FTC Cracks Down on Marketers of “Melanoma Detection” Apps
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Complaints allege marketers’ claims lack scientific support
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Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen - In the Matter of Health Discovery Corporation, and FTC v. Avrom Boris Lasarow, et al.
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By
Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner and Former Acting Chair
Matter Number
132 3210
132 3211
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FTC Approves Final Order in Texas Auto Dealer Deceptive Ad Case
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order involving deceptive advertising charges against a Dallas auto dealer, TXVT Limited Partnership (doing...
FTC Names Two New Defendants in Phony Debt Relief and Credit Repair Scheme
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Two new defendants have been named in a Federal Trade Commission case against a phony debt relief and credit repair scheme that allegedly deceived consumers about non-existent federal programs to pay...
FTC Obtains $9.5 Million Judgment Against Sweepstakes Promoter for Contempt
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A sweepstakes operator is permanently banned from direct mail marketing and is liable for a $9.5 million judgment under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which charged her with violating...
Website Operator Banned from the ‘Revenge Porn’ Business After FTC Charges He Unfairly Posted Nude Photos
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The operator of an alleged “revenge porn” website is banned from publicly sharing any more nude videos or photographs of people without their affirmative express consent, under a settlement with the...
FTC Shuts Down Diploma Mill Operators
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The principal owners of two Florida-based online diploma mills are permanently banned from marketing and selling academic degrees under settlements with the Federal Trade Commission. Alexander Wolfram...
Prepaid Mobile Provider TracFone to Pay $40 Million to Settle FTC Charges It Deceived Consumers About ‘Unlimited’ Data Plans
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Note: A conference call for media with FTC Consumer Protection Director Jessica Rich will occur as follows: Date: January 28, 2015 Time: 1:30 p.m. ET Call-in lines, which are for media only, will open...
Cortec Corporation (Vapor Corrosion Inhibiting Film)
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By
Mary K. Engle, Associate Director
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Text of the Letter
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FTC ‘Fotonovela’ Warns Latino Community About Debt Collection Scams
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To help Spanish-speaking consumers know their rights when dealing with debt collectors, the Federal Trade Commission has created a Spanish-language graphic novel, Cobradores de Deuda, which describes...
FTC Halts Texas Auto Dealer’s Deceptive Ads
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An auto dealer in suburban Dallas has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it used deceptive ads to promote the sale and lease of its vehicles, including an ad that claimed consumers...
Defendant in FTC Landline Phone Cramming Case Settles Charges
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One of the defendants behind a massive landline cramming operation that placed more than $70 million in unauthorized charges on consumers’ phone bills has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission...
FTC Takes Action Against Two Auto Dealership Chains For Violating 2012 Orders Prohibiting Deceptive Advertising of Vehicle Costs
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The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against two auto dealer groups, operating in five states with more than two dozen retail stores, for civil penalties for violations of FTC administrative...
FTC Shutters Wide-Ranging Operation That Perpetrated Phony Mortgage Relief Scam
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A federal court has entered orders against 22 defendants who offered financially strapped consumers fake home-loan modification services that the FTC claims violated the FTC Act and the Mortgage...
Medical Billing Provider and its Former CEO Settle FTC Charges That They Misled Consumers About Collection of Personal Health Data
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FTC charges that PaymentsMD and its former CEO used the sign-up process for a “Patient Portal” -- where consumers could view their billing history -- as a pathway to deceptively seek consumers’...
FTC Halts Advance Fee Recovery Scheme Targeting Victims of Timeshare Resale and Investment Scams
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The defendants in a federal court action brought by the FTC have agreed to stop operating an advance fee recovery scheme for the duration of the on-going litigation. The FTC seeks to permanently stop...
FTC Obtains Court Orders Temporarily Shutting Down Massive Tech Support Scams
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These operations conned thousands of consumers out of more than $120 million by deceptively marketing computer software and tech support services.
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