EPIC Online Investigation Complaint

Description:
Before the Federal Trade Commission Washington, DC In the Matter ofáIntelligent e-Commerce, Inc.ááá Complaint and Request for Injunction, Investigation and for Other Relief INTRODUCTION 1. This complaint concerns the sale of consumer information by Intelligent e-Commerce, Inc. (IEI).á As set forth in detail below, IEI is engaged in unfair or deceptive acts or practices as defined by Section 5(a) of the FTC Act. Moreover, IEI is violating or causing violations of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Telecommunications Act) and 39 CFR º 265.6 (Postal Regulations). 2. IEI is an e-Commerce consulting service that operates bestpeoplesearch.com, an Internet investigative service. IEI advertises and provides online ordering forms for its customers to obtain a variety of information about consumers in the U.S. and Canada. [1] Such information includes detailed phone call records as well as the addresses on file for post office box and private mailbox holders.á These categor...