Identity theft

IRS, Justice Crack Down on Refund Fraud, Identity Theft

Federal officials are cracking down on identity theft and tax refund fraud, rounding up 105 people in 23 states – in all, 69 indictments with 939 criminal charges. The Internal Revenue Service and the Justice ...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

Lawmakers Put Off Anti-Piracy Bills After Web Protests

A widespread Internet protest over anti-piracy bills Wednesday, led by Wikipedia and Google, has had the intended impact – for now – as Senate and House leaders today said they have postponed scheduled actions ...
Wikipedia's blackout protests the impact of proposed anti-piracy legislation.

Google, Wikipedia Rally Millions to Protest SOPA, PIPA

“Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge,” Wikipedia states on its English version site today, “blacked out” to protest U.S. House and Senate bills that target pirated online material – but have a far-reaching ...
Internet freedom

Consumer Web Freedom at Stake in Anti-Piracy Debate

Free of government intervention, consumers read the news, listen to music, make purchases, view movies and do their finances on the Internet. But anti-piracy bills making their way through Congress would threaten ...
Providers of payday loans are "nonbank" lenders.

FTC: Payday Loan Scheme Illegally Garnished Wages

A federal court has ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission in forcing one individual behind a payday lending scheme and two of his companies to pay $294,536 for illegally attempting to garnish borrowers’ ...
Mortgages

FTC: Mortgage Relief Scam Claimed ‘Obama Act’ Ties

The Federal Trade Commission said it has settled charges with six participants in a foreclosure relief scheme by U.S. Homeowners Relief, Inc. that claimed a 90 percent success rate in modifying mortgages and charged ...
Mortgage modification fraud

U.S. Agencies Issue Alert on Mortgage Modification Scams

Updated 01.05.12: Federal agencies are alerting homeowners to be aware of mortgage modification scams and have established a joint task force to combat schemes that prey on borrowers seeking to avoid foreclosure ...
Facebook privacy/security

FTC Forces Facebook to Follow New Privacy Rules, Get Audited

Facebook has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by telling them that their information on the Facebook site would remain private before “repeatedly allowing it to be shared ...
Websites selling counterfeit products or copyrighted works

Feds Seize 150 Websites Selling Counterfeit, Copyrighted Products

Federal authorities have seized 150 website domains in their ongoing crackdown on websites selling counterfeit goods and copyrighted works dubbed “Operation in Our Sites.” The 150 seized domains are now in the ...
Work-from-home opportuniities

FTC Wants Sellers of ‘Work-from-Home’ Offers to Reveal More

The Federal Trade Commission has added protections for consumers pursuing “work-from-home” programs with changes to its Business Opportunity Rule that become effective March 1, 2012. The changes simplify the ...
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