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September 22, 2016
FTC Action: Court Bans Mortgage Relief Scammers from Debt Relief Business
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The operators of an alleged mortgage relief scam that preyed upon distressed homeowners are banned from the mortgage loan modification and debt relief business under a court order obtained by the...
FTC Charges Fake Prize Scheme Operators With Fraud
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged the operators of a fake prize scheme with mailing phony prize notifications that tricked people into thinking they had won $1 million or more if they paid a...
FTC Action: NutraClick Must Change Billing Practices
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A nutritional supplement marketer called NutraClick has agreed to settle FTC charges that it lured consumers with “free” samples of supplements and beauty products and then violated the law by...
FTC Action: Debt Collector Banned from Collection Business
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A debt collection company’s former vice president will be banned from the debt collection business under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC’s complaint against Commercial Recovery...
Sep22
Chwn. Ramirez keynote at the 43rd Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy
Chairwoman Ramirez will provide keynote remarks at the Fordham Competition Law Institute’s 43rd Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy, “The Future of Antitrust in Asia,” Fordham...
Sep22
Cmr. McSweeny opening remarks at the ETA Policy Forum
Commissioner McSweeny will deliver opening remarks at the ETA Policy Forum sponsored by the Electronics Transaction Association, Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 9:05 a.m. EDT
Sep22
Cmr. McSweeny keynote at the 5th Annual Privacy Law Salon
Commissioner McSweeny will provide the keynote address at the 5th Annual Privacy Law Salon, sponsored by Dan Solove, Paul Schwartz & Chris Hoofnagle, The National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, 13th...
Case Timeline Item
NutraClick LLC (timeline item) - September 22, 2016
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Terry Somenzi, individually and as an officer of International Advisory Services, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - September 22, 2016
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September 21, 2016
September 20, 2016
Report
Mass-Market Consumer Fraud: Who is Most Susceptible to Becoming a Victim?
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This paper attempts to add to the understanding of what makes consumers more likely to become victims of fraud. More specifically, we sought to identify personal characteristics that were correlated...
FTC Announces Agenda for Oct. 13 Fall Tech Series Forum on Drones
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The Federal Trade Commission announced the agenda for its Oct. 13 event examining how the growing use of unmanned aerial drones may impact consumer privacy. With businesses using drones for everything...
FTC Action: International Scammers Banned from Business Directory Business
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In an action brought by the Federal Trade Commission in 2013, a federal court has banned a Slovakia-based company and two of its executives from the business directory business, ending a scam that for...
Sep20
Chwn. Ramirez speech at the Annual Conference of the International Bar Association
Chairwoman Ramirez will participate in the Global Enforcers Roundtable at the Annual Conference of the International Bar Association (IBA), Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road NW...
Sep20
Cmr. McSweeny keynote at TecNation 2016
Commissioner McSweeny will be the keynote speaker at TecNation 2016, sponsored by the Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H St. NW, Washington, DC, 12:35 p.m...
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