Connecticut joined a federal settlement this week that is shutting down a major telemarketing operation that deceptively collected more than $110 million through high-pressure tactics and more than a billion phone calls, most of them illegal robocalls.
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The owners of a scam that targeted Latina consumers with promises of wealth and financial security are permanently prohibited from selling money-making opportunities under the terms of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.
In a complaint filed as part of the FTC’s Operation Income Illusion sweep, the agency alleged that Moda Latina BZ Inc., Esther Virginia Fernandez Aguirre, and Marco Cesar Zarate Quíroz specifically targeted Latina consumers in Spanish-language ads on TV with false promises of earnings at home.
“This scheme targeted Spanish-language TV viewers with lies about making money from home,” said Daniel Kaufman, acting director of the FTC s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “Anyone considering a work-from-home offer should take time and do research before spending their money.
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Everyday people around the country and Bedford County, residents get many phone calls on their cellphones or land lines phones, but most of them are not from people they know.
Many of these are unwanted calls, but by fraudulent callers who violate the state and federal do-not call lists in an attempt to scam consumers out of money or sending personal information.
The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney Generalâs Bureau of Consumer Protection receives thousands of complaints each year with respect to illegal calls, including scam calls, telemarketing complaints, and robocalls according to their website.
These fraudulent callers also violate the Federal Communications Commission rules regarding robocalling which is an auto-dialer using a prerecorded message, and spoofing where the caller masks their true number with false caller ID information.