Article: California Department of Corporations Join Forces With Federal Trade Commission, 10 States and Other Federal Agencies to Launch Major Assault on Business Opportunity and Work-at-Home Scams.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Department of Corporations (DOC) announced today Project FAL$E HOPE$, a state and federal sweep by regulators and law enforcement agencies targeting bogus business opportunities and work-at-home scams. The crackdown includes more than 100 law enforcement actions by state and federal agencies in 11 states, including the California Department of Corporations, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. In California the DOC initiated enforcement actions against illegal franchise businesses that offered or sold business operations for hypo-allergenic cats, home delivery of pet ...

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