Prepaid Calling Card Distributor Agrees to Pay $1.3 Million

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Settles charges that it delivered fewer calling minutes than advertised, charged consumers hidden fees, and charged for calls that never connected

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Commission Files Amended Complaint in Federal Loan Modification Law Center Case

The FTC filed an amended complaint adding several new defendants in the action currently pending against Federal Loan Modification Law Center, LLP, and six related defendants. More: continued here ...

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FTC Urges Consumers to Report Jamaica-based Telemarketing Scams

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FTC Targets Scams Spawned by Economic Downturn

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‘Credit Repair’ Operation Settles with FTC; Company Made False Claims and Charged Illegal Up-Front Fees

A federal court has ordered a credit repair operation and its principals to stop making false claims and requiring advance payment for credit repair services. More: continued here ...

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FTC Issues Interim Report on “Authorized Generic” Drugs

The Federal Trade Commission today issued “Authorized Generics: An Interim Report,” which presents the first set of results from a study conducted to examine the short-term and long-term effects of “authorized generics” on competition in the prescription drug marketplace. More: continued here ...

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FTC Roundtable to Discuss Debt Collection Litigation and Arbitration; Call for Public Comments

The Federal Trade Commission and the Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth at Northwestern University School of Law will host a two-day public event on consumer protection issues in debt collection proceedings against individual consumers. More: continued here ...

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FTC Obtains $1.4 Million Civil Penalty for Premerger Filing Violations

Discovery’s John C. Malone Settles Agency Charges More: continued here ...

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FTC Settles with Two Defendants in Bogus Computer Scan Case

Two defendants in a case involving a massive “scareware” scheme will settle Federal Trade Commission charges of deceptive advertising and forfeit more than $100,000 in assets that were frozen last year at the Commission’s request. More: continued here ...

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FTC Obtains $1.7 Million Judgment Against Payment Processor That Took Millions From Consumers

A federal court has ordered a payment processor that debited consumers ...