联邦贸易委员会与华盛顿州出手：支付处理商Riverside Payments付60万美元和解欺骗小企业指控
美国联邦贸易委员会（FTC）11月2日宣布，支付处理商 Riverside Payments Inc.、其关联公司 Cascade Equipment Leasing LLC 及两家公司的经营者，将支付60万美元，以了结FTC与华盛顿州提出的指控。
FTC的投诉称，Riverside Payments 向小企业虚假承诺可为其节省支付处理服务费用，却未披露相关费用与自动续约的合同条款；该公司对外宣称可「无风险」取消服务，实际却让商家几乎无法取消合同。
FTC与华盛顿州执法方指控，这套做法使签约的小企业未能获得承诺的节省，反而被费用与自动续约合同套住。此次60万美元付款用于了结上述指控。
（来源：美国联邦贸易委员会）
FTC and Washington Take Action: Payment Processor Riverside Payments to Pay $600,000 Over Claims It Deceived Small Businesses
The Federal Trade Commission announced on November 2 that payment processor Riverside Payments Inc., its affiliate Cascade Equipment Leasing LLC, and their operators will pay $600,000 to resolve Federal Trade Commission and Washington state allegations that the firms deceived small businesses.
According to the FTC's complaint, Riverside Payments falsely promised to save small businesses money on payment-processing services but failed to disclose fees and auto-renewing contracts. The company also made it nearly impossible for merchants to cancel, despite offering "risk-free" cancellation.
The $600,000 payment resolves the allegations brought by the FTC and Washington state.
(Source: U.S. Federal Trade Commission)
来源：美国联邦贸易委员会
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图片来源：图：位于华盛顿的美国联邦贸易委员会总部大楼。ajay_suresh 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Federal Trade Commission headquarters in Washington. Photo by ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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