FTC sends refunds to victims of deceptive health claims, tech support scam

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it is sending refunds to the victims of a medical group that made deceptive claims regarding the efficacy of amniotic stem cell therapy.

In addition, the federal regulator and the State of O

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hio are sending refunds to victims of a tech support scam that tricked them into believing that their computers were infected with viruses and malwares. The scammers charged their victims hundreds of dollars for unnecessary repairs.

Details about the FTC refunds

According to FTC, it is mailing 270 checks totaling almost $515,000 to consumers paid for amniotic stem cell therapy and believed that it could heal their illnesses. The consumers will each receive average refunds of $1,907.

On the other hand, the federal regulator said the total amount of refunds to the victims of the tech support scam is more than $92,000. The 222 victims will each receive a check with an average amount is $417.

Those who will receive refunds from the FTC should cash or deposit the checks within 60 days.

Medical group owner settled FTC complaint for $3.1 million

In 2018, the federal regulator filed a complaint against Dr. Bryn Jarald Henderson, D.O. and the companies he owns and operates, Regenerative Medical Group and Telehealth Medical Group.