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Court Orders Ringleader of Scam Targeting Seniors Banned From Telemarketing

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Court Imposes $ 10.7 Million Judgment A U.S. district court has permanently barred the ringleader of a multi-million dollar fraud that targeted seniors from all telemarketing activities, agreeing with the Federal Trade Commission’s allegations that he illegally withdrew money from U.S. consumers’ accounts and funneled it across the border to Canada. The summary judgment entered … Read more

U.S. Canadian Telemarketing Scheme That Hurt Seniors – Shuttered & Settled

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Two defendants who participated in an alleged multi-million dollar telemarketing fraud that targeted U.S. seniors and withdrew money from their accounts without authorization have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges. The settlement orders bar them from using remotely created checks drawn on consumers’ bank accounts, require them to obtain consumers’ consent before debiting their … Read more