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FTC Sues Companies That Touted Get-Rich-Quick Scheme On Facebook<\/h1>\n

By\u00a0Wendy Davis<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Federal Trade Commission has obtained an order against companies that allegedly ran ads on Facebook and Instagram to market a bogus get-rich-quick scheme.<\/p>\n

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Digital Altitude, Aspire Processing and other related companies sold paid memberships to a program that was supposed to help consumers make extra money from home, the FTC\u00a0alleged\u00a0in a complaint unveiled Thursday. Some consumers paid more than $50,000 for their memberships, the FTC alleged in its complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. In total, the companies allegedly raked in more than $14 million by duping consumers, according to the FTC.<\/p>\n

On February 1, U.S. District Court Judge John Kronstadt in the Central District of California entered a temporary restraining order banning Digital Altitude and the other companies from misrepresenting their program. Kronstadt also froze the assets of the companies and their officers.<\/p>\n

Read full article and learn more about Deceptive Advertising here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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