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Consumer Debt Buyer To Pay Millions To Settle Deception Allegations

AP | By JENNIFER C. KERR | Posted 01.30.2012 | Business
Read More: Business News, Asset Acceptance, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Video, Consumer Debt, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Debt Buyers, Business News

WASHINGTON -- One of the nation's largest consumer debt buyers will pay a $2.5 million civil fine to settle deception allegations. The Federal Trade ...

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Marketers Accused Of Creating Fake News Sites

AP | JENNIFER C. KERR | Posted 03.26.2012 | Media
Read More: Acai Diets, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Acai Diet Pills, FTC Rulings, Acai, Diet Pills, Federal Trade Commission, Ftc, Ap, Fake News, Media News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Expect to see fewer "newsy" online advertisements hawking acai berry diet pills. Federal regulators announced settl...

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Reebok To Pay Millions Over False 'Toning Shoes' Claims

Posted 11.28.2011 | Business
Read More: Gluteus Maximus, Video, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Easytone, Adidas AG, "Toning Shoes", Runtone, Reebok International Ltd, Running Shoes, Lawsuit, Business News

Reebok International Ltd has agreed to pay $25 million to settle charges that it made unsupported claims that its "toning shoes" provide extra mus...

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Telephone Scam Uses Make-A-Wish Foundation's Name To Steal From Seniors

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Lloyds of London, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Senior Citizens, Telephone Scam, Make a Wish Foundation, Make a Wish, Scam, Charity Scam, Impact News

A massive telephone sweepstakes scam targeting elderly Americans and exploiting the good names of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the U.S. Federal Trade C...

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