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By May 2018, Kinmont and Wenz were permanently banned from running their business and were ordered to give up about $3.4 million in assets to settle the FTC’s charges, according to another FTC ...
Whether your bank refunds money lost in a scam depends on several factors: the type of scam, how you sent the funds, the bank’s policies and if you authorized the transaction. Learn more in our ...
Action Against Phantom Debt Collector, Federal Trade Commission. Accessed December 30, 2024. Accessed December 30, 2024. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act , Federal Trade Commission.
The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACT Act or FACTA, Pub. L. 108–159 (text)) is a U.S. federal law, passed by the United States Congress on November 22, 2003, [1] and signed by President George W. Bush on December 4, 2003, [2] as an amendment to the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
The FTC identified three types of enforcement measures: self-regulation by the information collectors or an appointed regulatory body; private remedies that give civil causes of action for individuals whose information has been misused to sue violators; and government enforcement that can include civil and criminal penalties levied by the ...
Federal Trade Commission, et al. v. Amazon.com, Inc. is a lawsuit brought against the multinational technology company and online retailer Amazon in 2023. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), joined by the attorneys general of seventeen U.S. states , alleges that Amazon holds and abuses an online retail monopoly .
According to the Better Business Bureau, crypto-related fraud is now among the most common financial scams. Criminals often target older consumers, with the FTC noting that people age 60 and over ...
In re Amway Corp. (93 F.T.C. 618; full name In the Matter of Amway Corporation, Inc., et al.) is a 1979 ruling by the United States Federal Trade Commission concerning the business practices of Amway, a multi-level marketing (MLM) company.