Brief: Nevada receives $28,000 settlement

Nevada, which filed suit against the company Friday, will get $28,000 of those fines, an official said.

The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from dozens of states claimed the telemarketer sent sweepstakes notification mailers to consumers urging them to dial toll numbers to claim prizes that were worth less than the cost of the call. After being charged an average $30 per call, the prizes turned out to be $1 or nothing at all.

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