FTC Releases FY 2020 National Do Not Call Registry Data Book
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission has issued the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2020. The FTC’s National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry lets …
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Tower Health Cautions Public on Healthcare Telephone Scams
While COVID-19 has expanded opportunities for patients to connect with providers through the use of telehealth services, it may also create opportunities for scammers to commit fraud by taking advantage …
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FTC’s First Consumer Protection Case Against a VoIP Service Provider Settles for $2.1 Million
Globex Telecom, Inc. and an affiliated company will pay a total of $1.9 million to settle Federal Trade Commission and State of Ohio charges that they facilitated a scheme that …
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Robocalls Spreading Disinformation and Seeking to Suppress Voting in November Election
HARRISBURG, PA — Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar and Attorney General Josh Shapiro are assuring Pennsylvanians that voting by mail-in ballot is safe and secure and that information about voters …
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FTC Sends Refund Checks to Small Business Owners Defrauded by Deceptive Robocalls
The Federal Trade Commission is mailing refunds totaling more than $700,000 to small business owners who were deceived by a robocall scheme.
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FTC Testifies At an Oversight Hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee
The Federal Trade Commission testified this week at an oversight hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation about the agency’s work to protect consumers and promote competition, …
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Scammers Who Used Robocalls to Target Cash-Strapped Consumers Banned from Selling Debt Relief Services and Telemarketing
The operators of a Florida-based company that allegedly defrauded financially-distressed and often older-adult consumers with deceptive robocalls claiming they could save them money by reducing the interest rates on their …
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FTC Testifies Before Congress on Efforts to Combat COVID-19-related Scams
The Federal Trade Commission testified this week before the Senate Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection on its efforts to combat scams and other consumer problems related …
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FTC and FCC Send Joint Letters to Additional VoIP Providers Warning against ‘Routing and Transmitting’ Illegal Coronavirus-related Robocalls
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission sent joint letters with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to three companies providing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, warning them that routing …
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FTC Warns Nine VoIP Service Providers and Other Companies against ‘Assisting and Facilitating’ Illegal Coronavirus-related Telemarketing Calls
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Trade Commission staff sent letters to nine Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers and other companies warning them that “assisting and facilitating” illegal telemarketing or robocalls related …
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