Federal Trade Commission, 38 States, and D.C. Act to Shut Down Massive Charity Fraud Telefunding Operation
March 06, 2021
March 06, 2021
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release:
The Federal Trade Commission, along with 46 agencies from 38 states and D.C., has stopped a massive telefunding operation that bombarded 67 million consumers with 1.3 billion deceptive charitable fundraising calls (mostly illegal robocalls). The defendants collected more than $110 million using their deceptive solicitations.
Associated Community Services (ACS) and a number of related . . .
The Federal Trade Commission, along with 46 agencies from 38 states and D.C., has stopped a massive telefunding operation that bombarded 67 million consumers with 1.3 billion deceptive charitable fundraising calls (mostly illegal robocalls). The defendants collected more than $110 million using their deceptive solicitations.
Associated Community Services (ACS) and a number of related . . .