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2. FTC bans fake online reviews, inflated social media influence ...

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   “Fake reviews not only waste people’s time and money, but also pollute the marketplace and divert business away from honest competitors,” FTC Chair Lina Khan said in a statement.

3. US FTC finalizes ban on companies buying and selling fake ...

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   By Jody Godoy. (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday finalized a ban on companies knowingly buying or selling fake online reviews, giving the agency the power to levy fines ...

4. Ripoff Report - Wikipedia

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   Let the truth be known", the site allows competitors, and not just consumers, to post comments. The Ripoff Report home page also says: "Complaints Reviews Scams Lawsuits Frauds Reported, File your review. Consumers educating consumers", which allows a reasonable inference that the Ripoff Report encourages negative content.

5. List of scams - Wikipedia

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   In this scam, a fortune teller uses cold reading skills to detect that a client is genuinely troubled rather than merely seeking entertainment; or is a gambler complaining of bad luck. The fortune teller informs the mark that they are the victim of a curse, and that for a fee a spell can be cast to remove the curse.

6. Controversies surrounding G4S - Wikipedia

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   The company received over 700 complaints from illegal immigrants held in G4S detention centres in the UK in 2010, including allegations of assault and racism. [2] Three accounts of assault and two accounts of racial discrimination were upheld in relation to the company, although the majority of complaints against the company related to loss of property and lack of communication. [3]

7. Here's What to Do When You’re a Fraud or Scam Victim - AOL

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   Fraud alerts are free and last 90 days or seven years, depending on which type of alert you choose. To reach the three nationwide credit bureaus, just visit their website or give one of them a ...

8. Brushing (e-commerce) - Wikipedia

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   Unsolicited seeds analysed by APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) botanists at the National Identification Services (NIS) Lab in Beltsville, Maryland. In 2015, investigators working for the travel review platform Tripadvisor identified an illegal Italian business called PromoSalento, which was offering to write fake reviews for hospitality businesses to help them improve their ...

9. Can you hear me? (alleged telephone scam) - Wikipedia

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   Can you hear me?" is a question asked in an alleged telephone scam, sometimes classified as an internet hoax. [1] There is no record of anyone having ever been defrauded in such a scam, according to the Better Business Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Consumer Federation of America. Reports of the supposed scam began circulating in ...