court judge has permanently barred Inetintl.Com, Inc., doing business as Inet International, and two individual defendants from...
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