Smarten up about Cell Phone Fraud Consumer News Smarten up about Cell Phone Fraud There are now over 6 billion cell phones in use around the world. Just like everyone else, the con artists and fraudsters are also leveraging the rise of cell phone…
TINA’s Take: How FIFA’s Online Version Exploits Consumers Consumer News TINA’s Take: How FIFA’s Online Version Exploits Consumers Gimme the loot (boxes).
CATrends: Lidocaine Pain Relief Patches Consumer News CATrends: Lidocaine Pain Relief Patches Plaintiffs allege packaging misrepresents lidocaine dosages as ‘maximum strength,’ among other things.
Don’t Let a Job Training Offer TRAP You Consumer News Don’t Let a Job Training Offer TRAP You What consumers should know about a provision hidden in some employment contracts.
TEFL Certification: Verify Before Paying for Teaching Programs Consumer News TEFL Certification: Verify Before Paying for Teaching Programs Chicago-based TEFL Institute under scrutiny for accreditation claims.
Ebola in U.S.: Where There’s Fear, There’s Fraud Consumer News Ebola in U.S.: Where There’s Fear, There’s Fraud Three companies warned by federal regulators about advertising claims that products can treat deadly virus.
MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning Consumer News MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning Deceptive health and income claims, including some tied to COVID-19, persist in wake of warning from the feds.
WakeUpNow Put to Sleep: Closes down U.S. Affiliate Operations Consumer News WakeUpNow Put to Sleep: Closes down U.S. Affiliate Operations Company says former CEO is to blame for its failure.
Bagging Claims by Unofficial Oscar Swag Companies Consumer News Bagging Claims by Unofficial Oscar Swag Companies Cue the play-off music.
What You Should Know about New U Life Consumer News What You Should Know about New U Life MLM company New U Life is no fountain of youth.
Influencer-in-Chief? Trump and ExxonMobil Consumer News Influencer-in-Chief? Trump and ExxonMobil Presidential shoutout to a cabinet member’s former employer raises questions.
TINA’s Take: IM Mastery Academy Reinvents Itself as IYOVIA Consumer News TINA’s Take: IM Mastery Academy Reinvents Itself as IYOVIA Different name, same game.
TINA.org Complaint Throws Water on Stream’s Income Claims Consumer News TINA.org Complaint Throws Water on Stream’s Income Claims TINA.org calls on regulators to put an end to Texas-based MLM’s illegal income claims once and for all.
A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams Consumer News A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams A master list of known and alleged scams.
What You Should Know about Youngevity Consumer News What You Should Know about Youngevity TINA.org investigation finds inappropriate health and income claims.
Not So American-Made Consumer News Not So American-Made In honor of the Fourth of July, a reminder that not all “USA-made” products meet the legal definition.
Multilevel Marketing: The Day Job that Doesn’t Pay Consumer News Multilevel Marketing: The Day Job that Doesn’t Pay More than 97 percent of DSA member companies use or have used misleading income claims.
The Rise and Fall of Vemma Consumer News The Rise and Fall of Vemma What led this MLM to a $238 million dollar settlement?
What You Should Know about Vemma Consumer News What You Should Know about Vemma Investigation reveals a number of questionable practices.
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.