The FTC is mailing partial refunds to about 37,000 people who bought unnecessary tech support products and services from Inbound Call Experts, also known as Advanced Tech Support. People are eligible for refunds if they bought the company’s products and services between April 2012 and November 2014, and filed a refund claim with the FTC before October 27, 2017.
According to the FTC, the company’s telemarketers tricked thousands of people into buying unnecessary products and services by pretending there was something wrong with their computers. As part of a settlement with the FTC, the company paid $10 million, which the FTC is using for refunds.
The FTC refund checks will come by postal mail. You never have to pay to get a refund from the FTC. If someone contacts you and asks you to pay, it’s a scam. Please report that at FTC.gov/complaint.
For more information about FTC’s refund programs, visit ftc.gov/refunds.
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If you have the claim form that was sent to you by email, you can print it and mail it according to the instructions on the form. If there is any money remaining after this round of refunds is complete, we will consider your late claim.
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If you have the claim form that was sent to you by email, you can print it and mail it according to the instructions on the form. If there is any money remaining after this round of refunds is complete, we will consider your late claim.
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We have 19 men call us saying we won from 3 million to 20 million - you are asked to send 500.00 or 300.00
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We are not accepting new claims for refunds.
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