Spam & scam in the news

Statement from Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
Statement from Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour

FTC Releases Agenda for Final Roundtable on Consumer Privacy - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
The Federal Trade Commission today released the agenda for its final roundtable on consumer privacy issues scheduled for March 17, 2010, at the FTC Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Ave, NW Washington DC, 20001.

FTC Seeks Public Comments on Trustee's Proposal for Sale of Portland, Maine, Store Under Whole Foods Market Inc. Divestiture Order - Tue, 9 Mar 2010
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on an application filed by the Divestiture Trustee to divest one store pursuant to the Commission’s March 5, 2009 order, which was issued to help restore the competition lost by Whole Foods Market Inc.’s 2007 acquisition of Wild Oats Market, Inc.

LifeLock Will Pay $12 Million to Settle Charges by the FTC and 35 States That Identity Theft Prevention and Data Security Claims Were False - Tue, 9 Mar 2010
LifeLock, Inc. has agreed to pay $11 million to the Federal Trade Commission and $1 million to a group of 35 state attorneys general to settle charges that the company used false claims to promote its identity theft protection services, which it widely advertised by displaying the CEO’s Social Security number on the side of a truck.

Administrative Law Judge Rules That Polypore International’s 2008 Acquisition of Rival Battery Separator Manufacturer Violated Antitrust Law - Mon, 8 Mar 2010
Orders Divestiture of Microporous L.P. to FTC-Approved Buyer

FTC and States Attorneys General to Announce Major Identity Theft Initiative - Mon, 4 Mar 2010
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan will host a press conference at 10:30 CST on Tuesday, March 9, to discuss a major identity theft law enforcement initiative.

FTC Proposes Requiring EnergyGuide Labels on TVs to Better Inform Consumers - Mon, 4 Mar 2010
Agency is Seeking Public Comments on Proposed Rule Through May 14, 2010

Statement from Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz on Senate confirmation of new FTC Commissioners - Mon, 4 Mar 2010
“We look forward to welcoming the newly confirmed Federal Trade Commissioners Julie Brill and Edith Ramirez.

FTC to Distribute $3 Million in Refunds to Consumers Who Bought Bogus Health Products - Mon, 4 Mar 2010
The Federal Trade Commission will distribute more than 5,700 refund checks totaling approximately $3 million to consumers who bought infrared saunas and dietary supplements from Roex, Inc., based on bogus claims that the products would treat, prevent, or cure a wide range of serious diseases.

Credit Repair Scammers Settle FTC Charges - Mon, 4 Mar 2010
A credit repair company that falsely claimed it would help boost consumers’ credit ratings will settle Federal Trade Commission charges filed last year as part of “Operation Clean Sweep,” a federal-state crackdown on credit repair scams.

Debt Collectors Will Pay More Than $1 Million to Settle FTC Charges - Mon, 3 Mar 2010
Claimed Debts Were Owed Despite Consumers’ Disputes

FTC Seeks Public Comments on Trustee's Proposal to Divest Two Stores under Whole Foods Market Inc. Divestiture Order; FTC To Review Three Agency Rules in 2010 - Mon, 2 Mar 2010
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on applications filed by the Divestiture Trustee to divest two stores pursuant to the Commission’s March 5, 2009 order, which was issued to help restore the competition lost by Whole Foods Market Inc.’s 2007 acquisition of Wild Oats Market, Inc.

Payment Processing CEO Banned from the Business; Company Illegally Debited Millions from Consumers’ Bank Accounts - Mon, 1 Mar 2010
The chief executive officer of a payment processing company will be banned from the business as part of a settlement resolving Federal Trade Commission charges that the company illegally debited millions of dollars in bogus charges from consumers’ bank accounts.

FTC Halts Massive Cramming Operation that Illegally Billed Thousands; Alleges Scam Took in $19 Million over Five Years - Mon, 1 Mar 2010
A U.S. district court judge has ordered a halt to the illegal practices of an Internet services company that crammed unauthorized charges onto the telephone bills of thousands of consumers and small businesses for services they never agreed to buy.

FTC Puts Conditions on PepsiCo's $7.8 Billion Acquisition of Two Largest Bottlers and Distributors - Fri, 26 Feb 2010
PepsiCo Agrees to Restrictions on Its Access to Competitively Sensitive Information of Dr Pepper Snapple Group