Nearly 100 Scams Targeting Struggling Consumers Shut Down by Feds

The Federal Trade Commission today ratcheted up its continuing crusade against con artists who take advantage of struggling consumers with bogus work-at-home opportunities by announcing a major crackdown against nearly 100 of these scams.

"Operation Empty Promises," a multi-agency law enforcement sweep, encompasses more than 90 enforcement actions, including three new FTC cases, 48 criminal actions by the Department of Justice, seven civil actions by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and 28 prosecutions by state law enforcement agencies.