Holiday Shopping Online?
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With the holiday season fast approaching, the Federal Trade Commission encourages consumers to be wise and savvy shoppers. Whether you are looking for toys, trinkets, or a travel deal, holiday...
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FTC Releases Updated Consumer Q&As About the National Do Not Call Registry
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The Federal Trade Commission released a revised version of Q&As for consumers on the National Do Not Call Registry, available at www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt107.htm. The Q&As cover...
Consumers File Nearly 63,000 Complaints Against Telemarketers
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As of 8:00 a.m., November 6, 2003, consumers registered with the Do Not Call Registry filed nearly 63,000 complaints against telemarketers who continue to call against the consumers’ wishes. More than...
Consumers File Nearly 63,000 Complaints Against Telemarketers
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As of 8:00 a.m., November 6, 2003, consumers registered with the Do Not Call Registry filed nearly 63,000 complaints against telemarketers who continue to call against the consumers’ wishes. More than...
FTC Obtains Order Barring Pop-up Spam Scam, Urges Consumers to Take Steps to Protect Themselves
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a U.S. district court has issued a temporary restraining order against an operation that barraged numerous consumers’ computers with repeated Windows...
Exploitation of Microsoft Windows Messenger Service Causes Consumer Concern
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The Federal Trade Commission will hold a press conference on Thursday, November 6, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. EST to address consumer concerns raised by the widespread exploitation of the Microsoft Windows...
Announced Actions for November 4, 2003
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Issuance of staff advisory letter: The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has advised Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) that it does not intend to recommend that the Commission challenge...
FTC, Illinois Attorney General Announce Mortgage Broker Settlement
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Illinois-based mortgage broker Mark Diamond and his company, OSI Financial Services, Inc., have settled charges by the Federal Trade Commission and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan that they...
FTC Acts Against Alleged Web Cramming Operation
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The FTC has charged a purported Web cramming operation with billing small business consumers for “free” Internet services, without full disclosure of the negative option features and without consumers...
Consumer Complaints Against Telemarketers Top 50,000
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As of 8:00 a.m., November 3, 2003, consumers registered with the Do Not Call Registry filed more than 51,000 complaints against telemarketers who continue to call them. More than 33,000 telemarketing...
FTC Warns Consumers about Potential Charity Scams
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The Federal Trade Commission is urging consumers to be cautious of potential charity scams in connection with the devastating California wildfires. Scam artists may take advantage of this situation by...
Associations in Alabama, Mississippi, and New Hampshire Settle FTC Charges of Anticompetitive Conduct
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the settlement of separate complaints against household goods movers associations in Alabama, Mississippi, and New Hampshire. The FTC’s complaints alleged...
FTC Testifies Before House Small Business Committee
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The Federal Trade Commission today told the House Committee on Small Business that solving the problem posed by spam will not be quick or easy and that a single approach won't provide a cure. In...
FTC Chairman Explains That Innovation Requires a Proper Balance of Competition and Patent Law and Policy
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris today addressed the annual meeting of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) about the proper balance between marketplace...
FTC Testifies on Implications of Recent E-commerce Study
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Testifying today on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, Energy, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and...
Cross-Border Con: FTC and Canadian Authorities Shut Down Telemarketers Calling Foreign Lottery Winners
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a federal district court complaint against telemarketing operators based in Vancouver, British Columbia. According to the FTC, the five companies and the...
Court Orders Canadian Enterprise to Stop Calling U.S. Consumers and Selling Nonexistent Credit Cards
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The Federal Trade Commission charged in federal court that a Montreal based enterprise calls U.S. consumers promising major credit cards and charges as much as $299 without ever delivering the credit...
FTC Halts the Illegal Lending Practices of Stewart Finance
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia has halted the alleged illegal lending practices of Stewart Finance Company, its owner John...
FTC Testifies on the Marketing of Dietary Supplements
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“Unfounded and exaggerated claims for dietary supplements have proliferated,” said Howard Beales, Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. In presenting testimony...
FTC Issues Report on How to Promote Innovation Through Balancing Competition with Patent Law and Policy
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued its report on how to promote innovation by finding the proper balance of competition and patent law and policy. Although both competition in markets and...
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