Aug 1, 04:00 AM

Career Step Settles FTC Claims for $43.5M; FTC Distributes $12M in Refund Checks for Zurixx Real Estate Scheme

Career Step, a for-profit online career training company, has agreed to a $43.5 million proposed settlement to resolve Federal Trade Commission (FTC) claims that it targeted servicemembers and their spouses with deceptive advertising about its programs and the successes of its students. Additionally, the FTC is distributing $12 million in refund checks to thousands of Americans who were harmed by a Utah-based real estate investment coaching scheme run by Zurixx. This scheme, tied to multiple HGTV stars, duped people into paying for expensive seminars that promised success in 'flipping' houses.

#Career Step #Federal Trade Commission #FTC #Americans #Utah #Zurixx #HGTV

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Sources

8 News Now@8NewsNow
2 years ago
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is distributing $12 million in payments to thousands of Americans after it says a Utah-based company with ties to multiple HGTV stars duped people into paying for pricey seminars promising success "flipping" houses. https://t.co/nlP3iihitb
WGN Morning News@WGNMorningNews
2 years ago
Customers of house-flipping scheme tied to HGTV stars to receive $12M in refund checks https://t.co/jpLnavHSyH
NBC 23 RGV@kveotv23
2 years ago
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is distributing $12 million in payments to thousands of Americans after it says a Utah-based company with ties to multiple HGTV stars duped people into paying for pricey seminars promising success “flipping” houses. https://t.co/oyCsZYCQFT

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