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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending out checks in several refunds to customers impacted by fraud.
Lifewatch FTC Refunds
The FTC has sent 71,899 checks totaling over $1.8 million to consumers who paid for at-home medical alert systems that were allegedly deceptively advertised.
Checks are being sent to consumers who paid Lifewatch Inc. for in-home medical alert systems despite these systems being advertised as “free” by the company.
Lifewatch allegedly bombarded consumers with prerecorded messages advertising it’s “free” medical alert systems. According to legal action from the FTC and Florida attorney general, Lifewatch deceptively marketed it’s products to older consumers by claiming they could receive life alert systems “at no cost whatsoever.” Despite these claims, targeted customers allegedly had to pay monthly fees of $29.95 to $39.95 for monitoring services.
Lifewatch agreed to a settlement with the FTC and this money is being used to fund over $1.8 million in checks. Checks from this settlement must be cashed within 90 days.
Any questions about this settlement and resulting payments can be directed to refund administrator Analytics Consulting at 866-484-1466.
Coaching Department/Apply Knowledge Refunds: Round 3
A third round of checks worth $25 million is being sent to consumers deceived by a business coaching scheme.
Funds are being returned to consumers who lost money as a result of a business coaching scheme operating under the names Coaching Department and Apply Knowledge. These companies allegedly told customers the online business scheme could help them earn thousands of dollars per month. These false promises helped the companies rake in millions of dollars, according to the FTC.
Previous checks were sent in this case in October 2019 and again in June 2020. The third round of checks comes from a settlement with First Data Merchant Services LLC — a company that allegedly processed credit card payments for the coaching scheme. First Data Merchant Services allegedly ignored warnings that the business coaching scheme was breaking the law and continued to process payments.
Individuals who receive funds from this round of checks should cash their check within 90 days.
Consumers with further questions can contact the refund administrator, Analytics Consulting, at 1-844-982-1005.
Helping America Group FTC Refunds
A second round of 19,883 checks worth over $6.5 million is being distributed in a debt relief scam settlement with Helping America Group.
The FTC is sending checks to consumers who were conned into paying hundreds or even thousands of dollars a month based on false promises that Helping America Group could provide debt relief and credit repair services.
Despite paying significant sums of money to Helping America Group, victims of the scam allegedly found their debts remained unpaid and their credit scores remained damaged.
The FTC and Florida attorney general put a stop to this scam in 2017.
A first round of checks worth $16 million was sent to affected customers in July 2020. This second round of checks results from additional funds collected by the FTC from the scammers.
Additional questions about these checks can be directed to refund administrator JND Legal Administration at 833-928-2567.
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