3/21/2017 Bureau of Consumer Protection Bureau of Consumer Protection Division of Financial Services Division of Marketing Practices Mobile technologies-cellular communication Responds to consumer fraud in the marketplace -Mobile Technology Unit leads the Bureau's Enforces FTC Act and other consumer efforts to promote better consumer protection laws by filing FTC action in federal protection in the mobile environment court to: identify potential targets for enforcement stop scams -holds public workshops on emerging issues prevent fraudsters from perpetrating scams in the future -develops surveys,reports,and educational materials to highlight mobile practices of freeze their assets concern get compensation for scam victims Bureau of Consumer Protection Bureau of Consumer Protection Division of Marketing Practices Division of Marketing Practices Division's priorities include: Division's priorities include: -shutting down high-tech internet and -stopping fraudulent business opportunity telephone scams that bilk consumers out of scams millions of dollars a year stopping violations of the Do Not Call and ending deceptive telemarketing or direct CAN-SPAM consumer privacy protections mail marketing schemes that use false and misleading information to take consumers' money 3/21/2017 9 Bureau of Consumer Protection Division of Financial Services • Mobile technologies – cellular communication - Mobile Technology Unit leads the Bureau’s efforts to promote better consumer protection in the mobile environment - identify potential targets for enforcement - holds public workshops on emerging issues - develops surveys, reports, and educational materials to highlight mobile practices of concern Bureau of Consumer Protection Division of Marketing Practices • Responds to consumer fraud in the marketplace • Enforces FTC Act and other consumer protection laws by filing FTC action in federal court to : - stop scams - prevent fraudsters from perpetrating scams in the future - freeze their assets - get compensation for scam victims Bureau of Consumer Protection Division of Marketing Practices • Division’s priorities include: - shutting down high-tech internet and telephone scams that bilk consumers out of millions of dollars a year - ending deceptive telemarketing or direct mail marketing schemes that use false and misleading information to take consumers’ money Bureau of Consumer Protection Division of Marketing Practices • Division’s priorities include: - stopping fraudulent business opportunity scams - stopping violations of the Do Not Call and CAN-SPAM consumer privacy protections