"The proposed order also will prohibit the company from making claims about its ability to substitute for any professional service without evidence to back it up," the FTC said.

In one of the four other cases announced Wednesday, the FTC is suing a business opportunity scheme that has operated under names including Ascend Ecom, Ascend CapVentures, and ACV Nexus, which has been operated by two men named William Basta and Kenneth Leung.