FTC Testifies About Crackdown on Scams Tied to the Economic Downturn

The Federal Trade Commission testified before the U.S. Senate today on the agency’s campaign to crack down on scammers who…

15 years ago

Defendants Settle with FTC in Surplus Goods Business Opportunity Scam

Scammers who duped consumers into paying a total of more than $30 million for bogus business opportunities have settled Federal…

15 years ago

Rite Aid to Pay $500,000 in Consumer Refunds to Settle FTC Charges of False and Deceptive Advertising

National pharmacy chain Rite Aid Corporation has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle FTCcharges that it deceptively advertised that its…

15 years ago

Court Bars False Claims of Affiliation with United States Homeowner Relief Programs

A U.S. district court has ordered newly named defendants to stop making deceptive claims that they are affiliated with free…

15 years ago

Consumer Reporting Agency TALX Corp. Agrees to Settle FTC Charges

TALX Corporation, a subsidiary of Equifax Inc., has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law…

15 years ago

Operators of Credit Card Rate Reduction Scam Are Banned From Telemarketing

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court judge has imposed a telemarketing ban on a…

15 years ago

FTC Testifies on Proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency

The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on…

15 years ago

FTC Adds Requirements to 2004 Order to Restore Competition in Process Simulation Software Market

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it will modify a 2004 order against Aspen Technology, Inc. to restore competition…

15 years ago

Debt Collectors Settle with FTC; Abusive Practices Affected Consumers Nationwide

The operators of a debt collection company that used false threats and other unlawful tactics to collect consumers’ debts have…

15 years ago

Court Orders Spammers to Give Up $3.7 Million

A U.S. district court has ordered key players in an international spam ring to give up $3.7 million that they…

15 years ago