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Thursday, April 23, 2026

Consulting firm, owner settle FTC's scam claims for $6.5M - Top Class Actions

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Auto warranty scam overview:

  • Who: Kole Consulting and Daniel Kole have agreed to pay $6.5 million to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
  • Why: The FTC alleged that the company ran a telemarketing scam selling expensive auto warranties.
  • Where: The auto warranty scam settlement was filed in a Florida federal court.
  • What are my options: CarShield provides vehicle protection plans.

A consulting firm and its owner have agreed to pay $6.5 million to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after it was accused of operating a telemarketing scam hawking overpriced auto warranties.

On June 23, the FTC, Daniel Kole and his company Kole Consulting asked a Florida federal court to sign off on a settlement deal, a day after they informed the U.S. District Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz II that they had reached the agreement.

The FTC alleged Kole Consulting was one of the operators of a telemarketing scam that called hundreds of thousands of consumers nationwide to pitch them expensive “extended automobile warranties.”

According to the deal, Kole and his company will face a lifetime ban from the extended automobile warranty industry and from all outbound telemarketing.

Allegations first filed in 2022

The FTC first charged the owners...



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