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This report comes from the Federal Trade Commission Website
Aggressive law enforcement remains the keystone of the FTC’s efforts to protect older consumers. While the actual ages of people affected in a given case are generally unknown, FTC enforcement actions impact consumers of all ages. This year, the Commission brought cases involving a wide range of issues, including allegations regarding business opportunity and money-making schemes, unsubstantiated product claims, unlawful robocalls, tech support scams, false claims about health products, unfair and deceptive fees, deceptive or unfair practices around collecting and selling consumer’s precise location data revealing sensitive locations, and more.
This section highlights eight enforcement actions filed within the last fiscal year in which the Commission noted a significant impact on older adults. It also describes other agency actions that affected older consumers, including case resolutions, consumer refunds, and criminal actions brought by other agencies relating to FTC matters or pursued with FTC assistance. Finally, this section describes the Commission’s continued efforts to develop additional tools that enhance its law enforcement actions and enable it to recover more money to return to harmed consumers.
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