by James O’Connor Cream Group, Inc., which operates as Oro Marketing, and its mastermind Sami Charchian have agreed to a permanent ban on telemarketing to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they targeted Spanish-speaking women with false promises that...
by Carol Thompson Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Snapchat deceived consumers with promises about the disappearing nature of messages sent through the service. According to the FTC’s...
by Carol Thompson Patricia Sullivan spent the final months of her life harassed by debt collectors. The retired 77 year old had remarried, twenty years after the death of her first husband. Her second marriage ended only a year later when her husband...
by Carol Thompson A data broker operation sold the sensitive personal information of hundreds of thousands of consumers – including Social Security and bank account numbers – to scammers who allegedly debited millions from their accounts, the Federal Trade Commission...
by Carol Thompson As phishing scams become more sophisticated, consumers need to be more on guard when suspicious email arrives in their inbox. Phishing is a criminal mechanism employing both social engineering and technical subterfuge to steal consumers’ personal...
