Florida Judge Orders Halt to Alleged Debt Relief Scam – Daily Business Review (registration)

A Miami federal judge issued an injunction against what Florida’s attorney general calls a multimillion-dollar debt relief scam.

The Federal Trade Commission and Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a complaint alleging 11 companies falsely promised to consolidate consumers’ debt and improve their credit for fees of hundreds or thousands of dollars a month.

“Despite alleged promises, the victims of this scam ended up with little or nothing to show for their payments and were made worse off financially,” Bondi said Tuesday in a statement. “I will continue to work with our federal partners to stop scammers targeting and exploiting consumers in search of financial help.”

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