Debt Relief and Credit Repair Scams - Federal Trade Commission
Nov 13, 2025 · Debt Relief Service and Credit Repair Scams Debt relief service scams target consumers with significant credit card debt by falsely promising to negotiate with their creditors to …
FTC Halts Illegal Debt-Relief Operation that Falsely Impersonated ...
The Commission will continue to stop such illegal and unethical conduct.” The Accelerated Debt defendants, acting as a common enterprise, operated a debt relief scam that took in an estimated …
FTC Lawsuit Leads to Permanent Ban from Debt Relief, Telemarketing …
May 1, 2023 · As a result of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, the operators of an alleged credit card debt relief scheme based in Tennessee have agreed to court orders that would permanently ban …
FTC Sends More Than $5 Million in Refunds to Consumers Harmed by …
Jan 21, 2025 · The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5 million in refunds to consumers harmed by a deceptive credit card debt relief scheme known as ACRO Services.
National Landmark Refunds - Federal Trade Commission
Dec 10, 2024 · The FTC is sending 1,625 checks totaling more than $540,000 to people who lost money to a debt relief scam that used many names including National Landmark Service of United …
Student Loan Debt Relief Scam Operators Agree to be Permanently …
May 22, 2025 · The operators of an alleged transnational student loan debt relief scam have agreed to be permanently banned from the debt relief industry and to turn over more than $1 million in assets …
FTC Sends Money to Student Loan Borrowers Harmed by Debt Relief …
Aug 5, 2025 · The Federal Trade Commission is sending a total of $743,230 to student loan borrowers harmed by a debt relief scam that falsely promised loan forgiveness and bilked students out of millions.
Student Loan Debt Relief Scams | Federal Trade Commission
Student Loan Debt Relief Scams You’ve probably seen ads promising help with your student loan debt. Some are scams – here are tips to avoid them.
FTC Halts Debt Relief Scheme that Bilked Millions from Consumers …
Nov 30, 2022 · The FTC has temporarily shut down a credit card debt relief scheme operated by Sean Austin, John Steven Huffman, and John Preston Thompson and their affiliated companies that …
FTC Sends More Than $4.1 Million in Refunds to People Who Lost …
Mar 13, 2024 · The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $4.1 million in refunds to people who lost money to student loan debt relief scammers who lured consumers with fake loan …