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FTC Sues Online Trading Academy for Running an Investment Training Scheme
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UPDATE: The FTC has obtained a preliminary injunction in this case. For more information, please read the most recent press release . The Federal Trade Commission has sued the California-based...
New FTC Data Show Consumers Reported Losing More Than $200 Million to Romance Scams in 2019
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New Federal Trade Commission data from the agency’s Consumer Sentinel Network show that consumers reported losing $201 million to romance scams in 2019—up nearly 40% since 2018. Romance Scams...
New FTC Data Spotlight: Fake Check Scams Cause Big Losses, Especially for Consumers in Their Twenties
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A new update from the Federal Trade Commission shows that fake check scams led to reported individual median losses of nearly $2,000 – losses far higher than on any other of the top ten scams reported...
Court Stops Sprawling Scheme That Operated Hundreds of Websites That Deceived Consumers About Government Services
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A court has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request to preliminarily halt a scheme in which the defendants operated hundreds of websites that promised a quick and easy government service, such...
Operators of Comparison Shopping Website Agree to Settle FTC Charges Alleging Deceptive Rankings of Financial Products and Fake Reviews
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The operators of a website that compares student loans and other financial products have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they misled consumers to believe their website...
Lambert, Daniel
Type of Action
Process Enforcement
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1623005
Case Status
Pending
FTC Acts to Shut Down ‘Success by Health’ Instant Coffee Pyramid Scheme
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A federal court granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request to temporarily shut down an alleged pyramid scheme known as “Success By Health,” and to freeze the assets of the company and its...
Court Rules in Favor of FTC in Case Against Mortgage Relief Scammers
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The U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada has ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission in a case against the operators of a scheme that deceived financially distressed homeowners by...
FTC Alleges Fuel Card Marketer FleetCor Charged Hundreds of Millions in Hidden Fees
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The Federal Trade Commission filed suit against a company that sells fuel card services to businesses, alleging that it has charged customers at least hundreds of millions of dollars in hidden fees...
Court Orders Operators of Deceptive Rental Listing Websites to Pay $6 Million, Permanently Bans Them from Offering Rental Listings
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court ordered the operators of several online rental listings websites to pay more than $6 million after the FTC alleged that they made false...
Operators of Phantom Debt Scheme Permanently Banned From Debt Collection under Settlement with FTC
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The operators of a scheme that conned consumers into paying non-existent debts will be permanently banned from the debt collection business and from misleading consumers about debt in a settlement...
Operators of Tech Support Scam Settle FTC Allegations they Tricked Consumers into Buying Computer Repair Services
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A Utah-based company and its owner are permanently banned from offering tech support products and services to consumers as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission resolving allegations...
Operators of Government Imposter Scheme to Pay $1.2 Million In Settlement With FTC, State of Florida
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The operators of a scheme that targeted new businesses across the country with bogus threats of government fines will pay $1.2 million and be banned from sending unsolicited direct mail under a...
FTC Stops Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme that Allegedly Bilked Consumers out of Millions
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The Federal Trade Commission obtained a temporary restraining order halting an operation that bilked consumers out of millions of dollars by pretending to be affiliated with the U.S. Department of...
FTC Acts to Shut Down Companies Operating Real Estate Seminar Scheme
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UPDATE: A stipulated preliminary injunction has been entered in this case. The Federal Trade Commission and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection sued Nudge, LLC and affiliated companies , alleging...
AT&T to Pay $60 Million to Resolve FTC Allegations It Misled Consumers with ‘Unlimited Data’ Promises
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AT&T Mobility, LLC, will pay $60 million to settle litigation with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that the wireless provider misled millions of its smartphone customers by charging them...
Fully Accountable, LLC
Type of Action
Process Enforcement
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1723195
Case Status
Closed
FTC Sues Multi-Level Marketer Neora, formerly known as Nerium, Alleging it Operates as an Illegal Pyramid Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission sued the multi-level marketer Neora, LLC , formerly known as Nerium International, LLC, and its Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey Olson, alleging that the company operates...
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