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Several companies are being charged by the Federal Trade Commission with engaging in deceptive marketing practices. The companies are accused of luring consumers into signing up for unwanted magazine subscriptions that couldn’t be canceled.
According to the FTC, the defendants—known collectively as Magazine Solutions—violated Section 5 of the FTC Act and the Telemarketing Sales Rule. Specifically, the defendants are charged with:
In its complaint, the FTC states that some consumers never agreed to the defendants’ offer but were still charged hundreds of dollars and harassed when they refused to pay for the “service.” When consumers failed to pay for the unwanted subscriptions, the defendants would report them to credit bureaus.
The FTC is seeking to freeze the defendants assets to compensate consumers. It is also seeking to permanently bar the companies from engaging in deceptive marketing practices.
(Source: FTC website)
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