means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq. ), and any person who violates such a regulation shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in such Act. (3) Actions by States (A) In general In any case in which the attorney general of a State, or an official or agency of a State, has reason to believe that an interest of the residents of such State has been or is threatened or adversely affected by an act or practice in violation of a regulation promulgated under subsection (a), the State, as parens patriae, may bring a civil action on behalf of the residents of the State in an appropriate State court or an appropriate district court of the United States— (i) to enjoin such act or practice