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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission announced it has permanently banned an alleged work-from-home scammer from selling or promoting business opportunities and from using robocalls under the terms of a …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission, along with 46 agencies from 38 states and D.C., has stopped a massive telefunding operation that bombarded 67 million consumers with 1.3 billion …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit in federal court against BrightSpeed Solutions Inc. (BrightSpeed) and its founder and former chief executive officer, Kevin Howard, …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The owners of a scam that targeted Latina consumers with promises of wealth and financial security are permanently prohibited from selling money-making opportunities under the terms of …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection have named two additional defendants in their case against the operators of the Zurixx real estate investment …
Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission announced that it has reached settlements with four defendants charged with helping to launder millions of dollars in credit card charges through fraudulent …
Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal district court entered final orders against the three primary individual defendants—Andris Pukke, Peter Baker, and Luke Chadwick, and related corporations—in the Federal Trade Commission’s case …
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service provider Alcazar Networks Inc. and its owner settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they facilitated tens of millions of illegal telemarketing …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) has filed a lawsuit against FDATR, Inc., and its owners, Dean Tucci and Kenneth Wayne Halverson.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — Student loan debt relief scammer Brandon Frere and his companies, including Ameritech Financial, have entered into an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission to settle charges they misled approximately …
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