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 Federal Trade Commission is sending nearly $30 million in refunds to 
people tricked by agents working on behalf of Career Education 
Corporation (currently operating as Perdoceo Education Corporation), the
 operator of several post-secondary schools.<a href="https://public.tableau.com/profile/federal.trade.commission#!/vizhome/Refunds_15797958402020/RefundsbyCase"></a>
 CEC’s lead generators tricked consumers into providing their 
information and enrolling at CEC schools using a variety of deceptive 
methods, including pretending to be U.S. military recruiters, or 
affiliated with the military, and falsely promising to provide 
assistance with job placement and various public benefits, according to 
the FTC’s complaint.<a href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2019/08/operator-colorado-technical-university-american-intercontinental">In 2019, CEC and its subsidiaries</a>,
 American InterContinental University, Inc., AIU Online, LLC, Marlin 
Acquisition Corporation, Colorado Technical University, Inc., and 
Colorado Tech., Inc., settled FTC charges that they used lead generators
 to engage in illegal conduct to market their schools. The FTC also 
charged that both CEC and its lead generators illegally called people 
registered on the National Do Not Call Registry.The FTC is mailing approximately $30 million to more than 8,000 
recipients today.&nbsp; The average refund is more than $3,700 per person, 
the largest per person average in the agency’s history.People who receive checks should deposit or cash their checks within 
90 days, as indicated on the check. Recipients who have questions about 
their checks can call the refund administrator, JND Legal 
Administration, at 1-833-916-3603. The FTC never requires people to pay 
money or provide account information to cash a refund check.The FTC’s <a href="https://public.tableau.com/profile/federal.trade.commission#!/vizhome/Refunds_15797958402020/RefundsbyCase">interactive dashboards for refund data (link is external)</a>
 provide a state-by-state breakdown of FTC refunds. In 2020, FTC actions
 led to more than $483 million in refunds to consumers across the 
country, but recently the United States Supreme Court ruled the FTC 
lacks authority under Section 13(b) to seek monetary relief in federal 
court going forward. The <a href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/04/ftc-asks-congress-pass-legislation-reviving-agencys-authority">Commission has urged Congress</a>&nbsp;to restore the FTC’s ability to get money back for consumers.The Federal Trade Commission works to promote competition and to <a href="https://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/bureaus-offices/bureau-consumer-protection">protect and educate consumers</a>. You can <a href="https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/">learn more about consumer topics</a> and report scams, fraud, and bad business practices online at <a href="https://reportfraud.ftc.gov">ReportFraud.ftc.gov</a>. Like the FTC on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/federaltradecommission">Facebook(link is external)</a>, follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/FTC">Twitter(link is external)</a>, get <a href="http://ftc.gov/subscribe">consumer alerts</a>, read our <a href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs">blogs</a>, and <a href="https://www.ftc.gov/stay-connected">subscribe to press releases</a> for the latest FTC news and resources.

FTC sends $30M to people tricked into enrolling in college