Facing allegations of sending out 42 million-plus unwanted...
Facing allegations of sending out 42 million-plus unwanted and deceptive text messages, a marketing company agreed to settle with the FTC, the agency said in a Tuesday news release (http://1.usa.gov/14fgKX3). Rentbro allegedly blasted messages to millions of consumers telling them…
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they had won free gift cards to major retailers. An attached link brought users to websites “created to reinforce the deceptive gift card message,” the FTC said. It said that after being tricked into handing over their personal information, consumers then learned they had to sign up for “more than a dozen risky trial offers” -- none of which was free -- to qualify for the gift card. The FTC’s order prohibits the unlawful conduct and requires defendants to turn over all their remaining assets. There is also a “partially suspended” monetary judgment of nearly $400,000, which is what defendants received in connection with the scam, the FTC said.