DealDash’d: A Losing Bet for Consumers Consumer News DealDash’d: A Losing Bet for Consumers Investigation finds company is using deceptive marketing to lure consumers to an illegal gambling site.
CATrends: Deceptive Tactics Used to Market Subscriptions Consumer News CATrends: Deceptive Tactics Used to Market Subscriptions Lawsuits allege companies fail to make adequate disclosures.
Pulp Fiction: Rayon passed off as Bamboo says FTC Consumer News Pulp Fiction: Rayon passed off as Bamboo says FTC Pandas everywhere said “I told you so” when the FTC charged four national retailers with mislabeling rayon fabric as bamboo.
Do Not Call Registry: There’s an App for That! Consumer News Do Not Call Registry: There’s an App for That! PrivacyStar is an app created for Android and Blackberry smart phones that provides privacy features such as call-blocking, caller lookup/ID services and the like.
2025 Deceptive Ad Trends Consumer News 2025 Deceptive Ad Trends A closer look at what we’ll be monitoring in the new year.
HelloFraud: TINA.org Files Complaint against Meal Kit Giant Consumer News HelloFraud: TINA.org Files Complaint against Meal Kit Giant False promises of “free meals” lead consumers to never-ending subscriptions.
Pyramid Scheme? The 7 Definitive Questions to Ask Consumer News Pyramid Scheme? The 7 Definitive Questions to Ask Know the answers to these questions to be sure that MLM isn’t a pyramid scheme.
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.org Warns Federal Agency about its False USA-Made Claims Consumer News TINA.org Warns Federal Agency about its False USA-Made Claims Uncle Sam gets made in the USA claims wrong.
A Sirius Matter Consumer News A Sirius Matter Internet radio giant settles claims it billed consumers without their consent.
Vemma Facing Class-Action Lawsuit in California Consumer News Vemma Facing Class-Action Lawsuit in California Suit alleges company’s advertising should have indicated it would repeatedly charge for Verve.
Worst False Ad Settlements of 2023 Consumer News Worst False Ad Settlements of 2023 Class-action settlements that left consumers behind this year.
FTC Social Media Actions Consumer News FTC Social Media Actions See the FTC’s track record when it comes to social media influencer cases.
Sale or Not? MyPillow’s BOGO Offer Consumer News Sale or Not? MyPillow’s BOGO Offer Is this BOGO a no-go?
FTC Pyramid Cases Post-Amway Consumer News FTC Pyramid Cases Post-Amway See the FTC’s track record when it comes to pyramid cases.
CATrends: Hand Sanitizers Marketed to Prevent Disease Consumer News CATrends: Hand Sanitizers Marketed to Prevent Disease The bottom line: Only FDA-approved drugs can be marketed to prevent disease.
How Amazon Promotes, Profits from Deceptively Marketed Brain Supplements Consumer News How Amazon Promotes, Profits from Deceptively Marketed Brain Supplements The largest retailer in the world isn’t just turning a blind eye to the deceptive marketing of these products.
UPDATE: Williams-Sonoma to Pay $1 Million to Settle FTC Lawsuit over Misleading Made in USA Claims Consumer News UPDATE: Williams-Sonoma to Pay $1 Million to Settle FTC Lawsuit over Misleading Made in USA Claims Settlement comes after TINA.org alerted FTC to hundreds of products deceptively marketed as American-made.