- Hang Up on “Cardholder Services” Scam Calls
Federal Trade Commission Gets Court Orders to Disconnect Five - Fake Help Desk Tech Support Scams Exposed
- Abbott Laboratories Sentenced for Misbranding Drug for Dementia Treatment
Off Label Purposes Targeted Elderly Dementia Patients in Nursing Homes - False Advertising in treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issues warning for NeuroPruTect - Bulgarian Citizen Sentenced in ATM Skimming Case
Maryland ATM Skimming Fraud Stopped - Reebok Settles Unsupported “Micro Instability” Claims
Settlement prohibits overhyped advertising claims that Reebok "Toning Shoes" strengthen & tone muscles - Precious Metals Scheme Investigated, Charged
Alleged $10 million deceptive investment scheme predominantly targeted elderly consumersThe Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against Sterling Precious Metals LLC, Matthew Meyer, Francis Ryan Zofay, and Kerry Marshall. The FTC charges the defendants with using telemarketing operation of deceptive investment schemes to defraud victims, most of them elderly, of over $10 million.
- Medical Device Manufacturer Orthofix Pays Civil and Criminal Fines
Whistleblower Lawsuit SettledOrthofix, a Texas-based medical device manufacturer, has agreed to settle False Claims Act allegations relating to the sales of their bone growth stimulator devices and pay the United States $34 millioin in civil fees and $7.7 milion in criminal fines
- Lottery Scam Targeting Seniors Stopped
Two Canadian Citizens Pled GuiltyAccording to the FBI investigation, Atkinson and Stewart created a scheme to call elderly U.S. citizens and convince them to send in money in order to collect sweepstakes prize or lottery winnings money that did not exist.
- "Forensic Audit" Scam Presents New Twist on Foreclosure Rescue Fraud
FTC Action Halts Alleged "Forensic Audit" Fraud
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