The Federal Trade Commission has just announced their accomplishments for 2012 and objectives moving forward into 2013. Along with a number of issues, like deceptive business opportunities, and identity theft, they have also renewed their focus on the debt relief industry. As part of their targeted sector statements they say, “Fraud operators have seized upon new schemes to take advantage ... Read More »

Your site says someone tried to contact me about a response to a complaint about my company… I dont have anything from anyone, I respond to all complaints, have nothing to hide and have always rectified every situation. Can you send me what ever it is I need to respond to the complaint, I dont know who is making it. ... Read More »

In case readers may wonder how I spend my days, while some of it is writing, most of it is researching. And that research is not glamorous stuff. It often consists of reading reams of really boring reports and publications. One such publication just released by the Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book, seems to indicate a much ... Read More »

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today unveiled his office’s latest consumer protection initiative in the form of a coordinated enforcement effort targeting potentially improper tactics in Florida’s debt relief industry. In a statewide initiative, the Attorney General’s Economic Crimes Division has taken legal action against five companies and opened formal investigations into the practices of an additional five ... Read More »