FTC Should Ban Individual Impersonation Scams
TINA.org submits comment in support of FTC’s proposal to ban fake celebrity endorsements, romance scams and other impersonation scams.
In December 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Ocean Financial Federal Credit Union for allegedly deceptively promising that it only charges an overdraft fee if an account does not have enough money to pay a transaction when, according to plaintiffs, the credit union charges an overdraft fee even when an account has enough money to cover a transaction. (Lussoro et al v. Ocean Financial Federal Credit Union, Case No. 18-cv-7400, E. D. NY.)
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TINA.org submits comment in support of FTC’s proposal to ban fake celebrity endorsements, romance scams and other impersonation scams.
Looks can be deceiving.
Eric Lagatta, USA Today
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