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Debt Collectors Settle With The FTC, Say They Won't Pose As Ed McMahon Anymore

Debt Collectors Settle With The FTC, Say They Won't Pose As Ed McMahon Anymore

The Federal Trade Commission and defendants in a debt collection operation have reached a proposed settlement, after the FTC had alleged in its complaint that the defendants knew, or should have known, that not all the magazine subscription debts they were trying to collect on were valid. There’s also a line in there about pretending to be Ed McMahon, which is just so wrong. [More]