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FTC Gives Companies Terse Warning About Fake Customer Reviews

The Federal Trade Commission is blanketing industry with a clear message that, if they use endorsements to deceive consumers, the FTC will be ready to hold them responsible with every tool at its disposal. “Receipt of the notice puts your company on notice that engaging in conduct described therein could subject the company to civil …

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It Never Ends. Another Debt Settlement Mailer or Something Like That.

An amazing reader sent in a new debt relief mailer through my I Buy Junk Mail program. There is nothing super new in this mailer except I see the marketers are offering even more fantastic debt reduction claims of 70% settlements. Of course the problem with this, in this mailer, is there is no indication …

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Life Financial Planning Debt Relief Offer – I’m Calling Bullshit

An amazing reader, BillKal, sent in a new debt relief mailer through my I Buy Junk Mail program. The offer says it is from a 501(c)(3) nonprofit company, Life Financial Planning, a non-profit corporation, at 575 Menlo Drive, #1, Rocklin, CA 95765. That happens to be the same address used by another company that appeared …

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HLDS – High Level Debt Solutions Mailer – Review

An amazing reader sent in a new debt relief mailer through my I Buy Junk Mail program. Here is a look at that mailer and my observations. The first thing that caught my eye is the mailer does not appear to identify the company as High Level Debt Solutions. But a search of the street …

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Another Debt Relief Mailer to Watch For

An amazing reader, Jessica, sent in a new debt relief mailer through my I Buy Junk Mail program. These mailers promising all sorts of relief that try to appear as some sort of official notification are still going out to consumers. The mailers are problematic in my opinion because they state benefits without much information …

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Don’t Know How Much I Need to Warn Debt Relief Companies That Robocalls Suck

I’ve written quite a few stories about debt relief industry problems with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and autodialers. If you’ve ignored me till now, maybe this record fine out of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) will get your attention if your debt relief company is dialing for dollars. This week the FCC fined a …

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U-Fi Student Loan Debt Reduction Mailer Review

An amazing reader J sent in a new debt relief mailer through my I Buy Junk Mail program. This mailer is for a purported student loan debt reduction or consolidation from U-Fi a Nelnet partnership. The mailer says you can “Save with a Refinance Loan from U-Fi.” There are a couple of concerns I have …

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New Crestmont Funding Credit Counseling Debt Consolidation Mailer Reviewed

An amazing reader Shawn sent in another new debt relief mailer through my I Buy Junk Mail program. Shaw sent in another mailer received from Crestmont Funding. This one is different than the one I reviewed in this article. That other article has more information on Crestmont Funding than this one does. The new debt …

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Deceptive Mailer Spoofs Department of Treasury for Debt Relief

An amazing reader sent in a new debt relief mailer through my I Buy Junk Mail program. This one is rather alarming. I doubt the average person would see through what I think is a smoke screen to understand what just landed in their mailbox. From outside appearances the letter looks like some sort of …

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