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FTC adds 'mobile cramming' to charges against text spam and robocall network

( July 7, 2014, 15:50 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission added charges of mobile cramming to a complaint previously filed against Burton Katz, doing business as Polling Associates and Boomerang International, and Jonathan Smyth, also doing business as Polling Associates. The FTC originally charged the group for using text messages promising free gift cards and iPads as a way to deceive consumers into signing up for subscriptions and providing personal information.Statement follows in full. ...

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