FTC Tells Those Seeking Love to Go Your Own Way

By Daniel Kaufman and Amy Ralph Mudge on February 9, 2023 Posted in FTC

Valentine’s Day is almost here, and it is time for the annual reminder from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that for those seeking love, scam artists are lurking, scheming, and trying hard to separate you from your savings. And we are here to tell you about it because it’s a pretty major source of fraud, … Continue Reading

What Is a Rule-A-Palooza – Another Public Federal Trade Commission Meeting

By Daniel Kaufman on December 17, 2021 Posted in FTC

I used to read a lot of TV show recaps that were touted as “We watch so you don’t have to.” Little did I know that same concept would apply to these new public meetings of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and that I would be the one recapping. The meetings aren’t quite must-see TV, … Continue Reading

COVID-19 Update: FTC and States Combat Scams, Price Gouging and Deceptive Ads

By Linda A. Goldstein and Matthew Renick on March 30, 2020 Posted in Advertising, FTC

We recently blogged about regulatory warning letters and a consumer class action stemming from consumer-facing advertising related to the coronavirus. Today, we write to provide updates on state and federal efforts to protect consumers and a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) press release sounding the alarm on B2B coronavirus scams. State regulators are confronting many of … Continue Reading