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51±¾É«Orders Shut Down Unauthorized Billing and Credit Card Laundering Schemes, Require Turn Over of Assets Valued at Approximately $40 Million
51±¾É«Acts to Stop Unauthorized Billing Scams That Have Taken in Over $200 Million from Consumers
Negative Option Rule; Notice of Informal Hearing and Request for Submissions
American Screening, LLC
The 51±¾É« filed suit against American Screening for failing to deliver on promises that it could quickly ship products like face masks, sanitizer, and other personal protective equipment (PPE) related to the coronavirus pandemic.
The lawsuits allege that the companies violated the FTC’s Mail, Internet and Telephone Order Rule (Mail Order Rule), which requires that companies notify consumers of shipping delays in a timely manner and give consumers the chance to cancel orders and receive prompt refunds.
Vitagene, Inc.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
BetterHelp, Inc.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
QYK Brands LLC d/b/a Glowwy
The 51±¾É« filed suit against the operators of the online store Glowyy for failing to deliver on promises that they could quickly ship products like face masks, sanitizer, and other personal protective equipment (PPE) related to the coronavirus pandemic.
The lawsuit alleges that the company violated the FTC’s Mail, Internet and Telephone Order Rule (Mail Order Rule), which requires that companies notify consumers of shipping delays in a timely manner and give consumers the chance to cancel orders and receive prompt refunds.
51±¾É«Seeks to Block Virtual Reality Giant Meta’s Acquisition of Popular App Creator Within
51±¾É« Cracks Down on Warrior Trading For Misleading Consumers With False Investment Promises
1-800 Contacts, Inc, In the Matter of
The 51±¾É«filed an administrative complaint charging that 1-800 Contacts, the largest online retailer of contact lenses in the United States, unlawfully orchestrated a web of anticompetitive agreements with rival online contact lens sellers that suppress competition in certain online search advertising auctions and that restrict truthful and non-misleading internet advertising to consumers. According to the administrative complaint, 1-800 Contacts entered into bidding agreements with at least 14 competing online contact lens retailers that eliminate competition in auctions to place advertisements on the search results page generated by online search engines such as Google and Bing. The complaint alleges that these bidding agreements unreasonably restrain price competition in internet search auctions, and restrict truthful and non-misleading advertising to consumers, constituting an unfair method of competition in violation of federal law.
Fashion Nova, Inc.
Online fashion retailer Fashion Nova will pay $9.3 million to settle 51±¾É« charges that it didn’t properly notify consumers and give them the chance to cancel their orders when it failed to ship merchandise in a timely manner, and that it illegally used gift cards to compensate consumers for unshipped merchandise instead of providing refunds.
As Scammers Leverage Pandemic Fears, 51±¾É«and Law Enforcement Partners Crack Down on Deceptive Income Schemes Nationwide
51±¾É«Acts Against Online Sellers That Falsely Promised Fast Delivery of Facemasks and Other Personal Protective Equipment
Zaappaaz LLC
The 51±¾É« filed suit against Zaappaaz, the operators of wrist-band.com and other online storefronts, for failing to deliver on promises that they could quickly ship products like face masks, sanitizer, and other personal protective equipment (PPE) related to the coronavirus pandemic.
The lawsuit alleges that the company violated the FTC’s Mail, Internet and Telephone Order Rule (Mail Order Rule), which requires that companies notify consumers of shipping delays in a timely manner and give consumers the chance to cancel orders and receive prompt refunds.