The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently entered into proposed stipulations with a group of student loan debt relief providers to resolve allegations that the group conducted.
The Federal Trade Commission provided its annual report to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its enforcement and related activities in 2021 regarding the Truth in Lending Act.
DEFENDERS: Cryptocurrency scams skyrocket as popularity increases
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It s a popular trend hitting the financial market, investing in cryptocurrency. However, with the rise in popularity comes online scammers.
According to a report from the Federal Trade Commission since October 2020, consumers have reported losing more than $80 million to cryptocurrency investment scams. In that report, nearly 7,000 reports were received from consumers about these scams in the last quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021.
The median amount people lost to a scam was $1,900.
Christopher Leach, is an attorney in the Federal Trade Commission s Division of Financial Practices and told ABC 17 News cryptocurrency scams are skyrocketing for several reasons.