April 30, 2015 Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC” or “Commission”) denounced an alleged sweepstakes scam that struck a little too close to home. According to the Commission, the audacious scammer is mailing information to consumers about an FTC investigation that never took place and offering to help collect millions in sweepstakes prize […]
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March 30, 2015 The Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC” or “Commission”) and various law enforcement agencies are racing forward with their latest campaign against deceptive advertising, code-named “Operation Ruse Control.” The initiative is a coast-to-coast and cross-border effort by the FTC and state, federal and international law enforcers aimed at deceptive automobile advertisements, adds-ons, financing and
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March 26, 2015 This week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued an order against Jerk, LLC and Napster co-founder John Fanning, respectively, for deceptive trade practices in connection with the operation of Jerk.com, a social media site that invited users to create profiles of other individuals and rate those individuals as a “jerk” or “not
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March 10, 2015 Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC” or “Commission”) announced its $7.5 million settlement with Allstar Marketing Group, LLC following allegations of Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR”) violations and unfair or deceptive business practices. The FTC’s investigation was conducted in conjunction with the New York State Office of the Attorney General, which
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March 9, 2015 The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and 10 state attorneys general have charged Caribbean Cruise Line, Inc. (“CCL”) and seven of its telemarketing partners with violating the federal Telemarketing Sales Rule. The suit alleges that CCL and its telemarketing partners made billions of robocalls from October 2011 through July 2012, aimed at skirting
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March 4, 2015 The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has settled a complaint that it filed in June 2014 against several companies that, through unscrupulous telemarketing practices, allegedly swindled Spanish-speaking consumers across the country by sending unordered or defective products, including phony weight-loss belts, and subsequently making it difficult, impossible or extremely costly for the consumers
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February 24, 2015 Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) entered into a settlement agreement with Ms. Crystal Ewing requiring that she pay $9.5 million for the marketing and operation of deceptive sweepstakes promotions. Additionally, Ewing has agreed to a permanent ban from all direct mail marketing in the future. Not Her
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January 28, 2015 Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) reached a $9 million settlement agreement with Pure Health LLC, Genesis Today, Inc. and Lindsey Duncan, CEO of Genesis Today, concerning the marketing of their dietary supplement products. The parties sell a variety of dietary supplements and food products directly to online
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