Defendants Targeted U.S. Consumers Wth Pitch For Nonexistent Credit Cards

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal district court in Illinois has entered final orders against three people based in Canada who allegedly defrauded U.S. consumers out of more than $9 million through the sale of phony advance-fee credit cards. The orders bar the defendants from engaging in similar illegal conduct in the future, as well as from calling consumers whose phone numbers are on the National Do Not Call Registry for telemarketers.

The court orders announced today settle the Commission’s charges against Sean Soma, Antonio Marchese, and Sylvain Cholette, all of whom were involved in a scheme that did business as Centurion Financial Benefits. Litigation continues against several other defendants. Read more at ftc.gov.