The alleged operator of an email scam...

The alleged operator of an email scam will pay $350,000 to settle FTC charges over deceptive emails that claimed recipients would violate the Affordable Care Act if they did not click a link to enroll in health insurance, said an FTC Tuesday news release (http://1.usa.gov/ViRSfp). The emails violated Section 5 of the FTC Act with misinformation and the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (CAN-SPAM Act) “by failing to provide consumers the opportunity to decline to receive future emails, and to provide a valid physical postal address,” the FTC said. The email links led to pages with advertisements for insurers, the FTC said. The alleged operator, Yair Shalev, received payment from those websites and the insurance companies advertised on the site had not authorized the email messages, according to the commission. All five FTC commissioners voted to approve the proposed stipulated order. Neither Shalev nor his attorneys could be reached for comment.