FTC Warns Hurricane Victims About Flood Insurance Robocall Scam

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FTC Extends Deadline for Submitting Public Comments on Review of the Telemarketing Sales Rule Through November 13, 2014

The Federal Trade Commission has extended the deadline for consumers to submit comments regarding the agency’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) through November 13, 2014. On July 31, 2014, the FTC announced that it had begun a review of the TSR, as part of its systematic review of the Commission’s rules and regulations. As detailed in […]

FTC Settlement Bans Recidivist Robocaller from Telemarketing

American consumers won’t be getting any more telemarketing pitches from robocaller Fereidoun “Fred” Khalilian, under a settlement reached by the Federal Trade Commission. Khalilian has agreed to be permanently banned from the telemarketing business in order to settle FTC charges that he and his company allegedly used pre-recorded robocalls to sell consumers auto service contracts. […]