FTC Undercover Shopper Survey on Enforcement of Entertainment Ratings Finds Compliance Worst for Retailers of Music CDs and the Highest Among Video Game Sellers

Following an established trend, a Federal Trade Commission undercover shopper survey found that video game retailers continue to enforce most…

13 years ago

FTC Seeks to Halt 10 Operators of Fake News Sites from Making Deceptive Claims About Acai Berry Weight Loss Products

The Federal Trade Commission is requesting federal courts to temporarily halt the allegedly deceptive tactics of 10 operations using fake…

13 years ago

FTC Files Contempt Charges Against Marketer of Credit Repair, Debt Relief, Food Stamp Services

The Federal Trade Commission has filed contempt charges against a promoter of credit repair and debt relief services and three…

13 years ago

FTC Cracks Down on Fake News Websites Used toAdvertise Acai Berry Weight-Loss Pills

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will hold a press conference on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. CT, to…

13 years ago

FTC Returns $2.3 Million to Consumers; Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue Scam Victims Receive Full Refunds

An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission has mailed 1,410 refund checks to consumers allegedly defrauded by Home Assure…

13 years ago

FTC Charges Marketers with Billing Consumers Without Their Consent; Tricked People Who Were Seeking Payday Loans

The Federal Trade Commission charged two men and their companies with unfairly and deceptively billing consumers without their consent, and…

13 years ago

OnGuardOnline.gov Urges Taxpayers to Contact the IRS If They Suspect Tax-Related Identity Theft

OnGuardOnline.gov, a partnership of fourteen federal agencies managed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), is informing consumers that an unexpected…

13 years ago

FTC Settlement Imposes $100,000 Fine Against Online Retailer for Failing to Post Required EnergyGuide Information for Appliances

An online appliance retailer has agreed to pay a $100,000 penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed…

13 years ago

FTC Testifies on Protecting Social Security Numbers;Millions of Consumers are Victims of Identity Theft Each Year

The Federal Trade Commission today told a House subcommittee that millions of consumers are victims of identity theft each year…

13 years ago

FTC, CFTC Agree to Share Information on Energy Investigations

As part of their ongoing efforts to keep markets that they oversee open and fair for American consumers, the Federal…

13 years ago