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The National Consumer League's Internet Fraud Watch has identified pyramid investment schemes and the misrepresentation of the profitability of work-at-home and other business opportunities
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/19970511-comment-24
programs (forced) destroy franchisee margins, Expands too quickly, Fraud, Fraudulent misrepresentation, Lawsuits, class action, Must buy only through franchisor (tied buying), United States, 20090818 Cold Stone
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20090818-cold-stone
victims many times do not step forward, Fraudulent misrepresentation, Industry in disrepute, Regulatory capture breeds its own incompetence, Regulators only pick on those who can't defend themselves
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20070323-boq-in
. The defendants are being sued for alleged misrepresentations in a take-over circular. The case has been certified as a class action, but the Ontario Superior Court Of Justice has yet to rule on the merits
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20101110-class-actions
victims many times do not step forward, Fraudulent misrepresentation, Industry in disrepute, Industry elites like this regulator, Lost homes, Ombudsman, Regulator already has enough power
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20080617-dead-men
undetermined damages.
The lawsuit, filed Nov. 17 in Georgia Superior Court of Fulton County, accuses Raving Brands of fraudulent financial documentation, theft by falsification and theft by taking
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20061207-mama-fus
telephone solicitations and report fraudulent or deceptive practices. The toll-free number is 1-800-876-7060.
In 1996, the NFIC expanded its services to cover scams in cyberspace. Through the NFIC web
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, but that isn’t enough because membership in that organization is voluntary.
Dixon said only about one per cent of franchisors are deliberately fraudulent, but most don’t disclose enough about their operations
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with Solhi's company was cancelled when a landlord locked them out for non-payment of rent on the Toronto pizza shop. But he ruled that Solhi had fraudulently engineered the eviction by not paying the landlord
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20060314-caught-in
could do about it."
Fraudulent emails purporting to be from his executives were also sent out to Midas' suppliers and franchisees attacking the business.
For the past three years the ACCC has looked
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20070515-businessman-claims
