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FTC Settles Charges Against Telemarketer that Made More Than 46 Million Unlawful Prerecorded Calls
[ No Comments ] Posted on 01.29.08 under Government News
Agrees to Stop Improper Use of Prerecorded Messages and to Pay $180,000 Civil Penalty
The Federal Trade Commission today announced a complaint and proposed consent decree settling charges that a California-based “voice broadcaster” made over 46 million unlawful telemarketing calls. The proposed court order permanently bars the defendants from violating the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) and requires them to pay $180,000 in civil penalties.
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FBI: Scammers Sending Fake FBI E-mails Seeking Personal Information
[ No Comments ] Posted on 01.15.08 under Government News
Have you received a suspicious e-mail from FBI Director Robert Mueller or another FBI official? If so, it is a fake. The FBI and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have increasingly received reports of fraudulent schemes misrepresenting FBI agents, officials, and/or FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III. The fraudulent e-mails give the appearance of legitimacy due to the usage of pictures of the FBI Director, seal, letterhead, and/or banners. The types of schemes utilizing the names of FBI agents, officials, or the Director’s name are typically lottery endorsements and inheritance notifications. Read the rest of this entry…
Foreign National Pleads Guilty in Complex Computer Fraud Scheme Victimizing Hundreds of Individuals
[ No Comments ] Posted on 01.09.08 under Government News
WASHINGTON – A Colombian citizen pled guilty today to a 16-count indictment involving a complex computer fraud scheme victimizing over 600 people, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta for the Southern District of Florida and U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Criminal Investigative Service and the United States Postal Inspection Service announced today.
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