Erwin Balusek a.k.a “Bitcoin Pope,” Forex Birds ordered to stop fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme
The Texas State Securities Board ordered Erwin Darwin Balusek also known as “Bitcoin Pope” to stop offering an allegedly fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme that...
Convert2Media Involvement In ‘Smart Pill’ Scam Not That Smart After All
Convert2Media Digital Media Marketing
Convert2Media, a Florida based online advertising company, is complicit in providing mass digital marketing advertisements for Intellux. Intellux is the company behind...
Bitcoin is a Combination of “Bubble” and “Ponzi Scheme” says BIS Head
Bitcoin is a combination of a “bubble, a Ponzi scheme, and an environmental disaster,” according to the head of Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
The...
Spanish Speaking Consumers Victims of Fraudulent Debt Collection Scheme
Centro Natural, LLC was accused of violating the Telemarketing Sales Rule, the Do Not Call Registry, the FTC Act, and the Fair Debt Collection...
SCAM ALERT: SEC sues Vuuzle, Ronald Shane Flynn over $14M fraudulent securities offering
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Vuuzle Media Corporation and its founder Ronald Shane Flynn also known as "Ronnie Shane"...
FTC sues telemarketers, debt collector for scamming organizations for books and newsletter subscriptions they...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against telemarketers and a debt collector responsible for scamming organizations such as police departments, schools, and...
FTC and New York File Lawsuit to Shutdown Phantom Debt Collection Scheme
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and New York Attorney General’s Office filed a joint lawsuit to shutdown phantom debt collection scheme.
The lawsuit is part...
California Attorney General Joins FTC’s Crackdown on Fake Veterans Charities
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra participated in the nationwide crackdown against fake veterans charities on Thursday.
The Federal Trade Commission led the enforcement actions and...
$1.3 Mill Judgement Against Weight Loss Scammers Who Violated Email Laws
Colby Fox, his companies Tachht, Inc., and Teqqi, LLC, and several other defendants were found guilty in federal court of sending out illegal spam...
Sweepstakes Scam Operators Settles FTC Charges, Forfeit $30 Million
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that the operators of a sweepstakes scam agreed to settle the charges against them.
As part of the settlement,...