Mobile Phone Industry Manager and Multimillion-Dollar Consumer Fraud Scheme
Mobile Phone Industry Fraud
The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announces that Christopher Goff receives a stiff prison sentence for...
Miami-based computer repair service provider EasyQuickfix LLC allegedly exploiting seniors
EasyQuickfix LLC, a computer repair service provider based in Miami, Florida is allegedly taking advantage of consumers, particularly senior citizens who are not tech-savvy.
The...
Romanian ATM Skimming Crew Heading to Prison
ATM Skimming Crew Gets Stung
A three man Romanian ATM Skimming Crew engage in an ATM skimming operation that steals money from bank accounts. They...
New York, FTC Obtain Court Order Banning Deceitful Debt Collectors
The State of New York and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) secured a court order permanently banning fraudulent debt collectors from the industry.
On Friday,...
Mobile Money Code Is a Scam According to FTC Lawsuit
Ronnie Montano, Hyong Su Kim (Jimmy Kim), and Martin Schranz, along with their related companies, were sued by the FTC over Mobile Money Code....
FTC Hearings Continue Tomorrow at Howard University School of Law with Session #7: Competition...
The FTC, formally known as The Federal Trade Commission, will continue its Hearings Initiative series tomorrow as the seventh session commences at Howard University...
Getting Rich Quick from Negative-Option Sales
Marketing and Negative-Option Sales
"The FTC uses the phrase “negative option marketing” broadly to refer to a category of commercial transactions in which sellers interpret...
FTC Cracking Down on Student Loan “Debt Relief” Scams
The FTC sat up and took notice of all the phone calls and complaints from the public regarding various offers for student loan “debt...
Top Holiday Scams to Avoid this Season
With Thanksgiving approaching, the holiday season is officially among us. Last year, Thanksgiving weekend saw one million more Americans than it previously did in...
Arizona Disciplinary Judge Suspends Lawyer over “Extortionate” Tactics
The presiding disciplinary judge of the Arizona Supreme Court suspended a lawyer who was called a “vexatious litigant” by the attorney general’s office.
Over the...