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AFR Financial, LLC
Type of Action
Process Enforcement
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1523038
Case Status
Closed
New FTC Website Helps Small Businesses Avoid Scams and Cyber Attacks
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At the direction of Acting Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen, the Federal Trade Commission has launched a new website – ftc.gov/SmallBusiness – with articles, videos, and other information aimed at helping...
FTC Obtains Court Order Against Envelope-Stuffing Scheme
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An envelope-stuffing operation is banned from selling business and work-at-home opportunities under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The settlement resolves FTC charges that David S...
Marketers of ‘NutriMost Ultimate Fat Loss System’ Settle FTC Charges
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The marketers of a weight-loss system advertised as using “breakthrough technology” and “personalized supplements” to help consumers permanently lose “20 to 40+ pounds in 40 days” without...
FTC Obtains Court Order Halting Telemarketing Scheme that Preyed on Spanish Speaking Consumers
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has halted an operation whose telemarketers in Peru allegedly used deceptive and abusive tactics to sell products for learning English to...
FTC Approves Final Consents Settling Charges that Two Companies Made Misleading Made-in-the-USA Claims
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Following public comment periods in two separate cases, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final consent orders settling charges that iSpring Water Systems, LLC, a Georgia-based distributor of...
FTC Announces 2017 Military Consumer Financial Workshop: Protecting Those Who Protect Our Nation
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it is hosting a workshop in San Antonio, Texas, on July 19, 2017, to examine financial issues and scams that can affect military consumers, including...
FTC Halts Imposter Scheme that Falsely Claimed Connection to the Agency
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The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a preliminary injunction that bars a Florida man from illegally deceiving consumers by falsely claiming to be offering tech support services on behalf of the...
FTC Returns Money to Victims of Debt Collection Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 5,232 checks totaling more than $2.7 million to people who lost money to Rincon Debt Management, a debt collection scheme that focused on people who were...
FTC Returns Money to Victims of Business Directory Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 974 checks totaling more than $535,000 to businesses and nonprofit organizations that lost money to the Fair Guide business directory scheme, which tricked them...
Office Supply Operators Banned from Telemarketing to Settle FTC Charges
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The operators of an office supply business accused of bilking millions of dollars from nonprofit organizations and small businesses will be banned from telemarketing under a settlement with the...
FTC Settlement Halts Allegedly Abusive Practices by Company Collecting Debts for More Than 500 Municipalities
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An operation that collects debts owed to municipalities has agreed to stop engaging in allegedly illegal collection tactics under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. According to the FTC...
FTC Charges Online Marketing Scheme with Deceiving Shoppers
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged a group of online marketers with deceptively luring consumers with “free” and “risk-free” trials for cooking gadgets, golf equipment, and access to related...
Statement of Commissioner Terrell McSweeny
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By
Terrell McSweeny, Former Commissioner
Matter Number
P174400
Statement of Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen
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By
Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner and Former Acting Chair
FTC Testifies Before Senate on Efforts to Combat Fraud
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In testimony before Congress today, the Federal Trade Commission described its efforts to fight fraud, noting that during the past year the agency has obtained judgments totaling more than $11.9...
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on "Staying A Step Ahead: Fighting Back Against Scams Used To Defraud Americans”
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By
Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner and Former Acting Chair;
Terrell McSweeny, Former Commissioner
Matter Number
P174400
File
Text of the Commission Testimony
(182.62 KB)
FTC Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Royal Canadian Mounted Police to Strengthen Enforcement Cooperation
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The Federal Trade Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to strengthen enforcement cooperation on cross-border fraud matters. The MOU...
FTC Halts Invention Promotion Scheme Charged With Bilking Millions of Dollars from Consumers
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged the operators of an invention-promotion scam, World Patent Marketing, with deceiving consumers and suppressing complaints about the company by using threats of...
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