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NEW YORK A collective of law enforcement agencies led by the Federal Trade Commission banded together Thursday to file 45 criminal and civil actions against Internet scammers and deceptive spammers.
Joining the FTC are the Securities and Exchange Commission, three United States Attorneys, four state attorneys general and two state regulatory agencies. In addition to the FTC cases, 11 other federal and state law enforcers filed 37 actions.
According to the FTC, the law enforcement actions represent a wide array of deceptive schemes and illegal scams, including auction fraud, the illegal sale of controlled substances, bogus business opportunities, deceptive moneymaking scams, illegal advance-fee credit card offers and identity theft.
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