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March 4, 2008
Adult Website Operation Settles FTC Charges Unwitting Consumers Exposed to X-Rated Spam
February 4, 2008
Judge Agrees with FTC, Orders Spammers to Pay More Than $2.5 Million and Stop Selling Bogus Weight-Loss and Anti-Aging Products
January 30, 2008
Online Advertiser Settles FTC Charges. "Free" Products Weren't Free; Settlement Calls for $200,000 Civil Penalty
December 28, 2007
FTC Issues Staff Report on Malicious Spam and Phishing
April 18, 2007
FTC To Host “Spam Summit: The Next Generation of Threats and Solutions”
November 6, 2006
Marketer Settles With FTC for Sending Unwanted E-Mails
September 14, 2006
FTC Puts a Permanent Halt to Illegal Spamming Operations
May 11, 2006
Internet Marketers Settle FTC Charges
Spam Failed to Give Consumers the Ability to Opt Out of Future Messages
April 19, 2006
FTC Joins Foreign Partners in Recommending International Efforts to Combat Spam
April 17, 2006
Button Pushers’ Settle FTC Spamming Charges
April 6, 2006
FTC, California Attorney General Halt Illegal Spam Operation
More Than A Million of the Operation's Spam Messages Forwarded by Consumers to the FTC
March 23, 2006
FTC Slams Spammer in Pocketbook
“FreeFlixTix” Scheme Threatened Reliability of E-mail
January 31, 2006
FTC Stops Smut Peddlers’ Devious Spamming Scheme
Defendants Sent Sexually Explicit Material Through Hijacked Computers
December 20, 2005
Cross-border Law Enforcement Team Targets Spammers
December 16, 2005
FTC to Unveil Cross-Border Initiatives Targeting Illegal Spam
November 28, 2005
FTC Study Shows Technology Gaining in the Battle Against Spam
ISP Filters Block as Much as 95% of Unsolicited E-mail; Consumers Can Take Additional Steps to Curb the Amount of Spam They Receive
November 17, 2005
Spammers Barred from Violating Federal Law
Operators Required to Keep Closer Eye on Affiliated E-mail Programs
September 20, 2005
Court Orders Permanent Halt to Illegal Spamming, Bogus Claims
Orders Australian Defendants to Pay $2.2 Million
September 15, 2005
Spam Emails About Hurricane Katrina Charities and News May be Scams
FTC Advises Consumers not to Reply, Click the Link, or Paste the Link Found in Unsolicited Emails
August 1, 2005
FTC Survey Tests Top E-Tailers’ Compliance with Can-Spam’s Opt-Out Provisions
Most Merchants Honoring Consumers’ Requests to Turn Off Future Mailings
July 20, 2005
FTC Cracks Down on Illegal “X-rated” Spam
E-Mail Exposed Children, Others, to Graphic Content
June 15, 2005
Florida Man Settles FTC Charges of Sending Illegal Spam and Making False "Human Growth Hormone" Product Claims
Settlement Provides $485,000 For Consumer Redress
May 26, 2005
Spammer’s Invitation to Date Lonely Housewives Halted by Court at FTC’s Request
May 24, 2005
FTC, Partners Launch Campaign Against Spam “Zombies”
April 13, 2005
F
TC, California Attorney General Seek Halt to Illegal Spam Operation
Defendants Responsible for Approximately 1.8 Million Spam Messages Forwarded to the FTC by Consumers
March 31, 2005
Diet Patch Sellers Settle Can-Spam Charges
Operators Marketed Products Via Illegal E-mail Messages
February 24, 2005
FTC, Spanish Data Protection Agency Working Together to Fight Illegal Spam
February 3, 2005
Adult Web Site Settles FTC Charges
Tens of Thousands of Affiliates’ Spam Ads Ended Up in FTC’s Spam Database
January 12, 2005
FTC Postpones Effective Date of Can-Spam Rule Establishing Criteria for Determining “Primary Purpose” of E-Mail Messages
Follows OMB Determination that the Rule is a“Major Rule,” thus Requiring 60-Days for Congressional Review Before Going into Effect
January 11, 2005
Court Stops Spammers from Circulating Unwanted Sexually-Explicit E-mails
September 16, 2004
FTC Assesses Reward System for Catching Spammers
September 15, 2004
FTC, NIST to Host E-mail Authentication Summit
Adoption of Technology Could Help Thwart Spam
August 11, 2004
FTC Seeks Comments on Proposed Can-Spam Rules
Comments Will be Accepted Until September 13, 2004
August 9, 2004
Pop-up Ad Spammers Settle FTC Charges
Settlement Will Bar Windows Messenger Service Ads
July 29, 2004
FTC Sues Florida Man for Illegal Spam and False “Human Growth Hormone” Product Claims
July 28, 2004
FTC Unveils New E-mail Address for Deceptive Spam: Spam@uce.gov
Old Address to be Phased Out
July 24, 2004
FTC Charges Canadian Defendants in Business Directory Scam
July 2, 2004
Consumer Protection Cops Join Forces to Fight Illegal Spam
Six Agencies on Three Continents Will Leverage Law Enforcement Efforts
June 17, 2004
“Phishers” Settle Federal Trade Commission Charges
One Defendant Faces 46 Months in Prison
Settlements Carry Lifetime Bans on Sending Spam
June 15, 2004
New System to Verify Origins of E-Mail Must Emerge Before “Do Not Spam”
List Can Be Implemented, FTC Tells Congress
May 20, 2004
FTC Testifies on Law Enforcement Targeting Spam
May 19, 2004
FTC Rule Requires Warning on Sexually Explicit Spam
May 6, 2004
FTC Settles with Deceptive Spammers
April 29, 2004
FTC Announces First Can-Spam Act Cases
Two Operations Generated Nearly One Million Complaints to Agency
April 13, 2004
FTC Adopts Rule That Requires Notice That Spam Contains Sexually-Explicit Material
April 7, 2004
FTC Extends Comment Period on Spam Regulation
Comments Will be Accepted until April 20, 2004
March 22, 2004
FTC, Justice Department Halt Identity Theft Scam
Spammer Posed as AOL and Paypal to Con Consumers Into Providing Credit Card Numbers
March 11, 2004
FTC Issues Alert about Identity Theft Scam
Spammers Pose as Federal Government Operation
March 10, 2004
FTC Seeks Comments on Spam Regulation
February 12, 2004
Sham Site Is a Scam: There Is No “National Do Not E-mail Registry”
February 11, 2004
“Playstation 2 Spammers” Settle with FTC
Court Orders End to Spam Scam that Exposed Consumers to Graphic Adult Content
January 29, 2004
FTC and International Agencies Announce “Operation Secure Your Server”
Campaign Urges Organizations to Close Open Relays and Proxies to Prevent Them from Unwittingly Sending Spam
July 21, 2003
Identity Thief Goes “Phishing” for Consumers’ Credit Information
May 15, 2003
Southwest Netforce:
Law Enforcement Posse Tackles Internet Scammers, Deceptive Spammers
Initiative Launched to Prevent Spammers From Concealing Identity and Evading Detection
Chart showing Southwest Netforce: 45 Law Enforcement Actions
[PDF]
April 29, 2003
FTC Measures False Claims Inherent in Random Spam
At Least One Form of Deception Found in Sixty-Six Percent of Random Sample
April 17, 2003
FTC Asks Court to Block Deceptive Spam Operation
Misleading Subject Lines Allegedly Exposed Unwitting Consumers to Sexually Explicit Material
December 10, 2002
Update to Northeast Netforce Press Release
November 13, 2002
Northeast Netforce:
Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcers Tackle Deceptive Spam and Internet Scams
"Spam Harvest" Results Reap Help for Consumers Trying To Avoid Spam
October 23, 2002
Deceptive Spammers Settle FTC Charges
July 30, 2002
Midwest Netforce:
Federal, State, Local Netforce Targets Cyberscams
Consumers Allegedly Fleeced Out of Millions of Dollars
April 24, 2002
"You've Just Won a Playstation 2!" - or Maybe Not, Says FTC in Complaint Filed Against Internet Spammers
Spam Scam Targeted Kids and Their Parents
Sample Deceptive Spam
[PDF]
April 2, 2002
Northwest Netforce:
International Netforce Launches Law Enforcement Effort
Sweep Targets Deceptive Spam and Internet Fraud
Sample warning letter from the FTC
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View a deceptive spam email targeted by law enforcement
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Fact Sheet on "Remove Me" Surf Results
[PPT]
[PDF]
February 12, 2002
FTC Launches Crackdown on Deceptive Junk E-mail
Scammers Claim The FTC Will Confirm Legality of Illegal Scheme
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