FTC Puts 'Deceptive' Prepaid Calling Card Operator on Hold

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Pre-paid phone cards
Pre-paid phone cards

A prepaid calling card company accused by the Federal Trade Commission of deceiving customers has been slapped with a court order preventing its illegal practices while it faces an FTC lawsuit.

Millennium Telecard Inc., the FTC charged, tricked customers -- many of whom are immigrants -- with deceptive advertising, misrepresented the number of available minutes on their cards and failed to disclose hidden fees.

Testing by the FTC found that the average Millennium prepaid calling card delivered less than half the advertised minutes.

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