Press Releases August 2005

Canadian telemarketers who duped consumers into revealing their bank account information and debited hundreds of dollars from their accounts have been permanently banned from engaging in telemarketing...

Commission approval of final consent orders: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of two consent orders. The first concerns Chevron Corp.’s acquisition of Unocal...

In a survey to test whether top e-tailers are allowing consumers to opt out of receiving promotional or marketing messages, the FTC has determined that 89 percent of the online merchants it tested are...

Two individuals and two corporations, who allegedly took in over $5 million from consumers, are charged by the Federal Trade Commission with using deceptive marketing tactics when selling their at...