{"id":479,"date":"2026-08-03T16:32:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/?p=479"},"modified":"2026-08-03T16:32:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:32:47","slug":"ftc-returns-money-to-consumers-harmed-by-trend-deploys-deceptive-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/?p=479","title":{"rendered":"FTC Returns Money to Consumers Harmed by Trend Deploy\u2019s Deceptive Marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a id=\"main-content\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div class=\"primary-layout-columns\">\n<div class=\"usa-layout-docs__main\">\n<div class=\"region region-content\">\n<div id=\"block-block-content-b5025772-a547-4f8f-a251-ec580178b320\" class=\"block block-block-content block-block-contentb5025772-a547-4f8f-a251-ec580178b320 block--block-content--basic\">\n<div class=\"block-content block-content--type-basic block-content--983 block-content--view-mode-full\">\n<div class=\"block-content__content\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-system-main-block--3\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<div class=\"block-content-container\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-press-release node--view-mode-full node--334768\">\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-tags-view field--type-viewfield field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__item field__item-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"view view-tags__block view-tags view-id-tags view-display-id-block js-view-dom-id-372e6fcedc3e296b25632480ca866a265c294369581118c79060681447a47a9a view--block\">\n<div class=\"view__content\">\n<div class=\"view-content\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"views-field views-field-name\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/consumer-protection\">Consumer Protection<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"views-field views-field-name\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/bureau-consumer-protection\">Bureau of Consumer Protection<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"views-field views-field-name\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/terms\/consumer-refunds\">consumer refunds<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"views-field views-field-name\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/business-guidance\/advertising-marketing\">Advertising and Marketing<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"views-field views-field-name\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/business-guidance\/advertising-marketing\/health-claims\">Health Claims<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item\">\n<p>The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $672,000 to consumers deceived by the operator of Trend Deploy, Frank Romero. The FTC is mailing 9,419 checks to affected consumers, who should cash their checks within 90 days, as indicated on the check.<\/p>\n<div data-entity-type=\"block_content\" data-entity-uuid=\"0fa652c4-baf3-48fe-9f0d-8fb3fa7044d2\" data-embed-button=\"basic_block\" data-entity-embed-display=\"view_mode:block_content.full\" class=\"align-right embedded-entity\" data-langcode=\"en\" data-entity-embed-display-settings=\"[]\">\n<div class=\"block-content block-content--type-basic block-content--840 block-content--view-mode-full\">\n<div class=\"block-content__content\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/app\/profile\/federal.trade.commission\/viz\/Refunds_15797958402020\/RefundsbyCase\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"align-right media media--type-image media--view-mode-sm\">\n<div class=\"media__content\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__label usa-sr-only\">Image<\/div>\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Consumers who have questions about their payment should contact the redress administrator, JND Legal Administration, at 833-609-9714 or visit the FTC website to view <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/enforcement\/recent-ftc-cases-resulting-refunds\/refund-programs-frequently-asked-questions\">frequently asked questions<\/a> about the redress process.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission never requires people to pay money or provide account information to receive payment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-boilerplate-block field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--count-1\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"block-content block-content--type-boilerplate block-content--233 block-content--view-mode-default\">\n<div class=\"block-content__content\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item\">\n<p><span>The Federal Trade Commission works to promote competition and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/about-ftc\/bureaus-offices\/bureau-consumer-protection\"><span>protect and educate consumers<\/span><\/a><span>. The FTC will never demand money, make threats, tell you to transfer money, or promise you a prize. Learn more about consumer topics at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/consumer.ftc.gov\/\"><span>consumer.ftc.gov<\/span><\/a><span>, or report fraud, scams, and bad business practices at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/reportfraud.ftc.gov\/\"><span>ReportFraud.ftc.gov<\/span><\/a><span>. Follow the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/social-media\"><span>FTC on social media<\/span><\/a><span>, read\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/consumer.ftc.gov\/consumer-alerts\"><span>consumer alerts<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/business-guidance\/blog\"><span>business blog<\/span><\/a><span>, and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/stay-connected\"><span>sign up to get the latest FTC news and alerts<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-element-container block block-views block-views-blockftc-press-release-block-8\" id=\"block-views-block-ftc-press-release-block-8--3\">\n<div class=\"block-content-container\">\n<div class=\"view view-ftc-press-release__block_8 view-ftc-press-release view-id-ftc_press_release view-display-id-block_8 js-view-dom-id-fa72aad905fd5b3b688a4afdd5b96c49b7d7e2306fcd8992b02a7e131f6e7cc4 view--block\">\n<div class=\"view__content\">\n<div class=\"view-content\">\n<div class=\"views-row\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/08\/frank-romero-agrees-court-order-requiring-payment-ftc-mail-order-rule-violations\">Frank Romero Agrees to Court Order Requiring Payment to the FTC for Mail Order Rule Violations <\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-element-container block block-views block-views-blockftc-press-release-block-7\" id=\"block-views-block-ftc-press-release-block-7--3\">\n<div class=\"block-content-container\">\n<div class=\"view view-ftc-press-release__block_7 view-ftc-press-release view-id-ftc_press_release view-display-id-block_7 js-view-dom-id-a539024eef677bd85c17760a5a2a223efaf42f61bf4c7e97d241dc2c747d352c view--block\">\n<div class=\"view__content\">\n<div class=\"view-content\">\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<h3 class=\"views-label views-label-field-media-contacts\">Media Contacts<\/h3>\n<div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--media-contact paragraph--view-mode--default\">\n<div class=\"paragraph__content\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-media-contact-single field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--count-1\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-biography node--view-mode-contact-information node--334769\">\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div>\n<span>Julia Vaughan<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-division field--type-string field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item\">Office of Public Affairs<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--media-contact paragraph--view-mode--default\">\n<div class=\"paragraph__content\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-media-contact-single field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--count-1\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-biography node--view-mode-contact-information node--102\">\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/news\/press-releases\/2026\/07\/mailto:opa@ftc.gov\"><br \/>\n<span>Office of Public Affairs<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-division field--type-string field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item\">Office of Public Affairs<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-phone field--type-telephone field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item\">202-326-2180<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"tni-attribution\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/news\/press-releases\/2026\/07\/ftc-returns-money-consumers-harmed-trend-deploys-deceptive-marketing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Press Release Feed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/news\/press-releases\/2026\/07\/ftc-returns-money-consumers-harmed-trend-deploys-deceptive-marketing\">Press Release Feed<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $672,000 to consumers deceived by the operator of Trend Deploy, Frank Romero. 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