Debt Relief Scammer Settles FTC Charges by Agreeing to $7.9 Million Judgment
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DebtPro defendants banned from debt relief business
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FTC Returns Money to Consumers Tricked into Buying Phony Health Insurance
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 6,832 checks totaling more than $1.1 million to consumers who lost money to a health insurance scam. In 2012, the FTC charged the Independent Association of...
FTC Action: Auto Dealership Will Pay $80,000 Penalty for Violating 2012 Order Prohibiting Deceptive Advertising of Vehicle Costs
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A West Virginia auto dealer, Ramey Motors Inc., has agreed to pay a $80,000 civil penalty to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit brought in 2014. The FTC charged Ramey Motors with violating the...
FTC Action Stops Scammers Who Collected Millions in Phantom Payday Loan Debts
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FTC charged that the operators illegally processed $5.2 million in payments from consumers for debts they did not owe.
FTC Approves Final Order In Nomi Technologies Case
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After a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order resolving the Commission’s complaint against Nomi Technologies for misleading consumers about the available...
FTC Acts to Halt Vemma as Alleged Pyramid Scheme
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Promised unlimited income potential, but most participants lose money
FTC Stops Elusive Business Opportunity Scheme
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Eighteen elusive marketers who cheated American and Canadian consumers out of more than $7 million are banned from selling business or work-at-home opportunities under court orders obtained by the...
Thirteen Companies Agree to Settle FTC Charges They Falsely Claimed To Comply With International Safe Harbor Framework
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Thirteen companies have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled consumers by claiming they were certified members of the U.S.-EU or U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor Frameworks when...
Operators of Bogus Credit Repair Scheme Settle FTC Charges
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The operators of a bogus credit repair scheme that allegedly tricked Spanish-speaking consumers into paying thousands of dollars each to supposedly improve their credit will be banned from offering...
FTC Returns Money to Consumers in Credit Card Interest Rate Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 10,387 checks totaling more than $969,000 to consumers who lost money to a credit card interest rate reduction scam. The FTC sued Innovative Wealth Builders...
FTC Action: Scammers Banned from Selling Healthcare Products
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A group of scammers who falsely promised consumers new Medicare cards in order to obtain their bank account numbers and debit their accounts will be banned from selling healthcare-related products and...
Auto Loan Relief Scammer Banned from Telemarketing, Debt Relief Services Under FTC Settlement
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Regency Financial Services, Inc., and its CEO Ivan Levy have agreed to a permanent ban on telemarketing and the advertising, marketing, or sale of any debt relief products or services to settle FTC...
FTC Returns Almost $4 Million to Consumers in Debt Collection Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing almost 95,000 checks totaling approximately $4 million to consumers who lost money to a debt collection operation that extorted payments from them using false...
Two Las Vegas Auto Dealers Settle FTC Charges They Deceptively Advertised the Cost of Their Cars
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Two auto dealers in Las Vegas agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges they used deceptive ads to promote the sale or leasing of their vehicles, including advertising heavily discounted...
FTC and Florida Attorney General Sue to Stop Illegal Robocalls Pitching Worthless Credit Card Interest Rate Reduction Programs
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission and the Florida Attorney General, a federal district court has temporarily halted an Orlando-based operation that has been bombarding consumers since...
FTC Approves Final Consent Order Against Network Solutions for Misleading Consumers About Refunds
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order involving Network Solutions, LLC, which misled consumers who bought its web hosting services by...
FTC Returns Almost $1.9 Million to Consumers in BurnLounge Pyramid Scheme
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The FTC is mailing 52,099 checks to consumers who lost money to a pyramid scheme that pretended to be a legitimate multi-level marketing program selling opportunities to operate online digital music...
FTC ‘Fotonovela’ Warns Latino Community About Notario Scams
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Notarios aren’t attorneys, and they can’t help with the immigration process. To warn Spanish-speaking consumers about notario scams, the Federal Trade Commission has created a Spanish-language graphic...
Crowdfunding Project Creator Settles FTC Charges of Deception
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Defendant spent backers’ money on personal expenses
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