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5 Simple Steps To Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft By: Robert Benson Are you the victim of identity theft? According to Joanna Crane of the Federal Trade Commission's Identity Theft Program, 80% of the victims who call the FTC say they have no idea how it happened.
Furthermore, an FTC survey reported that 4.6% of those polled reported that they had been a victim of identity theft within the past year. Additionally, according to a recent General Accounting Office report, it is estimated that as many as 750,000 Americans are victims of identi... Tags: Identity theft,
The End of Network Marketing? By: Chris Zavadowski Is the END of network marketing at hand? Well, if the Federal Trade Commission gets its way...it just might be. Online network marketing trainer, Chris Zavadowski, discusses the devasting implications of the FTC's new "Business Opportunity Rule" proposal, along with action steps every network marketer should take to protect their freedoms and business. Tags: business opportunity rule, ftc business opportunity rule, 16 CFR Part 4370, network market
Directory Scams Are Costing Small Business Millions Of Dollars By: Carl Hampton Are you tired of getting charged or invoiced for a directory listing you never placed? What about those purchase orders for supplies you never even ordered. Well guess what? You are not alone.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, says that businesses,churches, fraternal and charitable organizations are losing millions of dollars a year to bogus firms that mislead them into paying for unordered and unwanted directory listings.
A Weight-Loss Supplement The FDA Says Might Really Work By: Bill Gottlieb Government regulatory agencies are usually not big fans of weight-loss supplements. In January 2007, for example, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) fined four supplement companies a total of $25 million for making what the FTC said were unscientific claims about their weight-loss products.
I’m sensitive to such a slight (even if I think the FTC was right in this case) because I’m the co-author of a book about science-backed vitamin and herbal supplements that can aid weig... Tags: weight loss, diet, diet pills, supplements, natural weight loss
FTC Takes Aim at Diploma Mill Scammers By: Matthew Paolini America's watchdog consumer agency, the Federal Trade Commission, has hoisted yet another red flag about an education-related scam. The FTC's missive, entitled "Diploma Mills: Degrees of Deception", takes dead aim at diploma mills, a particularly insidious form of online trickery that plays on the country's love affair with distance learning and online degrees. Tags: diploma mill, online degree, Federal Trade Commission, FTC
Take Action to Prevent Identity Theft from Happening By: Landon McGehee. The theft of names, addresses, social security numbers (SSN), bank account information, credit card numbers and other personal information, commonly known as identity theft is "America's fastest growing problem" according to a statement made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) estimates 10 million Americans are affected each year. With every crime, knowing how to protect yourself is vitally important to avoid becoming a victim. The following are arenas where thieves prey. Tags: identity theft, , personal data, , financial, , credit card, , card number, , email, , ssn, , computer, ,
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