[Ecommerce] international initiative on spam. Press conf. April 2, 2002

[Manon Ress]

March 29 in Techdaily
The Federal Trade Commission and other groups plan to announce major
international enforcement actions that they have taken against spammers
and Net fraudsters. In a news conference April 2, the FTC, officials in
the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia and state
attorneys general in Alaska, Idaho, Washington and Wyoming will talk
about their international initiative that has targeted deceptive junk
e-mail and online fraud. The move is part of the FTC ongoing enforcement
of Internet fraud an deceptive e-mail marketing. 

from the FTC: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/03/netforcema.htm
Media Advisory: March 28, 2002 
International Netforce Targets Deceptive Spam and Internet Fraud

Press Conference in Seattle, Washington and Video Conference Link in
Washington, D.C.

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
 
WHAT: A press conference in Seattle, Washington to announce an
international law enforcement initiative targeting deceptive spam and
Internet fraud. Agencies involved in the law enforcement action include
the Alaska Attorney General, Alaska State Troopers, Alberta Government
Services, British Columbia Securities Commission, British Columbia
Solicitor General, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Trade
Commission, Idaho Attorney General, Industry Canada Competition Bureau,
Montana Department of Administration, Oregon Department of Justice,
Washington Attorney General, Washington State Department of Financial
Institutions, and Wyoming Attorney General. 
WHO: Washington Attorney General Christine O. Gregoire;
Washington State Department of Financial Institutions Securities
Division Director, Deborah Bortner;
FTC Northwest Region Director Charles Harwood; and a consumer fraud
victim.  
WHERE: Federal Trade Commission
915 Second Avenue - Suite 2896
Seattle, Washington 98174 
WHEN: 10 a.m. (PST), Tuesday April 2, 2002
Seattle Press Conference: The room will open at 9:30 a.m. (PST) for
camera set-up. Reporters who are unable to attend can call
1-800-682-5640. Lines will open at 9:45 a.m. (PST).
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.
 
WHAT:  A video conference link from Washington, D.C. to the press
conference in Seattle, Washington and a press availability. 
WHO: J. Howard Beales, the director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer
Protection. 
WHERE: Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. - Room 481
Washington, D.C. 20580 
WHEN: 1 p.m. (EST), Tuesday April 2, 2002
Washington, D.C. Video Conference Link and Press Availability: The room
will open at 12:30 p.m. (EST) for camera set-up. Reporters who are
unable to attend can call 1-800-682-5640. Lines will open at 12:45 p.m.
(EST).
 
CONTACT: Federal Trade Commission
Office of Public Affairs
202-326-2180 





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Manon Anne Ress
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