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Note: A conference call for media with FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez and Under Secretary of Education Ted Mitchell was held: Date: Jan. 27, 2016 Time: 1 p.m. ET Ramirez, Mitchell and FTC and Department...

After a public comment period, the �鶹��ý Trade Commission has approved a final order resolving the Commission’s complaint against Craig Brittain, alleging he used deception to acquire and post...

In four separate actions, the �鶹��ý Trade Commission is announcing that it has stopped illegal debt collection tactics of several debt collection operations. In addition, other federal and state law...

At the �鶹��ý Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has temporarily halted and frozen the assets of an operation that the FTC alleges bilked millions of dollars from nonprofit organizations and...

Participants in an alleged credit card “laundering” scheme have agreed to settle �鶹��ý Trade Commission charges that they illegally helped provide access to payment networks, thereby enabling...

FTC alleged company violated order’s information security requirements, misled consumers with deceptive advertising

Four mortgage modification scammers, Brian Pacios, Chad Caldaronello, Justin Moreira and Derek Nelson will be banned from selling debt relief products and services under settlements resolving �鶹��ý...

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...

At the �鶹��ý Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has halted a nationwide work-at-home scam that took more than $7 million from tens of thousands of consumers. The defendants allegedly lured...

Two Ohio auto dealers have agreed to settle �鶹��ý Trade Commission charges that they deceived consumers with advertisements that touted low monthly car lease payments but failed to disclose key...

A mother-son marketing team who allegedly tricked Spanish-speaking and other consumers into buying phony medical discount cards will be banned from selling any healthcare-related products under a...

A federal court has granted a request by the �鶹��ý Trade Commission to shut down a tech support scam that allegedly bilked consumers out of more than $17 million by pretending to represent Microsoft...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission and other law enforcement authorities around the country announced the first coordinated federal-state enforcement initiative targeting deceptive and abusive debt...

The operators of an advance fee recovery scheme that falsely claimed it could recover money for consumers that they had lost to telemarketing scams will be banned from selling recovery services, and...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission highlighted to Congress its multi-faceted approach to protecting older Americans from fraud in testimony today before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s...

In testimony before Congress today, the �鶹��ý Trade Commission described its work to fight tech support scammers who trick people into believing their computer has problems, and then charge them...

Following a public comment period, the �鶹��ý Trade Commission has approved final consent orders against two Las Vegas auto dealers that misrepresented the cost of cars in advertising. In June 2015...