A debt-relief scam that deceived 10,000 people out of $23 million through illegal robocalls recently was thwarted by the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection, working in conjunction with the state of Florida.
Telemarketers used unfair or deceptive acts or practices to convince consumers they could help them lower or eliminate their credit card debt but, in practice, the service they were offering had the opposite effect.
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