A Fort Lauderdale telemarketing company that claimed to help consumers collect money previously lost to telemarketing fraud has been shut down for allegedly doing the same thing.
The Federal Trade Commission on Nov. 3 sought a preliminary injunction against Consumer Collection Advocates Corp. and CEO Michael Robert Ettus. Consumers paid large-up front fees, which violated the Telemarketing Sales Rule prohibiting advance payments, according to the agency’s complaint.
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