FTC Puts An End to Data Broker Operation that Helped Scam More Than $7 Million from Consumers’ Accounts

The Federal Trade Commission has closed the book on a data broker operation that the agency alleges got personal information from people who thought they were applying for payday loans online, and sold it to a scam that tapped consumers’ bank accounts and credit cards without their consent. A stipulated order against Jason A. Kotzker […]