Online Dating Scams

FTC Sends Money to Consumers Harmed by Deceptive Business Opportunity Scheme Known as “Blueprint to Wealth”

The Federal Trade Commission is sending a total of $666,631 to consumers defrauded by a sprawling business opportunity scheme that…

9 months ago

Federal Trade Commission Issues Request for Information on Employee Noncompete Agreements

Today the Federal Trade Commission launched a public inquiry to better understand the scope, prevalence, and effects of employer noncompete…

9 months ago

Three Defendants in the IM Mastery Academy Scheme Agree to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle FTC Allegations

Three of the defendants involved in the IM Mastery Academy scheme will pay $2.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission…

10 months ago

FTC Reopens and Sets Aside Chevron-Hess Final Order

Today, the Federal Trade Commission reopened and set aside the final consent order involving Chevron Corporation’s proposed acquisition of Hess…

11 months ago

FTC Case Leads to Order Banning Ascend Ecom and Its Owners from Business Opportunity Marketing

The operators of Ascend Ecom, an online business opportunity that allegedly cost consumers millions of dollars, will be banned from…

12 months ago

Phantom Debt Collectors to Face Permanent Ban as a Result of FTC Lawsuit

Debt collection operation Blackstone Legal, along with its owners, will face a permanent ban from the debt collection industry as…

12 months ago

FTC Sends Warning Letters to Prescribers Regarding Possible Violations of the Contact Lens Rule

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission sent 37 letters to contact lens prescribers warning them of potential violations of the…

1 year ago

FTC to Host June 4 Workshop on The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission is hosting a workshop on "The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt…

1 year ago

FTC Renews Challenge of More Than 200 Improper Patent Listings

Continuing its efforts to promote competition and lower drug prices, today the Federal Trade Commission renewed its challenges against dozens…

1 year ago

FTC to Ban Debt Collector Who Allegedly Coerced Consumers into Paying Debt They Didn’t Owe

The Federal Trade Commission alleged that Global Circulation, Inc. (GCI) and its owner, Kenneth Redon III, threatened consumers with jail…

1 year ago