Defendants Paid Affiliates to Send Illegal Text Messages Promoting “Free” Gift Cards from Wal-Mart, Best Buy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2014. A group of affiliate marketers has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they took part in a scheme that bombarded consumers with tens of millions of spam text messages that lured consumers with phony gift card offers, and then directed recipients to deceptive websites.
The Chicago-based defendants in the case, operating through two…
