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Let \((M,g,F)\) be an \(m\)-dimensional connected oriented Riemannian manifold with transversally oriented Riemannian foliation \(F\) of codimension \(q:= m-p\) and bundle-like metric \(g\). There is the normal bundle \(Q\) of \(F\), the transversal Levi-Civita connection \(D\) on \((Q,g_Q)\), the transversal Ricci curvature tensor \(r_D\) and the transversal scalar curvature \(s_D\). Let \((M,g,F)\) and \((\overline{M}, \overline{g}, \overline{F})\) be two connected oriented closed Riemannian manifolds with transversally oriented Riemannian foliations of codimension \(q\) and bundle-like metrics. The main results of this paper are the following three theorems. Let \(q\geq 3\) and let \(F\) and \(\overline{F}\) satisfy \(\int_M s_D\mu\leq 0\) and \(s_{\overline{D}} \geq 0\) respectively. Suppose that \(\zeta_B \kappa_B= 0\), where \(\kappa_B\) is the basic component of the mean curvature 1-form \(\kappa\) of \(F\) and \(\delta_B\) is the formal adjoint of \(d_B:= d|_{\Omega_B}\). If \(\Phi: (M,g,F)\to (\overline{M}, \overline{g}, \overline{F})\) is a foliated conformal transformation then \(\Phi\) is foliated homothetic and \(s_D= s_{\overline{D}}= 0\). Let \(q\geq 2\) and let \(s_D\) and \(s_{\overline{D}}\) be nonpositive. Suppose that \(\delta_B \kappa_B= 0\). Then \(\Phi\) is foliated homothetic with characteristic function \(\rho\) if and only if \(s_{\overline{D}}= e^{-2c} s_D\) for some constant \(c\). In this case, \(\rho=c\). By the same suppositions \(\Phi\) is foliated homothetic if and only if it preserves the transversal Ricci curvature. It is remarked that in case of the point foliation these results were obtained by Obata and Xu, but for a transversal infinitesimal conformal transformation by Lichnerowicz, Ishihara and the author. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0913.00038].