- For Release: December 4, 2008
Marketers of Mystery Shopper Scam Settle with FTC; Agree to Pay $850,000An operation that lured consumers with promises that they could earn big money as trained and certified “mystery shoppers ” has agreed to pay $850,000 to settle charges of deceptive marketing and contempt.
- For Release: December 4, 2008
Cross-Border Telemarketers Barred From Deceptive Phone Card PitchesCourt Order Also Prohibits Violations of Do Not Call Registry Rules
- For Release: December 3, 2008
Internet Marketers of Dietary Supplement for Weight Loss Agree to Pay $150,000 A Utah-based operation that lured online customers with free samples of a purported weight-loss supplement in a scheme to obtain their credit or debit card information has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges of deceptive and unfair marketing, and of violations of federal regulations governing the electronic transfer of funds.
- For Release: December 2, 2008
FTC Issues New Update of Horizontal Merger Investigation Data ReportDescribes Transactions Occurring in Fiscal Years 1996-2007
- For Release: December 1, 2008
Former FTC Commissioner Named Recipient of 2008 Kirkpatrick AwardFederal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic today named Mary Gardiner
Jones the 2008 recipient of the Miles W. Kirkpatrick Award.
- For Release: December 1, 2008
New Rules Requiring an Automated Voice or Keypress Opt-Out
for Recorded Message Telemarketing Calls Take Effect TodayEffective today, any telemarketing call that delivers a prerecorded message must include a quick and easy way to opt-out of receiving future calls.
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