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FTC Targets Internet Kiosk Fraudsters

Internetnews.com reports:

“It seemed like a great idea: own fee-based, public Internet terminals located in malls and rake in the cash. Too good, in fact, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
“The FTC’s complaint names as defendants Transnet Wireless Corp. of Plantation, Fla., and its president Bradley Cartwright; Nationwide Cyber Systems of Hollywood, Fla., and its president Farris Pemberton; and Paul Pemberton, who directed day-to-day operations at the companies.”

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