Press Releases

Reminding consumers about the potential pitfalls associated with pitches for credit card “protection” services and advance-fee credit cards, the Federal Trade Commission today announced the settlement...

Targeting the sellers of work-at-home schemes who were taking money out of consumers’ pockets with their deceptive pitches, the Federal Trade Commission today announced a joint federal and state law...

Commission approval Federal Register notices: The Commission, in conjunction with the Federal Reserve Board, has approved the publication of two Federal Register notices issuing Interim Rules and a...

In response to a request for public comment by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the staff of the Federal Trade Commission today filed a comment regarding the link between weight management...

The Federal Trade Commission continues to be vigilant in protecting consumers from identity theft, according to FTC testimony delivered today. Speaking before the Subcommittee on Oversight and...

Distributors of the “WaveShield” cell phone radiation patches that claim to protect consumers by blocking up to 99 percent of electromagnetic (“EM”) radiation emitted by cell and cordless phones have...

The Federal Trade Commission will host a joint press conference on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 at 10:30 a.m. E.S.T., to announce the results of an enforcement and consumer education effort targeting...

“Fraudulent weight-loss products target people desperate to lose weight and willing to try almost anything,” said Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy Muris in announcing law enforcement actions...

Commission approval of final consent orders: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved three final consent orders in matters concerning: the New Hampshire Motor Transport...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission today announced its “Red Flag” education campaign to assist media outlets voluntarily to screen out weight-loss product ads containing claims that are too...

An Internet operation that advertised “3.95% 30 Year Mortgages” to obtain sensitive financial information from consumers has been barred from violating federal lending and privacy laws. The operation...

The Federal Trade Commission will host a press conference Tuesday December 9, 2003 to unveil new media guidance for weight loss advertising claims. WHERE: FTC Headquarters Building 600 Pennsylvania...

A U.S. district court has permanently barred a California man from claiming for a fee he can register or pre-register consumers for the FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry or any other do not call...

Commission receipt of petition to reopen and set aside consent order: The Commission has received a petition from Sasol North America, Inc. (Sasol), formerly Vista Chemical Company and CONDEA Vista...

Jodie Bernstein, former Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, has been named the 2003 recipient of the Miles W. Kirkpatrick Award. FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris...

In response to a request for public comment by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the staff of the Federal Trade Commission filed a comment on December 1, 2003 regarding direct-to-consumer...

The Federal Trade Commission is urging consumers to beware of a foreign lottery scam that adopts the name of Spain’s largest lottery prize, “El Gordo,” to con consumers out of substantial sums of...

In an initial decision filed on November 25, 2003, and announced today, Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) D. Michael Chappell dismissed a complaint brought earlier this year by the Commission that...

A Houston, Texas-based physicians’ group has agreed to settle FTC charges that it increased costs for consumers, employers, and health plans by fixing prices jointly in contract negotiations with...

(Corrected to provide Amended Complaint) Three companies and three individuals marketing fake international driver’s permits (IDPs), college and university diplomas, academic transcripts, and related...