FTC to Refund More Than $700K Resulting From Robocall Scams
The FTC is sending more than $700,000 in refunds to small-business owners “deceived by a robocall scheme,” the agency said Tuesday. The agency alleged Pointbreak Media, Modern Spotlight, National Business Listings and Modern Source Media claimed “to be acting on…
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Google’s behalf, and threatened [the small-business owners] that Google would label their businesses ‘permanently closed’ unless they spoke with a ‘Google specialist.’” The defendants requested $300-$700 fees to verify listings, the agency alleged. The FTC is sending refunds to “4,467 small business owners with an average refund amount of $158.32,” the agency said. An attorney for the defendants didn’t comment.