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FTC Halts Debt Relief Scheme that Bilked Millions from Consumers While Leaving Many Deeper in Debt AND THE GOOGLE/I-HEART MEDIA PHONE MARKETING SCAM=FTC SAYS STOP USING ADS CELEBRITIES AND PEOPLE, WHO DON’T EVEN USE THE PRODUCTS, THEY ENDORSE….!!!!
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The FTC has temporarily shut down a credit card debt relief scheme operated by Sean Austin, John Steven Huffman, and John Preston Thompson and their affiliated companies that allegedly took millions from people by falsely promising to eliminate or substantially reduce their credit card debt.
“These defendants preyed on older Americans already struggling with credit card debt and caused them to fall into even worse debt, with lasting harm to their credit,” said Samuel Levine, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “We will continue going after companies that take advantage of people in financial distress.”
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Hey, Google and iHeartMedia: FTC doesn’t heart deceptive endorsements
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If there’s one point to take from the FTC’s action against Google and iHeartMedia, it’s that the FTC doesn’t heart endorsements given by people who haven’t actually used the product they recommend. In proposed settlements announced in conjunction with actions brought by State Attorneys General, the FTC alleges that Google and iHeartMedia aired nearly 29,000 ads featuring iHeart radio personalities touting their positive personal experiences with Google’s Pixel 4 phone when the purported endorsers hadn’t used the product. The combined financial penalties in the state actions: $9.4 million.
The largest owner of radio stations in the United States, iHeartMedia has more than 850 AM and FM stations and also streams content online with a total of 245 million listeners each month. iHeartMedia gives selected on-air personalities the option to make more money by recording ads for specific clients that will run on iHeart stations...CONT...
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FTC Halts Debt Relief Scheme that Bilked Millions from Consumers While Leaving Many Deeper in Debt AND THE GOOGLE/I-HEART MEDIA PHONE MARKETING SCAM=FTC SAYS STOP USING ADS CELEBRITIES AND PEOPLE, WHO DON’T EVEN USE THE PRODUCTS, THEY ENDORSE….!!!!
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