WASHINGTON – Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey and Federal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic announced today the release of a report from the President’s Identity Theft Task Force on progress the federal government has made in addressing identity theft since the Task Force’s Strategic Plan was released last year. Highlights of the report include […]
Monthly Archives: October 2008
President’s Identity Theft Task Force Issues Report on Steps Taken to Implement Strategic Plan
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey and Federal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic announced today the release of a report from the President’s Identity Theft Task Force on progress the federal government has made in addressing identity theft since the Task Force’s Strategic Plan was released last year. Highlights of the report include […]
Invention Promoter Charged with Deceptive Marketing Settles with FTC, Goes Out of Business
An invention promotion marketer has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he violated federal law by duping consumers with false promises. The proposed settlement bans him from marketing invention promotion services and requires him to dismiss his appeal of a contempt judgment and stipulate that his $59 million liability from the contempt action […]
FTC’s ‘Operation Clean Sweep’ Targets ‘Credit Repair’ Companies
Media Advisory October 20, 2008 The Federal Trade Commission, in cooperation with 24 state agencies in 22 states, will hold a press conference to announce a crackdown on operations that deceptively claim they can remove negative information from consumers’ credit reports – even if that information is accurate and timely. WHO: Lydia Parnes, DirectorBureau of […]
FTC’s ‘Operation Clean Sweep’ Targets ‘Credit Repair’ Companies
Media Advisory October 20, 2008 The Federal Trade Commission, in cooperation with 24 state agencies in 22 states, will hold a press conference to announce a crackdown on operations that deceptively claim they can remove negative information from consumers’ credit reports – even if that information is accurate and timely. WHO: Lydia Parnes, DirectorBureau of […]
Commission Issues “Excess Consideration” Order in Matter of Rambus, Inc.; FTC Approves Modified Final Consent Order in Matter of Pernod Ricard/V&S Vin & Sprit
Commission issuance of order in matter of Rambus, Inc. – The Commission has issued an order in Rambus, Inc., Docket No. 9302, authorizing Rambus to receive royalties in excess of maximum allowable rates, as provided in the Commission’s final order in this matter. The Commission’s order was issued upon joint motion of Rambus and complaint […]
Exploiting the FTC Name, Scammers Promise Phony Sweepstakes Prizes
In their latest effort to defraud the public, con artists claiming to work for the Federal Trade Commission are calling consumers and claiming that they have won a lottery or sweepstakes. As the nation’s consumer protection agency, the FTC never collects money directly from consumers. But the public may be fooled, because by using Internet […]
Exploiting the FTC Name, Scammers Promise Phony Sweepstakes Prizes
In their latest effort to defraud the public, con artists claiming to work for the Federal Trade Commission are calling consumers and claiming that they have won a lottery or sweepstakes. As the nation’s consumer protection agency, the FTC never collects money directly from consumers. But the public may be fooled, because by using Internet […]
Medical Identity Theft Town Hall Today at FTC Conference Center in Washington, DC
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is hosting a Town Hall meeting on medical identity theft at the Federal Trade Commission’s satellite building in Washington, DC. The Town Hall will focus on how medical identity theft should be addressed in a health […]
Commission Announces Final U.S. Roundtable on FTC at 100: Into Our Second Century
The Federal Trade Commission today announced its final U.S. roundtable to be held as part of the ongoing agency initiative “FTC at 100: Into Our Second Century.” The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held at the Fordham University School of Law on October 24, 2008. It will focus on […]