Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Report to the White House Council on Women and Girls
... FTC publishes guides for consumers about tobacco products , including Up in Smoke : The Truth about Tar and Nicotine Ratings www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt069.shtm and Cigars : No Such Thing as a Safe Smoke – www.ftc.gov ...
Federal Trade Commission Annual Report 2009
... FTC alert addresses the collection of debts that are so old that creditors and debt collectors may no longer sue to collect them . In 2008 , online users ... Consumer Response 15 Annual Report 2009 : Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization
... consumer alerts warning con- sumers about " imposter " free report websites.4 With respect to " credit " or " security " freezes , as you note 39 states have enacted laws giving some or all consumers the right to freeze their credit ...
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for 2013
... consumer alert to assist consumers in understanding their rights when debt collectors are seeking to recover on time - barred debts ; and ( 3 ) in February 2012 , a consumer alert to warn consumers of scam artists posing as debt ...
Consumer Alert
STATE DOC xliana . triney Lumir Alert- 10/93 CONSUMER ALERT From the Office ... alerts Hoosier consumers to mail - order firm refunds they may have due ... FTC alleged that HKS , in violation of the FTC's Mail Order Rule , had no ...
Federal Register
... consumer's written request . 3. Adverse Actions Based on Information Obtained From Affiliates F. Users Have Obligations When Disposing of Records Section 628 of the FCRA requires that all users of consumer report information have in ...
Impact and Policy Implications of Spyware on Consumers and Businesses
... FTC's law enforcement ac- tions . III . Education In addition to engaging in law enforcement , the FTC has made ... Alerts addressing other online security issues such as viruses and peer - to - peer file sharing . 16 IV ...
Consumer Reports
... FTC has done is to make retailers promise not to offer present stocks for use in clothing and to get Berk- shire Hathaway to label all future bolts of Spangle with a warning that the law prohibits its sale for use in clothing . All of ...
Consumer Protection Law Developments
... ( disclosure of number of inquiries CRA received about the report as a key factor ) . 782. Id . § 1681g ( f ) ( 8 ) . 783. The FACT Act directed the FTC to prepare biennial THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 321 (ii) File Disclosures to ...
Healthcare Financial Management
... alerts / alt050.shtm > FTC's Facts for Business www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/ pubs / business / idtheft / bus59.shtm > FTC's Facts for Consumers www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/ pubs / consumer / idtheft / idt04.shtm > FTC Consumer Alert on the Disposal Rule ...
For Consumers
Selection of FTC Consumer Alerts that offer tips on how to recognize and avoid scams, as well as advice on consumer issues.
Online Access
... Consumer Reports America Online keyword consumer reports Consumer Reports ... ftc.gov/ The Federal Trade Commission's site provides news releases and ... alerts . This site also inves- tigates complaints about businesses ...
The United States Government Internet Manual
... FTC is primarily in charge of the participation of the United States . The site was developed in response to the international nature of Internet fraud . It provides general information about consumer ... alerts on pics such as charges on ...
Trade Regulation Reporter: Cumulative index ; Current topical index ; Current comment ; Trade cases
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Identity Theft and how to Protect Yourself
... consumer information , including So- cial Security numbers . One such provision requires the banking regulatory agencies and the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate a coordinated rule designed to prevent unauthorized access to consumer ...
Internet Law & Policy
... FTC has identified the 12 scams that are most likely to arrive in consumers ' e - mail boxes . The " dirty dozen ... consumer alerts on its own Web site , the FTC has a program of posting its own " teaser " pages on the Web ...
Cybercrime & Security
... Consumer Advice : How to Avoid Phishing Scams , available at http://www.antiphishing.org/consumer_recs.html ... Report on " Phishing " ( 2004 ) , available at http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/Phishing.pdf XXY See FTC , Consumer Alert : How ...
An Analysis of Travel Fraud
... Consumer Protection : More Information or More Regulation ? " In Consumerism ... ftc.gov/reports/fraud/Index.htm ( 7 October 1999 ) . Federal Trade ... alerts/trvalrt.htm ( 13 October 1999. ) Federal Trade Commission , and The ...
The Journal of Small and Emerging Business Law
... Federal Trade Commission , FTC Consumer Alert , The " Nigerian " Scam : Costly Compassion , July 2003 , at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/nigeralrt.pdf ( Recipients are promised big rewards by supposed Nigerian officials or ...
Lewis & Clark Law Review
... Federal Trade Commission , FTC Consumer Alert , The " Nigerian " Scam : Costly Compassion , July 2003 , http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/nigeralrt.pdf ( Recipients are promised big rewards by supposed Nigerian officials or ...