Statement of Commissioner Chopra, Joined by Commissioner Slaughter
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By
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner;
Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner
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FTC Takes Action against the Operators of Copycat Military Websites
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Note: A conference call for media with Joe Simons, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission and Andrew Smith, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, was held on September 6, 2018. FTC...
FTC Returns more than $14 Million to Consumers Deceived by Misleading Light Bulb Claims
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is mailing 499,105 checks totaling more than $14.4 million to people who bought Lights of America brand LED light bulbs. The FTC sued Lights of America Inc., Usman...
FTC and State of Minnesota Halt Sellers Playbook’s Get Rich Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Minnesota have charged Minnesota-based Sellers Playbook with running a large business opportunity scheme. A federal court temporarily halted the operation...
FTC Action Halts Phony Grants Operation
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At the FTC’s request, a federal court has halted a telemarketing scheme that took at least $3 million from consumers, including elderly and disabled persons, who sought help with paying personal...
FTC and Florida Attorney General Say Scheme Used Deception to Sell Labor Law Posters
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The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Florida have charged a Florida man and his company with tricking business owners into buying labor law posters by sending mailers that mimic invoices from...
FTC Returns Money to People Targeted by Phony Debt Collection Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 597 checks totaling more than $184,000 to people who were allegedly tricked into paying phony debts. In October 2015, the FTC and the State of New York charged...
Prepared Statement of the Commission On FTC Enforcement of Operation Chokepoint-Related Businesses, Before the Subcommittees on National Security and Government Operations of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives
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By
Andrew Smith, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Matter Number
P180101
File
Text of the Commission Testimony
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FTC Testifies before Two House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittees About the Agency’s Work to Combat Payment Processors Who Facilitate Fraud
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In testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security and Subcommittee on Government Operations, the Federal Trade Commission described its...
FTC and States Combat Fraudulent Charities That Falsely Claim to Help Veterans and Servicemembers
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The Federal Trade Commission, along with law enforcement officials and charity regulators from 70 offices in every state, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam and Puerto Rico, announced more...
Operator and Corporate Associate of Business Coaching Scheme Settle with FTC
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An officer of the Digital Altitude scheme that falsely claimed it would enable people to earn substantial income online, and a company it used to process consumers’ credit card payments, are banned...
Springtech 77376, LLC, also d/b/a Cedarcide.com, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
112 3128
X120042
FTC and New York Attorney General Act Against Phantom Debt Brokers and Collectors
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The Federal Trade Commission and the New York Attorney General’s Office have charged two New York-based operations and their principals with running a scheme to collect money from consumers on fake...
Operators of Get-Rich-With-Amazon Scheme Settle with the FTC
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The operators of a scheme that sold “secrets for making money on Amazon” are banned from marketing and selling business opportunities and business coaching services under a settlement with the Federal...
FTC Reaches Settlement with Defendant Related to Tech Support Scam
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A California man has agreed to pay more than $136,000 and to a permanent ban on offering tech support services as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that he...
FTC Returns Money to Consumers Deceived into Buying Business Coaching Program
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 3,633 checks totaling more than $969,000 to people who lost money to a deceptive telemarketing scheme that promoted business coaching services to people who...
Internet Teaching and Training Specialists, LLC
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
172 3077
Student Loan Debt Relief Scam Operators Agree to Settle FTC Charges
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The operators of a Los Angeles-based student loan debt relief scam have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they falsely claimed to be affiliated with the Department of Education...
FTC Action Halts MOBE, a Massive Internet Business Coaching Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged three individuals and nine businesses with bilking more than $125 million from thousands of consumers with a fraudulent business education program called MOBE...
Mortgage Relief Defendant Banned from Debt Relief Business in Settlement with FTC
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Benjamin R. Horton is banned from the debt relief business under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission for his role in a mortgage relief scheme that falsely promised financially distressed...
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