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College Works Painting Ad Alert College Works Painting Advertised summer internship earnings may be further out of reach than you think.
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Rosland Capital Ad Alert Rosland Capital Precious metals seller paints a grim financial picture. But investing in gold or silver may not brighten the day.
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Abt Electronics Pricing Mismatch Burns Consumer Ad Alert Abt Electronics Pricing Mismatch Burns Consumer When a retailer’s price on Amazon doesn’t match the price on its own website.
TINA.org’s Year In Review 2014 Blog TINA.org’s Year In Review 2014 With help from our readers, TINA.org’s second full year of operation was a definite success – helping to empower consumers against false and deceptive ads. Here’s a rundown of what…
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Data Boss: A Collector of False Guarantees? Ad Alert Data Boss: A Collector of False Guarantees? Customer who says he bought the collectors’ software says the company failed to honor its guarantee.
Suave Antiperspirants Class Action Suave Antiperspirants Allegations: Failing to disclose products contain the carcinogen benzene
The ‘Buy’ Button in the iTunes Store Ad Alert The ‘Buy’ Button in the iTunes Store When you don’t own what you buy.
Breyers Natural Vanilla Ice Cream Class Action Breyers Natural Vanilla Ice Cream Allegations: Falsely marketing the exclusive flavoring ingredient is vanilla when most of the flavor does not come from vanilla beans
Digital Content on Amazon Prime Video Class Action Digital Content on Amazon Prime Video Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that consumers can “buy” digital content when Amazon may revoke access to content at any time
BlackOxygen Organics Ad Alert BlackOxygen Organics Spoiler alert: MLM’s products have not been proven to alleviate the symptoms of long-haul COVID.
Medcursor Neck Shoulder and Back Massage Device Class Action Medcursor Neck Shoulder and Back Massage Device Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose that warranties are contingent on consumers registering their personal information
Bethpage Federal Credit Union Class Action Bethpage Federal Credit Union Allegations: Misrepresenting when consumers will be charged overdraft fees
Tom’s of Maine Deodorants Class Action Tom’s of Maine Deodorants Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled containers
DoubleU Games in Apple’s App Store Class Action DoubleU Games in Apple’s App Store Allegations: Promoting illegal virtual gambling games