The FTC alleges ISO, sales agents laundered millions in credit card charges – as case concludes monetary judgment of $5.8 million suspended due to the defendants’ inability to pay
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FTC charges mortgage loan modification operation with deceiving financially distressed homeowners, halting the scheme and freezing the defendants’ assets
FTC challenges Lending Club’s “No Hidden Fees” claims, despite Lending Club taking a hefty portion of the Loan Amount up front as an origination fee.
Thieves alter business records filed with a state government so they can impersonate companies in good financial standing. In some cases they may do this via online filing services, registered agent and company formation services.
They’re at it again… tax scammers scheming new ways to steal personal information and money – and they’re targeting small businesses and individuals alike
With crowdfunding, the project you’re backing is only as good as the people behind it. Some dishonest people can take your money but produce nothing – no product, no project, and no reward.
Pension advances aren’t cheap: The transactions often include fees that can push the effective annual percentage rate (APR), the cost of credit on a yearly basis, over 100%.
The following information is designed to notify you about tricky promises of easy profits from rising prices in precious metals such as gold, silver, palladium, and platinum.
SEC Warns watch Out for Fraudulent Digital Asset and “Crypto” Trading Websites: Scrutinize investment opportunities through websites purporting to operate advisory and trading businesses related to digital assets.
Investment opportunities that claim to be low risk and high reward are almost always frauds. When researching new investment opportunities it’s advisable to check credentials at unbiased sources.
Taking in in more than $100 million by marketing lots in what the defendants said would become a luxury development in Belize, the scheme was known by several names, including Sanctuary Belize, Sanctuary Bay, and The Reserve.
Before you shell out a wad of cash and start making pitches to your friends, you should know just what you’re getting yourself into – is it an illegal pyramid scheme or an MLM?
The scam targets all participants in real estate transactions, including buyers, sellers, agents, and lawyers. The victims of these scams are usually U.S. based and may be recruited as unwitting money mules.
Behind on your mortgage and looking for help? Check out these tips and learn how to avoid mortgage relief scams.
Bullion company owner is on California’s death row in relation to a separate investigation and conviction in state court for contracting with hitmen who murdered his wife in 2008.
Operators of a scheme that sold “secrets for making money on Amazon” banned from marketing and selling business opportunities under a settlement with the FTC, and they will surrender millions of dollars for return to consumers.
Fat Giraffe Marketing, four related Utah-based corporations, Gregory W. Anderson, and Garrett P. Robins marketed money-making opportunities, claiming that people could rake in cash from the comfort of their homes simply by posting advertising links on websites.
The FTC has closed down student debt relief companies Mission Hills Federal and Federal Direct Group amidst claims of fraud and deception
Defendants are alleged to have fraudulently sold contracts of sale of silver in a nationwide scheme. $90 million Ponzi scheme, in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations.
The FTC is mailing checks totaling nearly $1.1 million to 87,256 consumers who paid for work-at-home opportunities based on the allegedly deceptive advertising practices of Bob Robinson, LLC and other related defendants.
Co-conspirators identified distressed homeowners who were in default on mortgages or were experiencing financial troubles, even though some had large amounts of equity in their properties.
Co-conspirators promoted speculative and fraudulent securities to potential investors, targeting elderly investors who had Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)
Victims invested billions of dollars worldwide in the fraudulent cryptocurrency. Following his arrest, IGNATOV appeared in Magistrate Court in the Central District of California, and was detained on the charge contained in the Complaint.
Claims advertising overstated the results consumers had received, sometimes even doubling the actual savings
