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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today released a list of the 12 most common scams found in unsolicited commercial e-mail -- spam. The list was culled from a sampling of more than 250,000 junk e-mail...

In its continuing attack on fraudulent unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE), the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today announced that it was publishing for public comment a proposed consent agreement with...

Operators of a company that used the allure of the Internet to peddle a fraudulent business opportunity have agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges that their scheme violated federal laws...

Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30 days...

The staff of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission on July 10 filed a comment with the Commonwealth of Virginia's Structure and Transition Task Force. This legislative subcommittee is studying electric utility...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission on July 9 published two notices in the Â鶹´«Ã½ Register about its rule that covers power output claims for amplifiers used in home entertainment products. As part of its...

Telemarketers who "guaranteed" consumers they could obtain unsecured credit cards -- even if the consumers had past credit problems -- for up-front "processing fees" have agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½...

Alvin R. Lundgren, principal of Lundgren & Associates, P.C., has agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges that he repeatedly violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and...

WHAT: It's costly, it's annoying and a lot of it is fraudulent. How much is there? How bad is it? What can we do about it? The FTC and the Center for Democracy and Technology offer some answers, some...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has revised its dealer and consumer publications that explain the Used Car Rule. According to industry statistics, more than 40 million used cars were sold in 1997, and...

Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application for approval of a transaction from the following: The FTC has...