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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced the distribution of more than $5 million in refunds to nearly 7,700 consumers who were misled by a deceptive credit card debt relief scheme orchestrated by ACRO Services. Operating under various aliases such as American Consumer Rights Organization, Reliance Solutions, and Tri Star Consumer Group, the company falsely promised to significantly reduce or eliminate credit card debt within 12 to 18 months.
According to the FTC’s lawsuit filed in November 2022, ACRO Services charged consumers illegal upfront fees totaling thousands of dollars under the pretext that these payments would count toward eliminated debt….
