Senators also request IRS counter scams that defraud individual taxpayers. The Internal Revenue Service has flagged some 1.1 million 2022 tax returns for potential identity fraud requiring additional…
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FTC Stops Student Loan Debt Relief Schemes
Debt relief scams conned student borrowers out of millions. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has stopped two companies falsely claiming affiliation with the Department of Education and deceiving…
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FTC Permanently Bans Firms from Debt Relief After Scams
The defendants who defrauded credit card debtors must surrender assets. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) successfully sued operators of a credit card debt relief scheme that was located…
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FTC Takes Steps to Curb Foreign-Based Robocalls
“Project Point of No Entry” addresses internet service providers. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a new effort, called Project Point of No Entry, to stop illegal spam…
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Treasury Sanctions Mexican Cartels for Time-Share Fraud
Scam proceeds financed fentanyl trafficking. The Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury sanctioned eight Mexican companies and three members of the Jalisco Cartel…
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FCC Proposes Anti-Text Scam Policy
It would require phone providers to block “highly likely” illegal texts The Chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Jessica Rosenworcel proposed new rules to combat text message…
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Federal Trade Commission Investigating Crypto Firms
Officials looking into allegations of deceptive conduct. The Federal Trade Commission said they have opened investigations into unspecified cryptocurrency firms over allegations of “possible misconduct.” The commission has received…
Read MoreFCC Proposes Plan to Stop Spam Texts
Rule would require spam numbers to be blocked by network companies. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed new rules to help curb spam calls and text messages. The…
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DOJ Unseals $250 Million Pandemic Funding Fraud
“Brazen scheme” largest COVID-19 funding fraud yet uncovered. Federal prosecutors with the Department of Justice (DOJ) have indicted 47 people linked to the Minnesota nonprofit organization Feeding Our…
Read MoreFTC Advisory Group Seeks to Prevent Scams Against Older Adults
Representatives from government agencies and the private sector to collaborate. The Federal Trade Commission, along with representatives from 13 federal and state government agencies, will hold its first…
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