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In a recent FTC release, those in their 50s had the most real estate and mortgage complaints of fraud. HomeValue shares tips on how to avoid these scams. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) March 12, 2013 The Federal Trade Commission released that real estate and mortgage scams were top complaints for 2011-2012. The baby boomer generation, those over 50, had the most fraud issues during this time, according to the FTC. HomeValue.us.org shares how downsizing for older generations may be a cause for...

Defendants Were Responsible for More than 180 Million Spam Text Messages WASHINGTON, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on affiliate marketers that allegedly bombarded consumers with hundreds of millions of unwanted spam text messages in an effort to steer them towards deceptive websites falsely promising "free" gift cards. In eight different complaints filed in courts around the United States, the FTC charged 29 defendants with...

Scambook, the Internet's leading complaint resolution platform with over $10 million in resolved reported damages, wants to remind the public that National Consumer Protection Week begins Sunday, March 3. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) March 03, 2013 Scambook, the Internet's leading complaint resolution platform with over $10 million in resolved reported damages, wants to remind the public that National Consumer Protection Week begins Sunday, March 3. While Scambook believes that...

Today, President Obama appointed Edith Ramirez as the chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), making her the top Latina with oversight over matters such as consumer protection, fraud prevention, deceptive and unfair business practices, and online privacy protection... Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) March 02, 2013 Today, President Obama appointed Edith Ramirez as the chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), making her the top Latina with oversight over matters such as consumer...

Identity Theft Tops List for 13(th) Consecutive Year in Report of National Consumer Complaints WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Identity theft is once more the top complaint received by the Federal Trade Commission, which has released its 2012 annual report of complaints. 2012 marks the first year in which the FTC received more than 2 million complaints overall, and 369,132, or 18 percent, were related to identity theft. Of those, more than 43 percent related to...

CHICAGO, Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) will issue its first-ever report card on electric competition, and alert consumers about troubling reports of potentially fraudulent telephone and door-to-door marketing in Chicago neighborhoods. The news conference is: <blockquote> 10:30 a.m., Monday, Feb. 18CUB Headquarters 309 West Washington St., Suite 800Chicago </blockquote> CUB Executive Director David Kolata will unveil CUB's...

WESTBROOK, Maine, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ, IDXX) announced today that the Commissioners of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") have granted final approval of the consent agreement previously reached between the Company and the staff of the FTC Bureau of Competition. The Commission had preliminarily approved the consent agreement in December 2012 and placed the agreement and a proposed draft complaint on public record for...

In the news release, Consumer Groups Call on New York Governor & Legislature for Utility Industry Changes Post-Sandy, issued 12-Feb-2013 by AARP New York State over PR Newswire, we are advised by the organization that the New York Utility Performance link was incorrect. The correct URL is http://bit.ly/Yo3Uig. The complete, corrected release follows: Consumer Groups Call on New York Governor & Legislature for Utility Industry Changes Post-Sandy AARP, PULP and Others call on...

AARP, PULP and Others call on State Leaders for Better Oversight & Stronger Consumer Protections in for Utility Ratepayers NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As New York utility companies propose to hit New Yorkers with hundreds of millions of dollars in rate hikes to recover Sandy-related costs, AARP and the Public Utility Law Project (PULP) say it's these kinds of actions that demand change in the industry. Following up on the recommendations made by the...

Recommendations Would Help Build Trust in the Mobile Marketplace, Agency Says WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Federal Trade Commission, the nation's chief privacy agency, issued a staff report recommending ways that key players in the rapidly expanding mobile marketplace can better inform consumers about their data practices. The report makes recommendations for critical players in the mobile marketplace: mobile platforms (operating system providers, such as...