The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined the Consumer Education Group $100,000 for making millions of illegal telemarketing calls to consumers who were on the Do Not Call (DNC) Registry, including pre-recorded robocalls in violation of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). The $100,000 fine is in lieu of a civil penalty in the amount of
Telemarketing Sales Rule
FTC warns telemarketers about prohibition of certain payment methods
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Enforcement + Litigation
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an alert this week reminding businesses that the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) amendments that went into effect in November 2015, prohibit telemarketers from using three types of payment methods that have been used by con artists and scammers.
According to the FTC, “as of this month, it is illegal…
FTC files complaint against solar panel company for do-not-call violations
By Kathryn Rattigan on
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against Francisco J. Salvat and his companies KFJ Marketing, LLC, Sunlight Solar Leads, LLC, and Go Green Education (collectively, Defendants) for violations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), failure to honor do not call requests, failure to transmit caller identification, and for initiation of unlawful prerecorded telemarketing…