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FTC and Illinois Take Action to Stop Deceptive Conduct by Company that Created Thousands of Business Listings of Fake Local Home Repair Businesses

FTC Technology News·66d·Official

Premium Home Service also used fake online reviews to boost ratings and siphon customers from true local businesses The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, and the state of Illinois sued Chicago-based company Premium Home Service (PHS) and its owner for fraudulently creating thousands of fake online business listings for home repair companies to deceive consumers into thinking they were choosing reputable local companies for home repairs. View Press Release

Categories data-protection · unknown-it-category-6 · vulnerability
Original source / advisory
Published
5/11/2026, 12:00:00 PM
Fetched
6/3/2026, 12:19:00 PM
Trust
official · 100/100
Language
en