Sentences with phrase «from fraudulent business»

Beyond that, a bipartisan group of 25 state attorneys general warned in a strongly worded letter last fall that the department could not legally abridge powers that the states have long had to protect citizens from fraudulent business practices.

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The liability shift moves the responsibility to deal with fraudulent chip cards from banks to businesses without the technology to read chip cards.

A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation that pays returns to its investors from their own money, or the money paid by subsequent investors, instead of from profit earned by the individuals running the business.

The proposed law wouldn't make conversion therapy itself illegal; but, it does make profiting from it against the law, labeling it a «fraudulent business practice.»

From cellular telephony (HLRs, fraud detection, real time processing of CDRs), banking and finance (detecting fraudulent card payments and money laundering), business intelligence (real time data warehousing and scalable targeted advertising), safety (mitigation of denial - of - service attacks, processing systems security events), sensor networks (processing output of massive sensor networks) to domotics (smart buildings), to name but a few.

These powerful companies spend billions to ensure you will be buying their products by using dishonest business practices, rigged clinical studies showing their products in a favorable light, public relations campaigns (like the fraudulent Breast Cancer Awareness Month — started by the manufacturer of mammogram machines), articles from paid «experts» on the internet and news clips to make you believe their products are healthy and safe, and lobbying Washington to enact laws ensuring you don't have healthy alternatives to their products.

PRESS RELEASE - Apr 25 - iovation, the Device Reputation Authority protecting online businesses from fraud and abuse, announced that the rate of fraudulent online transactions it stopped in Europe is 60 % greater today than a year ago.

Prohibited acts.A credit services organization, a salesperson, agent, or representative of a credit services organization, or an independent contractor who sells or attempts to sell the services of a credit services organization shall not: (1) Charge a buyer or receive from a buyer money or other valuable consideration before completing performance of all services, other than those described in subdivision (2) of this section, which the credit services organization has agreed to perform for the buyer unless the credit services organization has obtained a surety bond or established and maintained a surety account as provided in section 45 - 805; (2) Charge a buyer or receive from a buyer money or other valuable consideration for obtaining or attempting to obtain an extension of credit that the credit services organization has agreed to obtain for the buyer before the extension of credit is obtained; (3) Charge a buyer or receive from a buyer money or other valuable consideration solely for referral of the buyer to a retail seller who will or may extend credit to the buyer if the credit that is or will be extended to the buyer is substantially the same as that available to the general public; (4) Make or use a false or misleading representation in the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization, including (a) guaranteeing to erase bad credit or words to that effect unless the representation clearly discloses that this can be done only if the credit history is inaccurate or obsolete and (b) guaranteeing an extension of credit regardless of the person's previous credit problem or credit history unless the representation clearly discloses the eligibility requirements for obtaining an extension of credit; (5) Engage, directly or indirectly, in a fraudulent or deceptive act, practice, or course of business in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization; (6) Make or advise a buyer to make a statement with respect to a buyer's credit worthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity that is false or misleading or that should be known by the exercise of reasonable care to be false or misleading to a consumer reporting agency or to a person who has extended credit to a buyer or to whom a buyer is applying for an extension of credit; or (7) Advertise or cause to be advertised, in any manner whatsoever, the services of a credit services organization without filing a registration statement with the Secretary of State under section 45 - 806 unless otherwise provided by the Credit Services Organization Act.

(a) The administrator may bring an action to restrain a creditor or a person acting in his behalf from engaging in any business subject to licensing under subsection (a) of Section 5-19-22 without first obtaining a license therefor as provided in Section 5-19-22 and a licensee or any person acting in his behalf from engaging in violations of this chapter or engaging in a course of fraudulent or unconscionable conduct in inducing debtors to enter credit transactions or in the collection of debts.

As an investment business, we are constantly finding fraudulent schemes on social media and email from people pretending to represent Standard Life (or other businesses in our group).

They can also send links to these websites in fraudulent emails which look like they're from your bank or another business you may deal with asking you to give up personal information.

Emirates Business Rewards reserves the right to disqualify a Member from further participation in the Emirates Business Rewards programme, to cancel all previously accumulated Business Rewards Points and to seek compensation for the utilisation of products and / or services purchased with Points if, in Emirates» sole judgement, the Programme Administrator (s), Traveller (s) or any other person (s) using a product and / or service purchased with Points, has engaged in wilful misconduct or breached any of the rules governing the Emirates Business Rewards programme, including, but not limited to the fraudulent acquisition, sale or abuse of Points or acquisition, sale or abuse of redemption benefits.

Even the most successful American artists of the day felt the need to create an organization that would protect them from fraudulent practices, provide group health insurance and disseminate information about the business of art.

We're starting with fraudulent ICOs, but as we grow we'll take on cases ranging from unfair business practices to product safety.

Cohen Milstein's Consumer Protection practice is at the forefront of protecting consumers from a wide range of corporate malfeasance, including false and misleading advertising, fraudulent billing, and a variety of other unfair or deceptive business practices.

The plaintiff also alleges that before abandoning the lease, Dynasty transferred funds and assets to various corporations and individuals and claims a declaration that Dynasty's alleged transfer of monies, assets, business and opportunities from itself to the co-defendants Polar Spas Ontario Inc. and 732311 Alberta Ltd., and its transfer of monies or assets to the defendant Williams and to the co-defendants Marsall Brent and Ken Nikel are void as against Dynasty's creditors as fraudulent conveyances.

«Congress: Please protect us from frivolous lawsuits»: The founder of a local Idaho manufacturing business called on U.S. Congress to «help businesses like mine by making it less profitable for lawyers to file lawsuits based on fraudulent or questionable evidence.»

We do not cover: 1) loss or expense recoverable under any other insurance or through an employer; 2) loss or expense arising from or attributable to: (a) dishonest or criminal acts committed or attempted by You; (b) alleged violation of the laws of the country You are visiting, unless We determine such allegations to be fraudulent, or c) failure to maintain required documents or visas; 3) loss or expense arising from or attributable to: (a) debt, insolvency, business or commercial failure; (b) the repossession of any property; or © Your non - compliance with a contract, license or permit; 4) loss or expense arising from or due to liability assumed by You under any contract.

We do not cover: 1) loss or expense recoverable under any other insurance or through an employer; 2) loss or expense arising from or attributable to: a) dishonest or criminal acts committed or attempted by You; b) alleged violation of the laws of the country You are visiting, unless We determine such allegations to be fraudulent, or c) failure to maintain required documents or visas; 3) loss or expense arising from or attributable to: a) debt, insolvency, business or commercial failure; b) the repossession of any property; or c) Your non - compliance with a contract, license or permit; 4) loss or expense arising from or due to liability assumed by You under any contract.

If a customer files a complaint against the company with the BBB, the organization will investigate the matter and provide their findings to the public as a way to prevent fraudulent businesses from taking advantage of people.

EXCELLENCE IN BANKING • Achieved success in pulling out a fraudulent activity by endorsing check verification processes • Conducted auditing of all dormant accounts and soliciting business from them

The loss to American business from both fraudulent claims and re-injury causes many employers to want to know whether a job applicant has a history of filing workers» compensation claims.

I feel the regulatory environment within our business is adequate to protect the consumer from fraudulent individuals and corporations.

«NAR will continue to support legislative efforts to prevent fraudulent claims from «patent trolls,» who divert significant time and money away from Realtors ® and their businesses.»