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Company: BestBrandValues.com et al.
Penalty: $145,000
Year: 2012
Date: June 18, 2012
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: BestBrandValues.com agreed to pay $135,000 refunds and $10,000 to the consumer fraud fund in settlement of allegations it enrolled consumers onto monthly membership plans with credit card charges without their consent. Affiliated sites include DiscountBookSale.com, HotBookSale.com, HotMovieSale.com, DiscountPosterSale.com and SmartSavingsCenter.com.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Iowa Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Iowa
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