![]() In 2019, FTC actions led to more than $373 million in refunds to consumers across the country. The FTC’s interactive dashboards for refund data provide a state-by-state breakdown of refunds. Recipients who have questions about the refunds should contact the refund administrator. Consumers who do not receive a refund and think they should have, should contact the refund administrator, Rust Consulting, Inc., at 1-80 or email FTC never requires consumers to pay money or provide information to cash refund checks. Recipients who receive a refund via PayPal will have 30 days to accept the payment.įor more details about the PayPal payment process, please read the related FAQ. The FTC will send 127,129 refunds through PayPal over a two-day period beginning on October 14, 2020. The Federal Trade Commission is sending PayPal payments totaling more than $7 million to victims of a tech support scam.Īccording to the FTC, Vast Tech Support, LLC and OMG Tech Help, LLC used free security scanning software trials to trick people into thinking there were problems with their computers and then pressured them into buying tech support products and services.Īs part of settlements with the FTC, Vast Tech Support, LLC and OMG Tech Help, LLC, and their credit card payment processor, RevenueWire, Inc.-which the FTC alleged laundered credit card payments for the tech support scheme-agreed to pay money to the Commission for consumer refunds. About the FTC Show/hide About the FTC menu items. ![]() News and Events Show/hide News and Events menu items.Advice and Guidance Show/hide Advice and Guidance menu items.A letter from the attorney general with a check will follow in the mail. Rust is the vendor working with the attorney general’s office to manage the distribution of money to Coloradans. Competition and Consumer Protection Guidance Documents An email from Rust Consulting prior to the receipt of a check in the mail, alerting consumers that a check is on the way.Enforcement Show/hide Enforcement menu items.
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