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Federal Trade Commission Takes On Bait And Switch Credit Report Scams

Ben Stein was axed by the New York Times last year for ethics violations when he appeared in a commercial for a bait and switch credit report scam. Full Article at Crooks and Liars

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  1. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: (L-R, back row) Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Attorney General Eric Holder and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan attend a meeting with attorneys general from 12 states about combating fraud in...
  2. Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz, left, chats with California Attorney General Jerry Brown after the announcement of lawsuits to shut down large-scale loan modification scams in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, at a news conference in Los Angeles Wednesday, July 15, 2009.
  3. WASHINGTON - APRIL 06: Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz (R) makes an announcement with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder at the Treasury Department April 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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  5. ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 02: Orson Swindle, former POW and Commisioner of the Federal Trade Commission, speaks on day two of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 2, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
  6. FILE -In this Nov. 12, 2007 file photo, Ben Stein is interviewed in New York. Monotone TV personality Ben Stein has been stripped of his Sunday New York Times business column because of his work as a pitchman for a credit monitoring company.

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