July 22, 2004 The Federal Trade Commission has charged a group of Canadian telemarketers with operating a bogus “consumer protection service” that promises to protect consumers against telemarketing and unauthorized bank activity, then perpetrates that very fraud. According to the FTC, the defendants prey on elderly consumers’ financial insecurities by telemarketing a bogus service that …
FTC Halts International Credit Card Scam November 24, 2004 The Federal Trade Commission has charged a cross-border telemarketing enterprise with defrauding consumers out of millions of dollars by offering them a “guaranteed” low-interest credit card for an advance fee, then failing to come through on its promise. According to the FTC’s complaint, the defendants, operating …
May 27 , 2004 The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit in federal court to halt a scam that drained millions of dollars out of thousands of consumers’ checking accounts for “discount pharmacy cards” the consumers didn’t know about, didn’t order, and didn’t get. The FTC estimates that as many as 90,000 consumers were victims. …
March 20, 2003 The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint charging a mortgage spamming operation with violating federal laws by using an array of deceptions to con consumers into sharing their personal financial data. The company’s assets have been frozen, and the defendants have agreed to halt the alleged deceptive practices until the court …
FTC and Illinois Attorney General Charge Illinois-based Companies with Fraudulent Telemarketing And Placing Unwanted Calls November 26, 2001 A federal court has temporarily ordered a halt to the allegedly fraudulent business practices of three companies and one individual that allegedly operated a massive scheme in Schaumburg, Illinois in which the defendants would charge consumers up …
FTC, States Give “No Credit” to Finance-Related Scams in Latest Joint Law Enforcement Sweep September 5, 2002 Fraudulent telemarketers constantly prey on consumers seeking personal credit or finance-related assistance, according to the Federal Trade Commission and 15 state and federal law enforcers, who today announced “Operation No-Credit” – a joint law enforcement campaign targeting a …
