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The Federal Trade Commission has charged a group of marketers with debiting more than $40 million from consumers’ bank accounts for membership in three online discount clubs they enrolled consumers in without their authorization

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Company failed to monitor access to, and provide reasonable security for, consumer data
Note: A conference call for media with FTC Acting Chairman Maureen K

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The Federal Trade Commission has announced FY 2018 fees for telemarketers accessing phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry

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The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a default judgment and permanent injunction halting the activities of a Florida man who allegedly peddled unnecessary tech support services under the deceptive guise of an affiliation with the FTC

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One-time “trial” offer for tooth whitener led to recurring $200 monthly charges
Click to view infographic about low-cost trial scams

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The Federal Trade Commission is extending the public comment period on four recently announced proposed settlements with companies that allegedly deceptively promoted paint products as emission-free or containing zero volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including during and immediately after application

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Defendants Laundered Transactions for ‘Money Now Funding’ Scheme
The Federal Trade Commission has charged 12 defendants with laundering millions of dollars in credit card charges through fraudulent merchant accounts

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Commission releasing daily data on consumer complaints about unwanted calls
Every day American consumers report tens of thousands of illegal robocalls to the Federal Trade Commission, and now the FTC is helping put that information to work boosting industry efforts to stop unwanted calls before they reach consumers

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The Federal Trade Commission has approved TRUSTe’s proposed modifications to its safe harbor program under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule

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Training for military attorneys, law enforcement personnel, and consumer protection officials to help them address consumer fraud and other issues that affect servicemembers and their families
The Federal Trade Commission, state, and local authorities will convene a conference in Los Angeles on Sept

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