Defendants Ordered to Pay $5.2M for ‘Deceptive’ Craigslist Rental Ads
A federal judge ordered Credit Bureau Center and owner Michael Brown to pay consumers $5.2 million on FTC charges that the company posted deceptive Craigslist ads for nonexistent rental properties that falsely promised “free” credit reports. The company enrolled victims…
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in a credit monitoring service that cost about $30 a month without their knowledge, the FTC said Thursday. The agency claimed Brown and his company “impersonated property owners and offered property tours if consumers would first obtain credit reports and scores from their websites.” The defendants violated the FTC Act, the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Free Annual File Disclosures Rule, the FTC said. Brown and his company didn't comment.