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| | CNN - Warnings issued to hundreds of Web site operators - November 17, 1997 |
 | | In the United States, the FTC and the federal Securities Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission joined consumer protection agencies and securities regulators in 22 states in targeting suspect Web sites. |
 | | The operation was sponsored by the International Marketing Supervision Network, an association of consumer protection law enforcement agencies around the world, and coordinated by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. |
 | | The FTC advises consumers to investigate all earnings claims, beware of phony references, avoid any plan that includes commissions for recruiting additional distributors, ask for a disclosure document if they are investing in a franchise, get specific information about work-at-home plans and get all promises in writing, including any refund policy. |
| www.cnn.com /TECH/9711/17/internet.scams.ap (412 words) |
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