The Federal Trade Commission is returning $772,512 to consumers who were targeted by a debt collector who unlawfully brokered and collected fake debts that the consumers did not owe. According to the complaint filed by […]
Commission resurrects use of legal tool to trigger steep penalties against lawbreaking colleges The Federal Trade Commission put 70 for-profit higher education institutions on notice that the agency is cracking down on any false promises […]
New Federal Trade Commission data from the agency’s Consumer Sentinel Network show that consumers reported losing $201 million to romance scams in 2019—up nearly 40% since 2018. Romance scammers prey on consumers who are looking […]
Scammer have found a way to prey on college students that are stressed about making car payments and keeping up with vehicle maintenance. If you have a car, you know how expensive the upkeep can […]
Kevin Delaney, Quartz, and Mike Isaac, New York Times, discuss the data collection practices on platforms like Facebook and how these companies should handle data breach and privacy situations. Facebook left a 2010 data harvesting […]
One northwest suburban man thought he found The One, but his online “beauty” turned out to be a crook. CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker reports. CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker interviewed Kurt Link, who reports he lives […]
Amazon (AMZN) will finalize its planned $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods Market on Monday August 28, 2017 and immediately drop prices at Whole Foods to make the high-end grocery chain’s goods “affordable for everyone,” […]
Facebook on July 13, 2017 (today) has released a punishing block of our shared links on our official Facebook page (Facebook.com/ArlingtonCardinal). According to Facebook, the block was scheduled to be released on July 26, 2017 […]
When Facebook behaves badly, it is more likely to face an increasing amount of scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commision. When a business gets big, it can also trigger government antitrust scrutiny even without any […]
Shopping online? A little research can help you get the best deal and avoid unnecessary hassles. Important steps to secure your financial information and identity and get a good deal … Plan ahead by setting […]
Arlington Heights police today forwarded an alert from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The Federal Trade Commission is warning small businesses that an email with a subject line “Pending consumer complaint” is not from the […]
The Better Business Bureau is warning cell phone users about the ”One Ring” scam and a new credit card scam. ONE RING SCAM … The “One Ring” scam, a scammer’s computer is programmed to autodial […]
FTC to Apple: You must pay $32.5 million for kids’ unauthorized app purchase through the App store. The Federal Trade Commission has announced that Apple will pay full refunds to consumers, a minimum of $32.5 […]
Arlington Heights police received a report about 9:05 AM Sunday of Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders sent a letter and email to the victim asking him to […]
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