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In the agency’s first enforcement action against an education lead generator, operators of Gigats.com have agreed to settle �鶹��ý Trade Commission charges that the company claimed it was “pre...

A purported nonprofit that allegedly benefitted from a massive landline phone bill cramming operation has agreed to turn over most of its assets in order to settle �鶹��ý Trade Commission charges...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission is mailing 1,701 checks totaling more than $596,000 to consumers who lost money to a fraudulent debt collection scheme that processed payments for payday loan debts they...

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...

Two nationwide organizations purporting to be cancer charities will be dissolved, and their president is banned from profiting from any charity fundraising in the future, under a settlement with the...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a proposal to conduct a survey to determine the prevalence of consumer fraud in the United States during 2016. The FTC has conducted three...

Denny Lake, the final individual defendant in a mortgage modification scam aimed at financially strapped homeowners, will be banned from selling debt relief and mortgage-related products and services...

Jessica Rich, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, today introduced a new Spanish-language video about imposter scams at the Legislative Summit hosted by the National Association of...

At the �鶹��ý Trade Commission’s request, a federal district court has banned seven individuals, Ideal Financial Solutions Inc., and its subsidiaries from collecting or disclosing consumer...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission has charged a debt relief operation with falsely representing to financially distressed homeowners and student loan borrowers that it would help get their mortgages and...

Taiwan-based computer hardware maker ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. has agreed to settle �鶹��ý Trade Commission charges that critical security flaws in its routers put the home networks of hundreds of...

Butterfly Labs and two of its operators have agreed to settle �鶹��ý Trade Commission charges that they deceived thousands of consumers about the availability, profitability, and newness of machines...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission is mailing checks to consumers who lost money to a scam that promised to help consumers get payday loans, then debited their bank accounts instead, in increments of $30...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission and the State of Florida have obtained settlements with a group of defendants who participated in a tech support scheme that allegedly defrauded thousands of consumers out...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission has charged two separate office supply operations with targeting non-profit organizations and small businesses, such as child care centers, educational institutions...

Capital Payments LLC, an Independent Sales Organization (ISO), has agreed to settle �鶹��ý Trade Commission charges that it enabled a telemarketing scheme called The Tax Club to use merchant accounts...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission has filed charges against two operators of online “high schools” that claim to be legitimate but are alleged to be little more than diploma mills charging anywhere from...

CORRECTED The quote in this release has been updated for clarification. Technology company Vulcun has agreed to settle �鶹��ý Trade Commission charges that it unfairly replaced a popular web browser...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission filed suit against Chemence, Inc., an Ohio corporation, alleging that the company is deceiving consumers by making Made in USA claims for their strong, fast-acting glues...