Online Dating Scams

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…

9 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…

10 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…

10 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…

11 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…

11 months 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…

11 months 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…

11 months 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…

12 months ago

New FTC Data Show Top Text Message Scams of 2024; Overall Losses to Text Scams Hit $470 Million

New data from the Federal Trade Commission show that in 2024, consumers reported losing $470 million to scams that started…

1 year ago