CONSUMER ALERTS AND NEWS Home » Consumer Alerts and News FTC Press ReleaseCourt Permanently Shuts Down Illegal Debt Relief Operation Following FTC Allegation That Scheme’s Operators Impersonated Government and Business EntitiesFTC Sues Perpetrators of Government Impersonation Scheme Over Deceptive Ads, Misleading Promises and Fake ReviewsFTC Issues Annual Report to Congress on Agency’s Actions to Protect Older AdultsFTC Sends More than $9.8 Million to Consumers Harmed by Walmart’s Failure to Stop Scammers that Used its Wire Transfer Services to Take Millions from CustomersFTC Sues Ticket Broker Over Unlawful Tactics Used to Buy Millions of Tickets to Popular Live Events FTC Press ReleaseFTC Sues Perpetrators of Government Impersonation Scheme Over Deceptive Ads, Misleading Promises and Fake ReviewsCourt Permanently Shuts Down Illegal Debt Relief Operation Following FTC Allegation That Scheme’s Operators Impersonated Government and Business EntitiesFTC Sues to Block PlayPower’s Acquisition of Rival Playground Manufacturer BurkeFTC Order Preserves Competition in Digital Advertising Ecosystem as Part of Publicis’s Acquisition of LiveRampFTC Issues Annual Report to Congress on Agency’s Actions to Protect Older AdultsFTC Sues Ticket Broker Over Unlawful Tactics Used to Buy Millions of Tickets to Popular Live EventsFTC Sends More than $9.8 Million to Consumers Harmed by Walmart’s Failure to Stop Scammers that Used its Wire Transfer Services to Take Millions from CustomersFTC Sues Operator of Sextortion Relief Scheme for Misleading Consumers into Believing it Would Identify Criminals and End Sextortion AttacksFTC, States Ask Federal Court to Hold Martin Shkreli in Contempt for Allegedly Violating Lifetime Ban from Pharmaceutical IndustryFTC Secures Settlement with Auto Dealership Group in Price Transparency Win for Consumers Issue 16Issue 15Issue 14Issue 13Issue 12Issue 11Issue 10issue 9issue 8Issue 7issue 5issue 4 Recent Posts Scam Alert Issued by FAYPD Consumer Protection Division Alert IRS warns of holiday scams, encourages protecting sensitive personal information FTC Consumer Blog FTC Business Blog
