01 Oct, 2023 FTC Signs Agreement With Four Latin American Countries to Combat Fraud By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it signed a cooperation agreement with Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru to combat...
22 Sep, 2023 “Don’t wait to get a CID from the FTC,” Levine Warns Advertisers at NAD Conference By Kate Patton At the National Advertising Division’s annual conference this week in Philadelphia, Samuel Levine, Director of the Federal Trade...
24 Mar, 2023 FTC Announces Informal Hearing on Proposed Impersonation Rule By Jeff Greenbaum In December 2021, the Federal Trade Commission launched a rulemaking aimed at combatting government and business impersonation fraud. At...
17 Mar, 2023 FTC Issues Orders to Social Media and Video Streaming Platforms to Provide Information on Their Advertising Practices By Jeff Greenbaum Asserting that fraud on social media is "surging," the Federal Trade Commission issued orders to eight social media and video streaming...
27 Jan, 2022 FTC Reports on Increase in Scams Initiated Through Social Media By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission said that, in 2021, consumers reported losing $770 million to fraud initiated on social media -- which is...
17 Dec, 2021 FTC Launches Rulemaking to Fight Impersonation Fraud By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it is launching a rulemaking aimed at combating government and business impersonation fraud,...
23 Oct, 2021 It's Not News: Consumer Fraud Disproportionately Hurts Communities of Color By Terri Seligman Following its 2016 report “Combating Fraud in African American & Latino Communities: The FTC’s Comprehensive Strategic Plan,” which...
17 May, 2021 FTC Warns of a Big Increase in Cryptocurrency Investment Scams -- Including Elon Musk Impersonators! By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission reported that, since October 2020, consumers have said that they have lost more than $80 million in...
04 Mar, 2021 FTC’s Announces New Initiative and Enforcement Actions Against Companies Targeting Vulnerable Consumers By Terri Seligman The FTC has just announced the launch of The Community Advocate Center initiative, designed to provide a new way for community...
25 Oct, 2020 FTC Launches New Fraud Reporting Platform for Consumers By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it has launched a new website, ReportFraud.ftc.gov, where consumers can go to report fraud...
21 Oct, 2020 Social Media: We Love It, We Hate It By Terri Seligman The FTC reported a big increase in consumer complaints today arising from bogus offers on social media. The most common complaints are...
05 Oct, 2019 Another Get Rich Quick Scheme In the FTC’s Crosshairs By Terri Seligman As a fast follow from last week’s announcement from the FTC about its $150 million settlement with marketers of a fraudulent business...
07 Mar, 2019 What are the FTC's Top Priorities for 2019? By Jeff Greenbaum In a speech yesterday at the National Association of Attorneys General Winter Meeting, FTC Chairman Joseph J. Simons spoke about the...
17 Nov, 2018 New FTC Report to Congress Highlights FTC's Enforcement Priorities By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the FTC issued its Fiscal Year 2018 Agency Financial Report. The report discusses the FTC's finances, highlights its...
31 Oct, 2018 Scary! By Terri Seligman It’s Halloween and the streets of NYC are filled with kids and adults in amazing costumes. My own daughter, a high school senior, went to...
19 Jul, 2018 Operation Donate With Honor By Terri Seligman My dad had a good name for people like this: goniff. For the non Yiddish speakers among you, dear readers, goniff means a thief. Lowest...