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Western Union Admits Anti-Money Laundering Violations and Settles Consumer Fraud Charges, Forfeits $586 Million in Settlement with FTC and Justice Department

Date

January 19, 2017

The Western Union Company (Western Union), a global money services business headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, has agreed to forfeit $586 million and enter into agreements with the �鶹��ý Trade...

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FTC Halts Scheme That Advertised Phony Rental Properties and ‘Free’ Credit Reports to Enroll Consumers in Costly Credit Monitoring Service

Date

January 18, 2017

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission has charged Credit Bureau Center LLC and three individuals with luring consumers with fake rental property ads and deceptive promises of “free” credit reports into signing...

Dec05

Event

Combating Fraud in Latino Communities

December 5, 2016 | 9:30AM

Join the �鶹��ý Trade Commission as we bring together directors, program managers, and leaders of organizations in the Chicagoland area to discuss consumer fraud and its disproportionate impact on...

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FTC Roundtable in Chicago Will Examine Consumer Fraud Affecting Latino Communities

Date

November 17, 2016

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission will host a roundtable on December 5 in Chicago that will bring together leaders of Chicago-area Latino organizations to discuss consumer fraud and its disproportionate...

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FTC Returns More Than $3.7 Million to People Harmed by Pyramid Scheme

Date

November 8, 2016

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission is mailing 285,361 checks totaling more than $3.7 million to people who lost money to Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing (FHTM), a pyramid scheme whose operators were banned from...

Oct25

Event

Working Together to Protect Midwest Consumers A Common Ground Conference

October 25, 2016 | 9:00AM

Join the �鶹��ý Trade Commission; Wisconsin Department of Justice; Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection; legal services attorneys and other consumer advocates; and state...

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FTC Charges Tech Support Companies With Using Deceptive Pop-Up Ads to Scare Consumers Into Purchasing Unneeded Services

Date

October 12, 2016

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission has charged the operators of a multi-national tech support company with using deceptive pop-up internet ads to scare thousands of consumers into paying hundreds of dollars...

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FTC and Florida Charge Tech Support Operation with Tricking Consumers Into Paying Millions for Bogus Services

Date

July 8, 2016

The FTC and State of Florida have taken action against defendants who ran an international tech support operation and allegedly misrepresented to consumers that malware or hackers had compromised...

Jun15

Event

Start with Security - Chicago

June 15, 2016 | 12:00AM

The FTC’s fourth “Start With Security” event was held on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois, and was co-sponsored by Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. During this one-day event, the FTC...

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FTC Charges Marketers Used Massive Spam Campaign To Pitch Bogus Weight-Loss Products

Date

June 6, 2016

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission charged a Florida-based affiliate marketing operation with bombarding consumers with illegal spam e-mail in an attempt to sell them bogus weight-loss products using false...

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FTC and Illinois Attorney General Halt Chicago-Area Operation Charged with Collecting and Selling Phantom Payday Loan Debts

Date

March 30, 2016

At the request of the �鶹��ý Trade Commission and the Illinois Attorney General, a federal court has temporarily halted a Chicago-area operation that allegedly threatened and intimidated consumers to...

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Court Settlement Bars Weight-Loss Pill Merchants from Deceptive Conduct

Date

February 8, 2016

A Glendale, California-based operation known as Sale Slash will stop using spam emails and fake news websites with phony celebrity endorsements and unsupported efficacy claims to promote its supposed...

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FTC Returns Money to Consumers Conned into Paying for Business Directory Listings

Date

December 4, 2015

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission is mailing 774 checks totaling more than $444,000 to consumers who lost money to a business directory scam. In 2013, the FTC charged the Online Public Yellow Pages...

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FTC Halts Online ‘Yellow Pages’ Scammers

Date

December 2, 2015

At the �鶹��ý Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has banned the Montreal, Quebec, area-based operators of a business directory scam from the directory business and ordered them to pay the...

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FTC, Florida Attorney General Sue to Stop Deceptive Robocalls from Operation That Pitched Seniors “Free” Medical Alert Systems

Date

July 6, 2015

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission has filed a joint complaint with the Florida Attorney General’s Office charging a New York-based operation known as Lifewatch with using blatantly illegal and deceptive...

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FTC and Florida Attorney General Sue to Stop Illegal Robocalls Pitching Worthless Credit Card Interest Rate Reduction Programs

Date

June 29, 2015

At the request of the �鶹��ý Trade Commission and the Florida Attorney General, a federal district court has temporarily halted an Orlando-based operation that has been bombarding consumers since...

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FTC Action Halts Global Sweepstakes Scam

Date

May 21, 2015

At the request of the �鶹��ý Trade Commission, a federal court has temporarily halted a sweepstakes operation based in Fort Lauderdale that took more than $28 million from consumers throughout the...

Press Release

FTC Returns Money to Consumers in Phantom Debt Collection Scam

Date

May 15, 2015

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission is mailing checks totaling $16,428.74 to consumers harmed by an operation that used deception and threats to collect payday loan “debts” the consumers did not owe. In...

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FTC Halts Deceptive Marketing of Bogus Weight-Loss Products

Date

May 4, 2015

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission has obtained a court order temporarily halting a Glendale, California, operation that allegedly used millions of illegal spam emails, along with false weight-loss claims...

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FTC, Illinois Attorney General Halt Chicago Area Operation Charged With Illegally Pressuring Consumers to Pay ‘Phantom’ Debts

Date

April 10, 2015

Defendants are charged with illegally using threats and intimidation tactics to coerce consumers

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