FTC Halts Bogus Credit Card Business

May 19, 1998 A business that claimed it could obtain unsecured credit cards — even for consumers with past credit problems — for up-front “processing fees” of up to $129 has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that in almost all cases they failed to provide the cards and, in others, they failed to …

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Illinois Telemarketers Who Operated Credit Card Scam Agree To Settle Federal And State Charges

Illinois Telemarketers Who Operated Credit Card Scam Agree To Settle Federal And State Charges May 14, 1998 Darryl André, and three other individual defendants, operating under a host of assumed names, including Premier Card Services, have agreed to settle federal and state charges that they deceptively marketed credit cards for an upfront fee. The settlement, …

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