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Scam Alert July 29, 2020

Texas Attorney General warns of coun­ter­feit, mis­la­beled, nonexis­tent PPE

Attorney General Ken Paxton, in partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Northern, Southern, Western, and Eastern Districts of…

By Jackie Allen

Investigates February 22, 2019

SCAM ALERT: Pennsylvania AG Warns against Fake IRS Calls

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro warned taxpayers about fake calls/scams from criminals pretending as agents of the Internal Revenue Service…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

FTC to send refunds to victims of credit card billing scam

Investigates February 16, 2018

CWB Services, LLC Accused of Scamming Consumers With Fake Payday Loan Agreements

As if payday loans don’t get people into enough financial trouble (it’s referred to as predatory lending for a reason),…

By Robin Bull

America February 5, 2018

Victims of Big Dog Solutions LLC’s Tech Support Scam Get Refunds

The FTC recently mailed out refund checks totaling $668,000 to victims of a tech support scam ran by Big Dog…

By Robin Bull

America January 23, 2018

Stratford Career Institute Failed to Meet Basic High School Requirements for High School Program

Recently, the FTC mailed out more than 8,000 refund checks to students who enrolled in Stratford Career Institute’s high school…

By Robin Bull

Investigates January 4, 2018

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…

By Robin Bull

Investigates December 18, 2017

International Advisory Services & Millenium Direct Incorporated Banned from Mass Mail Prize Promotion

International Advisory Services, its acting officer Terry Somenzi, along with Millenium Direct Incorporated, and its acting officer David Raff, were…

By Robin Bull

Investigates December 15, 2017

Bob Robinson, LLC Banned from Offering “Work-at-Home” Vacancies or Business Coaching

On December 14, 2017, the FTC turned in a proposed stipulation order that bans Bob Robinson, LLC; Mega Export 2005…

By Robin Bull

Investigates November 25, 2017

Think Finance, LLC Accused of Collecting on Non-existent Debts

Despite filing for bankruptcy in October 2017, Think Finance, LLC didn’t do itself any favors. In fact, many believe that…

By Robin Bull

Continuity Marketing November 15, 2017

‘No Risk Trial’ of Weight Loss Supplements Cost Unsuspecting Consumers Big Money

If you saw an online advertisement for a health or weight loss supplement that featured a well-known television or movie…

By Robin Bull

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