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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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Staff Report: Chap. 4 - Children and Privacy Online
Staff Report: Chap. 4 - Children and Privacy Online
http://www.ftc.gov/reports/privacy/privacy5.htm
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On-Line Privacy
On-Line Privacy
http://www.ftc.gov/reports/privacy3/index.htm
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FTC: CBSI Settlement
FTC: CBSI Settlement
http://www.ftc.gov/ro/cbsichro.htm
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Fortuna-Alliance Settlement
The contempt citation against Fortuna and Augustine Delgado cleared the way for the final mailing of refund checks this week. This mailing brings to 15, 625 the total number of consumers receiving refunds. The FTC's case against Fortuna returned approximately $5.5 million to investors in the U.S. and 70 foreign countries (see List of Refunds by Countries).
http://www.ftc.gov/ro/fortuna.htm
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Statement Before The Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection
Statement Before The Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection
http://www.ftc.gov/speeches/anthony/kidsst.htm
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Analyzing and predicting government antitrust and consumer protection enforcement since 1976
A comprehensive newsletter specializing in coverage of the Federal Trade Commission, Justice Departments Antitrust Division and Congress.
http://www.ftcwatch.com/
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Hair loss scams and what FDA and FTC say
See whos been busted and how you can report the next hair loss scam.
http://www.hairlossscams.com/FDAandFTC.htm
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FTC Sues to Halt Deceptive Internet Access Fee Scam
An FTC press release concerning web site enforcement action: The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit in U.S. District Court against an Internet operation, www.rhinopoint.com, that conned consumers into paying membership fees and turning over sensitive personal and financial information by deceptively claiming it would pay their Internet access fees.
http://www.keytlaw.com/FTC/Actions/ftc010618.htm
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FTC Sues Nationwide Internet Scam
An FTC press release concerning web site enforcement action: The Federal Trade Commission has brought suit against a fraudulent Internet operation posing as a legitimate multi-level marketing business. The FTC charges that the scheme is actually an illegal pyramid that uses phony promises of easy income to scam consumers from across the country..
http://www.keytlaw.com/FTC/Actions/ftc010620.htm
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law.com
Law.com gives the legal professional access to personally relevant legal news, information and resources where and when its needed. It sends legal news, case alerts and case information by daily e-mail. A division of American Lawyer Media.
http://www.law.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=law/View&c=Article&cid=ZZZRO4PHTCC&live=true&cst=1&pc=0&pa=0&s=News&ExpIgnore=true&showsummary=0
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Pyramid Schemes? FTC Consumer Alert!
Profits in Pyramid Schemes? FTC Consumer Alert!
http://www.lawpublish.com/ftc-pyramid.html
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Advertising Law: FTC Fast Facts - Yellow Pages Invoice Scams
Advertising Law: FTC Fast Facts - Yellow Pages Invoice Scams.
http://www.lawpublish.com/ftcyell.html
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All about links to credit repair, debt consolidation, credit card and loan scams, FTC, consumer protection agencies
This page contains links to governmental and other agencies who can assist you in getting credit repair help. Also many FTC regulations and credit topics are covered.
http://www.mayhillpress.com/link2.html
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MLM Law - Lawyer Grimes & Reese PLLC - Attorney Specializing in Multilevel Marketing - UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MLM lawyers and attorneys for multilevel marketing, direct sales and nutritional supplement companies. Lawyers and attorneyd for direct selling companies. Grimes & Reese, P.L.L.C. Kevin D. Grimes, Spencer M Reese and Steven A. Richards, laywers and attorneys specializing in mlm law.
http://www.mlmlaw.com/library/cases/mlm/ftc/origcomplaint.htm
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MLM Survivors Homepage. MLM and the law.
Are Amway and other Multi-Level Marketing businesses what they claim to be? Lawsuits, personal experiences, and information available here.
http://www.mlmsurvivor.com/ftclaw.htm
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From Bogus Invoices to Y2K Scams-Businesses are Targets for Fraud
From Bogus Invoices to Y2K Scams-Businesses are Targets for Fraud
http://www.natlconsumersleague.org/ftcbandit1099.html
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