Protecting Consumers from Fraud and Deception
As the nation’s consumer protection agency, the Federal Trade Commission has a broad mandate to protect consumers from fraud and deception in the marketplace. To fulfill this goal, the FTC takes law enforcement actions, provides consumer and business education, issues reports and policy guidance, leads workshops, and participates in other forums.
- NextMed ( )
- Roca Labs, Inc. ( )
- Ygrene Energy Fund Inc., FTC v. ( )
- Mercury Marketing LLC, FTC v. ( )
- Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., et al., In the Matter of ( )
- Evoke Wellness, LLC., FTC v. ( )
- USA Student Debt Relief, FTC v. ( )
- Growth Cave, LLC ( )
- Empire Holdings Group LLC, et al. FTC v. ( )
- Cleo AI, Inc., FTC v. ( )
- Publishers Clearing House, LLC (PCH), FTC v. ( )
- Content at Scale AI ( )
- accessiBe Inc. ( )
- Xlear, Inc., U.S. v. ( )
- B4B Corp. ( )
- Click Profit, LLC ( )
- Vroom, Inc. FTC v. ( )
- Career Step, LLC, FTC v. ( )
- Restoro-Reimage ( )
- Seek Capital, LLC, FTC v. ( )
- FTC Takes Action Against Telemedicine Firm NextMed Over Charges It Used Misleading Prices, Fake Reviews, and Deceptive Weight Loss Claims to Sell GLP-1 Weight-Loss Programs ( )
- FTC Sends Refunds to Consumers Harmed by Weight-loss Supplement Marketer’s Deceptive Claims and Review Practices ( )
- FTC Sends More Than $2.9 Million to Consumers Harmed by Home Improvement Financing Firm ( )
- FTC to Host July 9 Workshop on Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices in “Gender-Affirming Care” for Minors ( )
- Federal Trade Commission Warns Companies to Comply with “Made in USA” Requirements ( )
- Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson Issues Statement on ‘Made in the USA’ Month ( )
- Former CEO of Voyager Digital Agrees to Ban and $2.8 Million Payment to Resolve FTC Charges ( )
- FTC Releases Agenda for Workshop on Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices in “Gender-Affirming Care” for Minors ( )
- FTC Sends More Than $8.1 Million to Consumers Harmed by Care.com’s Deceptive Claims About Earnings, Job Listings, and Cancellation Practices ( )
- FTC Sues to Stop Mercury Marketing and Others from Deceptively Advertising Substance Use Disorder Treatment Clinics ( )
- FTC Case Leads to Order Banning Ascend Ecom and Its Owners from Business Opportunity Marketing ( )
- Operator of Ganadores Ecommerce and Real Estate Business Opportunity Scam Faces Lifetime Ban as a Result of FTC Action ( )
- Paddle Will Pay $5 Million to Settle FTC Allegations of Unfair Payment-Processing Practices and Facilitation of Deceptive Tech-Support Schemes ( )
- Evoke Wellness to Pay $1.9 Million to Settle FTC Claims That They Misled Consumers Seeking Substance Use Disorder Treatment ( )
- FTC to Host June 4 Workshop on The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families ( )
- FTC Sends Warning Letters to Prescribers Regarding Possible Violations of the Contact Lens Rule ( )
- Student Loan Debt Relief Scam Operators Agree to be Permanently Banned from Industry, Turn Over Assets to Resolve FTC Charges ( )
- FTC Adds Defendants in Case Against Growth Cave Scam ( )
- FTC Releases Tentative Agenda for Attention Economy Workshop on June 4 ( )
- Student Loan Fraudsters Permanently Banned From Debt Relief Industry And Required to Turn Over All Assets as Result of FTC Action ( )
- Enforcing the Opioid Addiction Recovery Fraud Prevention Act: The FTC’s settlement with Evoke Wellness and what it means for businesses( )
- Focus on the Eyeglass and Contact Lens Rules: The FTC’s message to prescribers( )
- Don’t fumble in the red zone: FTC staff’s warning about the new Fees Rule( )
- BOTS Act compliance: Time for a refresher?( )
- Looking for an Employer Identification Number (EIN)? The FTC warns businesses and consumers to watch out for IRS imposters( )
- Did your business receive a CID? The FTC means business( )
- Stopping business opportunity and credit repair scams in their tracks: What to know about the FTC’s allegations against Growth Cave and Apex Mind( )
- Level up: Tips for businesses from the FTC’s settlement with Genshin Impact developer HoYoverse( )
- Concerned about deceptive earnings claims? So’s the FTC, and we want your feedback( )
- Look who’s covered: the amended TSR and tech support scams( )
- Getting to the bottom line: The FTC’s bipartisan Junk Fees Rule and your business( )
- Click to Cancel: The FTC’s amended Negative Option Rule and what it means for your business( )
- Mark your calendars, telemarketers and sellers! October 15 is the Telemarketing Sales Rule’s Record Store Day.( )
- Mind your net impression: when seafood is not wild, fresh-caught, or local( )
- When “IP” stands for illegal practices: Protecting your business from trademark deception( )
- FTC staff report analyzes 70 MLM income disclosure statements( )
- Don’t waste your energy on a solar scam( )
- Anonymous messaging app targeting teens: Read the disturbing allegations in FTC and Los Angeles DA action against NGL( )
- Avoid fireworks: Look to the FTC for help with your Made in USA claims( )
- The specs on specs: What eye doctors need to know about the FTC’s revised Eyeglass Rule( )
- The Dangers of “Gender-Affirming Care” for MinorsJuly 9, 2025
- The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt FamiliesJune 4, 2025
- Open Commission Meeting- March 21, 2024March 21, 2024
- PrivacyCon 2024March 6, 2024
- Informal Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Negative Option Rule - February 14, 2024February 14, 2024
- Informal Hearing on Proposed Trade Regulation Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials - February 13, 2024February 13, 2024
- Informal Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Negative Option Rule - January 31, 2024January 31, 2024
- Open Commission Meeting -January 18, 2024January 18, 2024
- Open Commission Meeting - September 14, 2023September 14, 2023
- Open Commission Meeting - March 16, 2023March 16, 2023
- Open Commission Meeting - January 19, 2023January 19, 2023
- Open Commission Meeting - December 14, 2022December 14, 2022
- Open Commission Meeting - October 20, 2022October 20, 2022
- Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital MediaOctober 19, 2022
- Open Commission Meeting -May 19, 2022May 19, 2022
- Open Commission Meeting - April 28, 2022April 28, 2022
- Open Commission Meeting - March 17, 2022March 17, 2022
- Open Commission Meeting – July 1, 2021July 1, 2021
- Bringing Dark Patterns to Light: An FTC WorkshopApril 29, 2021
- Cmr. Chopra remarks at event hosted by Truth in AdvertisingJanuary 11, 2021
- Chairman Ferguson's Address to the Workshop on Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices in Gender Affirming Care ( )
- Commissioner Holyoak's Prepared Remarks for the FTC Workshop on Exploring Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices in “Gender-Affirming Care” for Minors ( )
- Chairman Ferguson's Keynote Speech at the Attention Economy Workshop ( )
- Commissioner Meador's Attention Economy Workshop Remarks ( )
- Statement Regarding Request for Public Comment on Predatory Pricing ( )
- Federal Trade Commission Accomplishments, June 2021 – January 2025 ( )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Regarding the Final Rule Amending the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule ( )
- Concurring Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson COPPA Rule Amendments ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Notice of Final Rulemaking to Update the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part FTC v. Handy Technologies, Inc. ( )
- Concurring Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Joined by Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of accessiBe, Inc. ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part In the Matter of Grubhub, Inc. ( )
- Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Regarding the Unfair or Deceptive Fees Rulemaking ( )
- Concurring Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Regarding the Final Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees ( )
- Remarks by Chair Lina M. Khan Grubhub Press Conference ( )
- Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Regarding the Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees ( )
- Concurring Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson In the Matter of IntelliVision Technologies Corp. ( )
- Concurring Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Regarding 1661, Inc. d/b/a GOAT ( )
- Concurring Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding 1661, Inc. d/b/a GOAT ( )
- Opinion 14-1 ( )
- General Motors Company ( )
- Opinion 10-1 ( )
- Opinion 10-2 ( )
- Opinion 09-2 ( )
- Opinion 09-1 ( )
- Opinion 09-1 ( )
- Opinion 08-1 ( )
- Opinion 08-1 ( )
- Letter Responding To Complaint From Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood Concerning the Advertising and Promotion of PG-13-Rated Movies To Children ( )
- Letter Responding To Complaint From Computer & Communications Industry Association Regarding Alleged Misrepresentations of Consumer Fair Use and Related Rights by Certain ( )
- Opinion 07-1 ( )
- Sony Electronic's Proposal to Resell As “New” Returned Consumer Electronics Products ( )
- Letter To Commercial Alert Concluding -- With Respect To A Type of Amplified Word of Mouth Marketing -- That The Staff Will Determine On A Case-By-Case Basis Whether Law ( )
- Opinion 06-2 ( )
- Opinion 06-1 ( )
- Letter to Council for Responsible Nutrition Regarding ConsumerLab.com, LLC and its Product Review and Voluntary Certification Programs for Testing Dietary Supplements and Similar ( )
- Letter to the DMA Regarding Email Messages Containing Content From Multiple Advertisers When One of the Advertisers Has the Recipient's Affirmative Consent ( )
- Letter To Commercial Alert Applying Commission Policy To Determine On A Case-By-Case Basis Whether Particular Advertising Formats Such As Product Placements Are Deceptive ( )
- Opinion 04-2 ( )
- National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2024 ( )
- Protecting Older Consumers 2023-2024: A Report of the Federal Trade Commission ( )
- Multi-Level Marketing Income Disclosure Statements ( )
- Biennial Report to Congress Under the Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007 for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023 ( )
- National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2023 ( )
- Protecting Older Consumers 2022-2023: A Report of the Federal Trade Commission ( )
- Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media: A FTC Staff Perspective ( )
- National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2022 ( )
- Protecting Older Consumers 2021-2022: A Report of the Federal Trade Commission ( )
- Bringing Dark Patterns to Light ( )
- E-Cigarette Report for 2015-2018 ( )
- National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2021 ( )
- Protecting Older Consumers 2020-2021: A Report of the Federal Trade Commission ( )
- Protecting Consumers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Year in Review ( )
- Order to File Special Report Regarding Physician Group and Healthcare Facility Mergers ( )
- National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2020 ( )
- Staff Perspective Paper on Loot Box Workshop ( )
- Social Media Bots and Advertising: FTC Report to Congress ( )
- Made in the USA: An FTC Workshop ( )
- "That's the Ticket" Workshop: Staff Perspective ( )
- Samuel Levine Letter to New York Senate on Junk Fees ( )
- Samuel Levine Letter to Virginia Legislature on Junk Fees ( )
- BCP Staff Comment to U.S. Department of Education Concerning Proposed Regulations Protecting Postsecondary Students ( )
- FTC Staff Comment Before the Federal Communications Commission Regarding Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls ( )
- FTC Comment Before the Federal Communications Commission Regarding Liability for Telemarketing Calls Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), CG Docket No. 11-50 ( )
- FTC Comment Before the Federal Communications Commission In the Matter of Empowering Parents and Protecting Children in an Evolving Media Landscape (MB Docket No. 09-194) ( )
- Possible Anticompetitive Barriers to E-Commerce: Contact Lenses: A Report from the Staff of the FTC ( )
- The Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees: Frequently Asked Questions ( )
- Mobile Health App Interactive Tool ( )
- The Consumer Reviews and Testimonials Rule: Questions and Answers ( )
- Complying with the Made in USA Standard ( )
- Complying with the Eyeglass Rule ( )
- Business Guidance Concerning Multi-Level Marketing ( )
- What Third Party Sellers Need to Know About the INFORM Consumers Act ( )
- CAN-SPAM Act: A Compliance Guide for Business ( )
- Las Estafas y Su Pequeño Negocio: Una Guía Para los Negocios ( )
- Scams and Your Small Business: A Guide for Business ( )
- FTC's Endorsement Guides: What People Are Asking ( )
- Informing Businesses about the INFORM Consumers Act ( )
- Health Products Compliance Guidance ( )
- Mobile Health App Developers: FTC Best Practices ( )
- Featuring Online Customer Reviews: A Guide for Platforms ( )
- Soliciting and Paying for Online Reviews: A Guide for Marketers ( )
- The Contact Lens Rule: A Guide for Prescribers and Sellers ( )
- FAQs: Complying with the Contact Lens Rule ( )
- Disclosures 101 for Social Media Influencers ( )
- Divulgaciones 101 para influenciadores de los medios sociales ( )
- Protecting Military Servicemembers and Veterans from Financial Scams and Fraud: Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Before the House Subcommittee on National Security ( )
- Stopping COVID-19 Fraud and Price Gouging ( )
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: Curbing COVID Cons: Warning Consumers about Pandemic Frauds, Scams, and Swindles ( )
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: The Urgent Need to Fix Section 13(b) of the FTC Act ( )
- Opening Statement Of Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter before the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce: The Urgent Need To Fix Section 13(B) Of The FTC Act ( )
- Prepared Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson: Strengthening the Federal Trade Commission's Authority to Protect Consumers ( )
- Prepared Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips: Strengthening the Federal Trade Commission's Authority to Protect Consumers ( )
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: Strengthening the Federal Trade Commission's Authority to Protect Consumers ( )
- Prepared Statement of Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter: Strengthening the Federal Trade Commission's Authority to Protect Consumers ( )
- Prepared Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra: Strengthening the Federal Trade Commission's Authority to Protect Consumers ( )
- Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips Regarding the Hearing on Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission ( )
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: “Abusive Robocalls and How We Can Stop Them,” Before the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, United States Senate ( )
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: "Still Ringing Off the Hook: An Update on Efforts To Combat Robocalls," Before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate ( )
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on "Staying A Step Ahead: Fighting Back Against Scams Used To Defraud Americans” ( )
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On “Combatting Illegal Robocalls: Initiatives To End the Epidemic ( )
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Emerging Threats in the Online Advertising Industry ( )
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Entitled “Stopping Fraudulent Robocall Scams: Can More Be Done?” ( )
