The Federal Trade Commission said it filed lawsuits to halt the i...
The Federal Trade Commission said it filed lawsuits to halt the illegal operations of three telemarketing operations based in Montreal. The agency alleged that the telemarketers bilked thousands of small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses and non-profits out of millions…
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of dollars by deceiving them into paying for listings they never ordered in worthless business directories. The cases, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, are part of a joint initiative with Canadian law enforcement authorities called “Operation Mirage” that’s aimed at cracking down on business directory scams. The court has issued temporary restraining orders in the three cases. The FTC was granted temporary restraining orders against GoAm Media and Stephane LaChapelle, and against 6555381 Canada and 3189651 Canada, doing business as Reed Publishing. A temporary restraining order freezing the defendants’ assets also was entered in the case against 6654916 Canada, National Yellow Pages Online, 9187-4131 Quebec, DRS Without Prejudice and their principals.