Sentences with phrase «in fraudulent advertising»

So far the only thing we have to show for this initiative is $ 2.5 million in fraudulent advertising.

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Pritchard has previously called the media supply chain — the companies involved in buying advertising space on P&G's behalf — «murky at best and fraudulent at worst.»

Assuming that other sites car brands advertise on are plagued by a similar rate of fraudulent web traffic, Solve Media calculated car companies would waste $ 541 million out of the $ 2.5 billion eMarketer estimates the auto industry will spend this year on digital branding in the U.S.

In late January, Facebook announced a ban on advertising on crypto currency, citing «deceptive and fraudulent advertising practices».

An Ernst and Young report in 2015 commissioned by the Interactive Advertising Bureau documented the staggering figure of $ 8.2 billion as the cost to advertisers in the US alone from fraudulent online advertising, malware and «malvertising», and access to infringiAdvertising Bureau documented the staggering figure of $ 8.2 billion as the cost to advertisers in the US alone from fraudulent online advertising, malware and «malvertising», and access to infringiadvertising, malware and «malvertising», and access to infringing content.

In a Nov. 3 letter, Mr. Miller, the ranking Democrat on the House education committee, asked the attorney general to look into allegations of child abuse, human - rights violations, and fraudulent advertising under federal law by the World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools, or WWASPS, and its founders.

Prosecutors said in a statement to Reuters the raids are part of an investigation into Porsche employees on charges of fraud and fraudulent advertising tied to the cheating software used on diesel engines.

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.

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a new development in his nationwide investigation into the debt settlement industry, filing suit against two debt settlement companies for fraudulent business practices and false advertising.

All advertising shall be honest and truthful and in no way misrepresentative, fraudulent or misleading.

I'm sick of the lies, being retired a.nd spending big bucks to keep my dog healthy on quality food brings out the worse in me, sick of fraudulent advertising.

In the consumer class action sector, Alberstone is currently lead or co-lead counsel in several notable cases, including Payne v. Bank of America, N.A., et al., involving manipulation of the LIBOR U.S. Dollar rate, Bias et al. v. Wells Fargo & Company, et al., concerning illegal mark - ups of default related fees, Ellis v. JP Morgan Chase, et al., Stitt v. Citibank, et al. and Vega v. Ocwen Financial Corporation, et al., concerning unlawful charging of unnecessary default fees, Waldrup v. Countrywide Financial Corporation, et al., concerning illegal charging for fraudulent appraisals, Weiner v. Ocwen Financial Corporation, et al., involving illegal assessment of default - related service fees that contained undisclosed mark - ups, and Ono v. Head Racquet Sports USA, concerning false advertising of Head tennis racquetIn the consumer class action sector, Alberstone is currently lead or co-lead counsel in several notable cases, including Payne v. Bank of America, N.A., et al., involving manipulation of the LIBOR U.S. Dollar rate, Bias et al. v. Wells Fargo & Company, et al., concerning illegal mark - ups of default related fees, Ellis v. JP Morgan Chase, et al., Stitt v. Citibank, et al. and Vega v. Ocwen Financial Corporation, et al., concerning unlawful charging of unnecessary default fees, Waldrup v. Countrywide Financial Corporation, et al., concerning illegal charging for fraudulent appraisals, Weiner v. Ocwen Financial Corporation, et al., involving illegal assessment of default - related service fees that contained undisclosed mark - ups, and Ono v. Head Racquet Sports USA, concerning false advertising of Head tennis racquetin several notable cases, including Payne v. Bank of America, N.A., et al., involving manipulation of the LIBOR U.S. Dollar rate, Bias et al. v. Wells Fargo & Company, et al., concerning illegal mark - ups of default related fees, Ellis v. JP Morgan Chase, et al., Stitt v. Citibank, et al. and Vega v. Ocwen Financial Corporation, et al., concerning unlawful charging of unnecessary default fees, Waldrup v. Countrywide Financial Corporation, et al., concerning illegal charging for fraudulent appraisals, Weiner v. Ocwen Financial Corporation, et al., involving illegal assessment of default - related service fees that contained undisclosed mark - ups, and Ono v. Head Racquet Sports USA, concerning false advertising of Head tennis racquets.

[G] iven the general use by all sorts of businesses of names of competing businesses as keywords in search - engine advertising, such use by Texas lawyers in their advertising is neither dishonest nor fraudulent nor deceitful and does not involve misrepresentation.

These billboards require City Council approval — yet they are being granted permits without Council approval because advertising companies are submitting fraudulent land surveys and are lying in permit documents.

Myspace had a huge surge in traffic over the summer, but as BuzzFeed discovered, that was fraudulent traffic that has websites, publishers, and advertising platforms all pointing fingers at one another.

Few observers would claim that online advertising has played a key role in the rise of Bitcoin and other digital currencies, but it's almost certainly a factor in spreading fraudulent services to low - information audiences.

The main driver cited behind the decline in cryptocurrency valuations was further bans for cryptocurrency - related advertising as Twitter has also announced that it would ban crypto ads to fight fraudulent activity in this industry.

Licensees must be cautious not to knowingly make a false or fraudulent statement in advertising or representations to buyers.