Business coaching company settles with FTC for $17 million
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Khristopher J. Brooks
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Matthew Lloyd McPhee
Andrew Smith
Russell Whitney
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Summary
"Consumers who pay the initial $49 entry fee for the 21-step program are bombarded with sales pitches for membership packages that cost thousands of dollars," the FTC claimed in the complaint.The FTC said the service worked like this: While customers watched pre-recorded videos from McPhee, MOBE sales agents and customer testimonials, they were repeatedly asked to purchase additional packages that cost as much as $30,000 to complete the 21-step program. Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved.Quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.Market data provided by ICE Data Services.
As said here by Khristopher J. Brooks