Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:16 -0500 Recent Content from Finance Globe http://www.financeglobe.com/FN Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:52:00 -0500 <font color="#000000">Victims who were tricked by an alleged health care scam will be receiving refund checks in the mail thanks to efforts by the Federal Trade Commission.</font><br /> <br /> <font color="#000000">The FTC is sending out $1.1 million worth of checks to over 50,000 consumers, and recipients of the checks have 60 days to cash them. Victims of the purported scam fell were tricked into believing they were buying government-endorsed health insurance, when in fact they were paying for a worthless medical discount plan. The telemarketers falsely claimed that their program was widely accepted in the consumers’ local area. One of the defendant’s several companies also had radio and television ads promising 100% http://www.financeglobe.com/FN/content.php?961-FTC-Sending-Checks-to-Victims-of-Medical-Discount-Plan-Scheme http://www.financeglobe.com/FN/content.php?961-FTC-Sending-Checks-to-Victims-of-Medical-Discount-Plan-Scheme