Telemarketing
Federal Judge Seizes Assets of Alleged Phone Scammers
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has put a stop to three companies’ allegedly deceptive telemarketing calls that promised to reduce consumers’ credit card interest rates, according to the FTC....
Five States Sue Allegedly Bogus Warranty DMer
Five state attorneys general have filed lawsuits seeking a permanent injunction against Credexx Corp and of Irvine, Calif., and its president, David J. Tabb for allegedly offering fraudulent automobile extended warranty plans through telemarketing, direct mail, and direct response television, according to Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna....
Alleged Phone Scammers Fined More Than $26 Million
An Arizona-based telemarketing operation that identified itself as “Helping Hands of Hope” has paid $26.3 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misled consumers into buying substantially overpriced household items by falsely promising the proceeds would benefit charities or the disabled, according to the FTC...
Alleged Phone Scammers to Pay $18.8 MM Fine: FTC
The alleged operators of a New Jersey-based telemarketing scheme will pay a record $18.8 million and leave the charitable donation business to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated an agency order by misleading consumers to believe that they were donating directly to legitimate charities serving police, firefighters, and veterans, when in fact only a small slice of the donations actually went to these charities, according to the FTC....
Alleged Robocall Operation Settles With FTC
An operation that allegedly used millions of pre-recorded telemarketing messages to fraudulently pitch extended auto warranties to U.S. consumers will pay more than $655,000 in consumer redress and will be permanently banned from telemarketing, as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, according to the FTC....
FCC Proposes Robocall Rules
The Federal Communications Commission has proposed tighter rules governing unsolicited recorded telephone solicitation, or “robocalls.”...
FTC Sues Three over Robocall Violations
The Federal Trade Commission has sued three telemarketers for allegedly making hundreds of thousands of pre-recorded robocalls to consumers promoting worthless credit-card interest-rate reduction programs for upfront fees as high as $1,495. ...
MoneyGram to Pay $18 Million to Settle FTC Charges
MoneyGram International Inc., a large money transfer service, will pay $18 million in consumer redress to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company allowed its money transfer system to be used by fraudulent telemarketers to bilk U.S. consumers out of tens of millions of dollars, according to the FTC. ...
Canada to Hand Over Alleged Phone Scammer
The Canadian Supreme Court has paved the way to hand over to U.S. authorities a man who allegedly committed fraud against senior citizens through an unlawful lottery, according to CanWest New Service. Click for more http://www.kelowna.com/2009/09/24/supreme-court-orders-extradition-of-accused-vancouver-fraudster/ ...
FTC Bans Some So-Called Robocalls
The Federal Trade Commission has banned telemarketers from making prerecorded commercial telemarketing calls to consumers unless they obtain permission in writing from consumers who want to receive such calls....
Alleged Financial Marketer Settles DNC Charges
A financial services telemarketer who allegedly called hundreds of thousands of consumers on the National Do Not Call Registry and failed to transmit accurate caller ID information has settled the government’s charges and is banned from telemarketing to consumers for five years, according to the Federal Trade Commission....
Judge Stops Allegedly Bogus Stimulus DMers
A federal judge has stopped an operation from allegedly falsely claiming through postcard mailings and telemarketing that it could help consumers secure a “$25,000 Grant” – guaranteed – from the U.S. government, according to the Federal Trade Commission. ...
Judge Fines So-Called Phone Operation Over $7.8 MM
A federal judge has fined an allegedly fraudulent Canadian telemarketing operation more than $7.8 million and banned it from telemarketing, according to the Federal Trade Commission....
FTC Charges So-Called Mortgage DMer with Contempt
The Federal Trade Commission has charged an allegedly a deceptive mortgage foreclosure rescue and loan modification telemarketing operation with violating a 2001 court order. ...
TeleTech Feels Revenue Pinch as Dollar Strengthens
TeleTech Holdings Inc. reported $326 million in revenues in the fourth quarter from its international teleservices call center operations, a decrease of $45.6 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2007. ...
