From Tampa to Palm Beach County and throughout the nation, a sophisticated scam is occurring which is encouraging people to purchase tickets to a hot air balloon festival the doesn’t actual exist and will never take place. The scammers fraudulently use the name of real hot air balloon companies, adventure tour companies and real locations …
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The Federal Trade Commission has taken action against credit services company Credit Karma for deploying dark patterns to misrepresent that consumers were “pre-approved” for credit card offers. The FTC alleges that the company used claims that consumers were “pre-approved” and had “90% odds” to entice them to apply for offers that, in many instances, they ultimately did …
The Federal Trade Commission is sending 14,521 checks totaling more than $822,000 to borrowers who lost money to a student loan debt-relief scheme that operated under the name Student Advocates. Consumers who receive checks should cash them within 90 days, as indicated on the check. Recipients who have questions about their refund should call the …
More than $822,000 Returned to Students Deceived by Student Advocates’ Debt Relief Scam Read More »
The Russo Law Firm has helped consumers and debtors over the years to get close to 4 million in credit card debt completely dismissed. However, the point of the firm’s assistance is to help people, most of the time going through very hard times, get back on their feet and move forward in their lives …
Credit card balances jump 13%, which has not been seen for 20 years Read More »
The Federal Trade Commission today took action against payment processing company First American Payment Systems and two of its sales affiliates for trapping small businesses with hidden terms, surprise exit fees, and zombie charges. The FTC alleges that the defendants made false claims about fees and cost savings to lure merchants, many of whom had limited English …
Selling stuff online can be a great way to make some extra cash. Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, and other sites attract a lot of buyers — and scammers. Here are some ways scammers try to cheat you and what to do about it. Fake payments and bogus refund requests A scammer posing as a buyer says they …
The operators of an alleged credit card interest rate reduction scam will be permanently banned from the debt relief industry as part of court orders resolving charges by the Federal Trade Commission and the Florida Office of the Attorney General. The defendants—Gino de Paz, Grace de Paz, and Shabana Khublal—allegedly engaged in deceptive and abusive …
In February (2022), the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion allowing third party, red light, traffic ticket processors to charge credit card convenience fees. See Pincus v. American Traffic Solutions, Inc. (2022). Incredulously, the Supreme Court found that a 5% credit card fee was not a commission (which would be prohibited by Florida Statutes), but …
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