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FTC to Expand Telemarketing Sales Rule to Combat Tech Support Scams
FTC to Expand Telemarketing Sales Rule to Combat Tech Support Scams
November 27, 2024  |  News

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a step closer to expanding its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) to enable it to combat tech support scams. After announcing...

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FTC Refunds $449K to Victims of Extended Warranty Scam
FTC Refunds $449K to Victims of Extended Warranty Scam
October 10, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The FTC is refunding $449,000 to victims of a telemarketing scam involving extended automobile warranties. According to a Thursday (Oct. 10) news release from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC),...

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CFPB Reaches $2.7 Billion Settlement With Credit Repair Firms
CFPB Reaches $2.7 Billion Settlement With Credit Repair Firms
August 28, 2023  |  CFPB

America’s biggest credit repair companies could be forced to give up telemarketing. That’s according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which announced Monday (Aug. 28) that it had...

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FTC: Walmart ‘Turned Blind Eye’ to Telemarketing Rule Violations
FTC: Walmart ‘Turned Blind Eye’ to Telemarketing Rule Violations
July 02, 2023  |  Walmart

Federal regulators have offered new details in a legal action involving Walmart’s money-transfer operations. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Friday (June 30) that it had amended its year-old complaint against the...

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Robocalls Go Unpunished, Exposing Regulatory Gaps
Robocalls Go Unpunished, Exposing Regulatory Gaps
March 29, 2019  |  Legal

For foes of robocalls, there came a bit of poetic justice in recent weeks, courtesy of John Oliver, host of the weekly HBO comedy-news program...

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Millennials Most Likely To Fall For IRS Scam
Millennials Most Likely To Fall For IRS Scam
April 27, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Yes, phone scams are still a thing. In fact, data indicates that consumers will receive a combined nine billion calls from known scammers this year....

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FTC Fines Two Telemarketing Companies For Making Robocalls
FTC Fines Two Telemarketing Companies For Making Robocalls
January 16, 2017  |  Regulation

The FTC is cracking down on robocall telemarketing businesses, announcing last week it cracked down on two such companies that have been making robocalls to...

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