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Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/foia/index.htm
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Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/antitrust.htm
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Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/business.htm
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Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/businessinfo/consumer.htm
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Redirect to Secure Web Server
Redirect to Secure Web Server
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/complaint.htm
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Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm
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Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/economic.htm
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Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/formal.htm
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Links to Other Sites
Links to Other Sites
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/jump.htm
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Office of the General Counsel
Office of the General Counsel
William E. Kovacic, General Counsel
The General Counsel is the Commission's chief legal officer and adviser. The office's major functions are representing the Commission in court and providing legal counsel to the Commission, the operating bureaus, and other offices.
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/legal.htm
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FTC Office of Public Affairs News
Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/news.htm
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Federal Trade Commission Privacy Policy
Federal Trade Commission Privacy Policy
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm
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About the Federal Trade Commission
About the Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/who.htm
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Federal Trade Commission Home
Federal Trade Commission Home
http://www.ftc.gov/index.html
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Office of the Inspector General
Office of the Inspector General
http://www.ftc.gov/oig/index.html
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Get-Rich-Quick Scams
Get-Rich-Quick Scams
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2000/03/rich.htm
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Two Defendants in Pre-Paid Telephone Cards Scam Settle FTC Charges
Two Defendants in Pre-Paid Telephone Cards Scam Settle FTC Charges
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2000/06/telecard2.htm
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Living Trust Scams - 7/11/00
Living Trust Scams - 7/11/00
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2000/07/livingtrust.htm
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Fake I.D. Mill on The Internet
Fake I.D. Mill on The Internet
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2000/12/martinez.htm
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Streamline International, Inc.,
Streamline International, Inc.,
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/06/streamline.htm
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Bigsmart.Com L.L.C.
Bigsmart.Com L.L.C.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/08/bigsmart.htm
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Liverite Products, Inc.
Liverite Products, Inc.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/08/liverite.htm
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Adult Entertainment Web Site Operators Settle FTC Charges
An Internet adult entertainment operation that billed some consumers by rerouting their connection to the Net through the foreign country of Madagascar, causing the unwitting consumers to incur hundreds of dollars in international long-distance fees, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the billing scheme was unfair and deceptive and violated federal law.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/08/pornpics.htm
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Hillary Sheinkin, a/k/a Hillary Perse and Honey Smith, doing business as Witchy's Web, Inc., Honeybun, Inc., and Free Sugar, Inc.Hillary Sheinkin, also known as Hillary Perse and Honey Smith, doing business as Witchy's Web, Inc., Honeybun, Inc., and
A Web site operator who advertised free membership, then connected consumers' computers to her server using a "dialer" program that disconnected them from their Internet Service Provider and reconnected them through long distance calls to Madagascar, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that her scheme was unfair and deceptive and violated federal law.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/08/sheinkin.htm
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Spammers Settle FTC Charges
Spammers who collected consumers' personal identifying information, including credit card information, by telling them they had to supply the data or lose access to the Internet have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their scheme violated the law.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/08/stout.htm
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Bargains & Deals Magazine, LLC
Bargains & Deals Magazine, LLC
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/10/bargains.htm
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Playgirl.com Operators to Pay $30 Million to Settle FTC Charges
Agency Alleged Adult Web Sites Illegally Billed Consumers for Web Access Advertised as Free
The owners and operators of www.playgirl.com, www.highsociety.com and scores of other adult entertainment Web sites will pay $30 million to settle Federal Trade Commission and New York State's Attorney General's charges that they illegally billed thousands of consumers for services that were advertised as "free," and billed other consumers who never visited the Web sites at all.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/11/crescentstlmt.htm
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Personal Information Collected from Consumers Will be Destroyed
An Internet operation that conned consumers into paying membership fees and turning over sensitive personal and financial information by deceptively claiming it would pay for their Internet access has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the operation violated federal law.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/11/newmillennium.htm
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FTC 'Surf' of 110 Internet Retailers Designed To Bolster Consumer Confidence During Holiday Season
FTC 'Surf' of 110 Internet Retailers Designed To Bolster Consumer Confidence During Holiday Season
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/11/shopsurf.htm
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FTC Broadens Warnings to Marketers of Bioterrorism Defense Products
FTC Broadens Warnings to Marketers of Bioterrorism Defense Products
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/01/round2web.htm
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FTC Announces First Two Enforcement Actions Against Purveyors of Bioterrorism Defense Products
The marketers of a home test kit for anthrax, and an on-line seller of a colloidal silver product purported to treat anthrax, have both settled Federal Trade Commission charges of false and unsubstantiated product advertising. The FTC's complaints name Vital Living Products, Inc. and its president, Donald R. Podrebarac, and the operator of "rawhealth.net," Kris Pletschke.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/02/vitalraw.htm
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Sweep Targets Deceptive Spam and Internet Fraud International Netforce Launches Law Enforcement Effort
For Release: April 2, 2002
International Netforce Launches Law Enforcement Effort
Sweep Targets Deceptive Spam and Internet Fraud
The Federal Trade Commission has joined eight state law enforcers in the United States and four Canadian agencies in an initiative targeting deceptive spam and Internet fraud. The agencies have brought 63 law enforcement actions against Web-based scams ranging from auction fraud to bogus cancer cure sites, and have sent more than 500 letters warning people sending deceptive spam that it is illegal. In addition, Netforce partners tested whether "remove me" or "unsubscribe" options in spam were being honored.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/04/spam.htm
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Court Shuts down Cyberscam Permanently
A U.S. District Court has ordered the perpetrator of an Internet scheme to halt his illegal practices. The defendant employed more than 5,500 copycat Web addresses to divert surfers from their intended Internet destinations to one of his sites, and hold them captive while he pelted their screens with a barrage of adult-oriented ads.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/05/cupcake.htm
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Internet Auction Sellers Settle FTC Charges
Operators who auctioned computer-related products on Internet sites, but allegedly failed to deliver the merchandise that consumers paid for, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their conduct violated federal laws.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/05/internetauctionfraud.htm
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Deceptive Spammers Settle FTC Charges
Operators who used spam, deceptive earnings claims, and fictitious testimonials to sell spam e-mail lists as business opportunities have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their operations violated federal laws.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/10/spammers.htm
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Bogus Cancer Cure Guru Settles FTC Charges
An Internet entrepreneur who marketed bogus cancer cures claiming they made other conventional cancer treatments unnecessary has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that his claims were unsubstantiated. The settlement permanently bars the defendant from making unsubstantiated claims about the health benefits and efficacy of health-related products and services.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/10/walker.htm
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Companies That Billed Consumers for Adult Videotext Internet Services Settle FTC Charges
The Federal Trade Commission announced today that the federal district court for the Southern District of New York has approved an agreement between the Commission and a major billing aggregator and its subsidiary, settling charges brought by the FTC for their role in an alleged illegal scheme misusing the international telephone billing system to charge consumers for "videotext" services - Internet-based "adult" entertainment - that the consumers never purchased or authorized.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/11/integretel.htm
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Internet Auction Fraud Targeted by Law Enforcers
The Federal Trade Commission and 29 state Attorneys General have launched a law enforcement crackdown targeting Internet auction scams that bilked thousands of consumers out of their money and merchandise.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/04/bidderbeware.htm
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Global Information Intrastructure Workshop
Global Information Intrastructure Workshop
http://www.ftc.gov/opp/hitech/gii.htm
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INTERNET PRIVACY - Testimony
INTERNET PRIVACY - Testimony
http://www.ftc.gov/os/1998/03/privacy.htm
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Protection of Children's Privacy on the World Wide Web
Protection of Children's Privacy on the World Wide Web
http://www.ftc.gov/os/1998/09/priva998.htm
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Consumer and Business Education Activities
Consumer and Business Education Activities
http://www.ftc.gov/os/ar96/append9a.htm
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IDENTITY THEFT AND ASSUMPTION DETERRENCE ACT
IDENTITY THEFT AND ASSUMPTION DETERRENCE ACT
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/itada/itadact.htm
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
COPPA FAQ's
http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/coppafaqs.htm
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Federal Trade Commission - Information Privacy & Security
Federal Trade Commission - Information Privacy & Security
http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/index.html
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Business Opportunities and Job Placement Scams
Business Opportunities and Job Placement Scams
http://www.ftc.gov/reports/Fraud/busops.htm
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Consumer Finance Scams
Consumer Finance Scams
http://www.ftc.gov/reports/Fraud/finance.htm
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Telemarketing Fraud Against Older Consumers
"[The defendant] targeted elderly, infirm people, people who obviously did not understand or appreciate their rights or what he was attempting to do.... I have seen every conceivable kind of case in this Court and in 20 years on the bench this is probably as despicable an offense in its way as any that I have seen.... I have had before me 17 first degree murder cases, and in many respects this offense is more touching or more serious, the conduct of this man, his effect on these people, the fact that they are so, so defenseless to this kind of activity. At least when somebody is accosted in a barroom fight they have a chance to fight back. These people never had that chance."
http://www.ftc.gov/reports/Fraud/fraudcon.htm
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Fighting Consumer Fraud
Fighting Consumer Fraud
http://www.ftc.gov/reports/Fraud/index.htm
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FTC Staff Report: Public Workshop on Consumer Privacy on the Global Information Infrastructure - Dec. 1996
FTC Staff Report: Public Workshop on Consumer Privacy on the Global Information Infrastructure - Dec. 1996
http://www.ftc.gov/reports/privacy/privacy1.htm
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