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Action Line: Oreck settles with FTC over 'unfounded claims'

Source: Tulsa World, Nov 9 2012, 2:22am CST

Late in May, the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement of its "administrative complaint" against Oreck Corporation, tulsaworld.com/FTCOreckVacs, that Oreck made "unfounded claims its vacuum cleaner and air filters could p ...

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2 days ago

FTC wants to bar telemarketers from taking Green Dot MoneyPaks, MoneyGrams

Source: Cleveland.com  |   May 21 2013, 1:22pm CDT

The Federal Trade Commission today proposed barring telemarketers from accepting some of their favorite payment methods -- wired funds, remotely created checks and reloadable cards like Green Dot MoneyPaks. The four ...

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2 days ago

Los Angeles-area company to pay $40 million for unfounded claims

Source: FindLaw: Attorney Blog  |   May 21 2013, 10:47am CDT

When advertising a new product, one of the toughest jobs of a marketer is to make the product stand out from the crowd. The line between hype and truthful advertising can be a thin one. According to the Federal Trade Commission, it was a line ...

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"The reality is phony miracle products can have dangerous interactions with medicines you're already taking. They also might cause you to delay or stop medical treatment for your condition, even when proven treatments are available from your physician. And a money-back guarantee is usually meaningless"


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6 days ago

Weird cold cures that might work

Source: Body and Soul  |   May 18 2013, 10:03am CDT

Got a cold you can't kick? These natural remedies might just do the trick: Naturopathic doctor Jean-Jacques Dugoua of healthy living website Newtopia.com believes that listening to jazz for 30 minutes at a t ...

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6 days ago

Calif. doctor who promised fake herbal cancer cure sentenced to 14 years in prison

Source: Calgary Herald  |   May 18 2013, 8:47am CDT

In this Sept. 29, 2011 photo, Dr. Christine Daniel gives a flu shot to patient Amparo Villaluazo at Daniel's Sonrise Medical Clinic in Mission Hills. Daniel, 57, of Northridge, was found guilty on Friday May 17,2013 and sentenced to 1 ...

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6 days ago

Alleged tech support scammers settle FTC charges

Source: PC World  |   May 17 2013, 1:40pm CDT

Operators of two alleged tech support scams that charged consumers hundreds of dollars to supposedly fix their computers have settled charges from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. The settlement with Agarwalla r ...

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