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FTC Files Complaint To Stop Credit Card Interest Scam

December 05, 2017
FTC Warns Of Telemarketer Scam Coming From Jamaica
Security & Fraud // May 12, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission issued an alert on Thursday (May 11) warning consumers that fraudulent telemarketers based in Jamaica are targeting consumers in the U.S., telling them they won a sweepstake or a foreign lottery in an effort to get people to part with some...

FTC Bans Florida Company For Aiding Telemarketer Scam In India
Regulation // February 16, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday (Feb. 15) that it has charged a Florida man with aiding telemarketers in India with scamming cash-strapped consumers in the U.S. and is now banned from helping any telemarketers as part of a settlement. In a press release, the FTC...

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FTC Files Complaint To Stop Credit Card Interest Scam

December 05, 2017
The Federal Trade Commission announced Monday (Dec. 4) it filed a complaint in a federal district court in Orlando to stop a credit card interest rate reduction scam. In a press release, the FTC alleges that the scam deceived a number of consumers who were already struggling with credit card debt. Those charged with committing […]

FTC Warns Of Telemarketer Scam Coming From Jamaica

May 12, 2017
The Federal Trade Commission issued an alert on Thursday (May 11) warning consumers that fraudulent telemarketers based in Jamaica are targeting consumers in the U.S., telling them they won a...

FTC Bans Florida Company For Aiding Telemarketer Scam In India

February 16, 2017
The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday (Feb. 15) that it has charged a Florida man with aiding telemarketers in India with scamming cash-strapped consumers in the U.S. and is now...