Ameriquest: Success or Scam? Consumer News Ameriquest: Success or Scam? An American Success Story Between 1990 and 2008, Spectacularly-successful financial services company whose business model was based on selling mortgages to families that couldn’t afford them, then selling those worthless…
Zombie Endorsements Consumer News Zombie Endorsements Deceased actors brought back to star in advertisements.
Who Likes What on Facebook? Blog Who Likes What on Facebook? Have you ever spotted a suspect “like” on your Facebook profile?
A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams Consumer News A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams A master list of known and alleged scams.
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Wyeth Agrees to $490 Million Payout for Unlawful Marketing Consumer News Wyeth Agrees to $490 Million Payout for Unlawful Marketing Justice Department says company put profits over safety.
Women Involved in Gifting Tables Face Sentencing Consumer News Women Involved in Gifting Tables Face Sentencing Pyramid scheme leaders brought to justice.
Pyramid Scheme Expert Issues Warning about Vemma Consumer News Pyramid Scheme Expert Issues Warning about Vemma Business school dean cautions students and other deans.
Certified Roofing Ad Alert Certified Roofing A friend of TINA.org forwarded this story about a roofing job gone wrong. The reader hired a roofing company she found advertised in the phonebook: Here’s what happened when the…
How Green is that Fuel-Efficient Car? Consumer News How Green is that Fuel-Efficient Car? It’s all in the math and how you define some terms.
CFPB Sues Sprint Over Phone ‘Cramming’ Consumer News CFPB Sues Sprint Over Phone ‘Cramming’ Wireless carrier joins AT&T and T-Mobile as companies accused of cramming this year.
ADT Agrees to Reveal whether it Paid Experts to Boost Service Consumer News ADT Agrees to Reveal whether it Paid Experts to Boost Service FTC settles suit with company over charges of deceptive reviewers.
Phytoceramides Skin Therapy Ad Alert Phytoceramides Skin Therapy What do Ellen DeGeneres, Cindy Crawford, and Jennifer Aniston have in common? Well, according to a spam email we received that links to a website, which looks a lot like…
The Prize Is (Not) Right Blog The Prize Is (Not) Right Auto dealership prize is not all it’s cracked up to be.
How Car Dealerships Get You to Come on Down Ad Alert How Car Dealerships Get You to Come on Down Car dealerships are in the business of selling cars, not giving out freebies.
Did Miller Just Say it Invented Light Beer? Ad Alert Did Miller Just Say it Invented Light Beer? Why yes it did. But you should know that there’s a certain spin to this tale featured in current ads.
Free Tablet Has a Catch Ad Alert Free Tablet Has a Catch This notice sent by mail for a free Tablet may seem exciting at first, but there’s a catch. In order to receive your “New 7″ Tablet,” you must attend a…