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Cigarette sales declined while smokeless tobacco sales increased from 2015 levels
The number of cigarettes that the largest cigarette companies in the United States sold to wholesalers and retailers nationwide declined from 244

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Tom Pahl, Acting Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, issued the following statement regarding reported concerns about Facebook’s privacy practices:“The FTC is firmly and fully committed to using all of its tools to protect the privacy of consumers

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Acting Federal Trade Commission Chairman Maureen K

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Defendants touted “secrets for making money on Amazon”
The Federal Trade Commission has charged a business opportunity scheme with falsely claiming that people who buy the defendants’ expensive “Amazing Wealth System” will learn “secrets for making money on Amazon” and likely earn thousands of dollars a month

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Related defendants permanently barred from engaging in abusive telemarketing
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint and motion for preliminary injunction in federal district court alleging that Alliance Security Inc

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The operators of a deceptive and abusive debt collection scheme are banned from the debt collection business and from buying or selling debt under settlements with the Federal Trade Commission and the New York Attorney General’s Office

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Will discuss regulatory action and technological solutions to protect consumers and empower service providers to combat illegal robocalls and spoofing
The Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will host a joint policy forum this Friday aimed at furthering the fight against illegal robocalls and caller ID spoofing

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Agencies provide annual summary of their actions under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported on their 2017 activities to combat illegal debt collection practices

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The operators of a registration service for motor carriers have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they impersonated, or falsely claimed affiliation with, the U

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The Federal Trade Commission will begin mailing 36,830 checks totaling $10,158,601, to consumers who lost money to a technical support scam

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