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Complaints Allege Marketers’ Claims Lack Scientific Support
The Federal Trade Commission has challenged marketers for deceptively claiming their mobile apps could detect symptoms of melanoma, even in its early stages

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Complaint Also Charges Defendants with Violating Prior Commission Order
The Federal Trade Commission has charged Lou Lentine and Viatek Consumer Products Group, Inc

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More Than 11,500 Checks Are Being Mailed Starting Today
The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 11,585 refund checks totaling more than $464,000 starting today to consumers who lost money buying dietary supplements deceptively marketed as “fat burning” and “calorie blocking

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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission have provided an annual report to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on the FTC’s activities related to the enforcement of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, or ECOA

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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order involving deceptive advertising charges against a Dallas auto dealer, TXVT Limited Partnership (doing business as Trophy Nissan)

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Violated Court Order Banning Her from Prize Promotions
A sweepstakes operator is permanently banned from direct mail marketing and is liable for a $9

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Two new defendants have been named in a Federal Trade Commission case against a phony debt relief and credit repair scheme that allegedly deceived consumers about non-existent federal programs to pay off their bills and fix poor credit

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Agency’s Activities over the Past Year Detailed in Annual Summary Provided to CFPB
Over the past year, the Federal Trade Commission has continued its vigorous work on behalf of U

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Order Bars Firm From Deceptively Stating That Any Product or Package Will Completely Biodegrade Within Any Time Period, or Deceptively Stating That Tests Prove Any Such Claim
In an Initial Decision announced today, the Federal Trade Commission’s Chief Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), D

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After a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final orders resolving complaints that PaymentsMD, LLC and its former CEO, Michael C

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