US FTC: "Coupon Surf Day" finds fraud on the Internet -- advertisers targeted for warning messages.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-11 June 1999-US FTC: "Coupon Surf Day" finds fraud on the Internet -- advertisers targeted for warning messages (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:100699 The Federal Trade Commission and the Coupon Information Center (CIC) today announced the results of a Coupon Internet "Surf Day." Fifty-one Internet advertisements were identified as potentially fraudulent coupon-related schemes.

The advertisers were sent e-mail messages warning about the consequences of running such schemes. The targeted sites fall into two categories of business opportunities. Some of the sites offer a work-at-home coupon clipping scam, where consumers are told that they can earn substantial amounts of money clipping coupons. Other sites advertise a business opportunity...