Can You Win the African Lottery? Ad Alert Can You Win the African Lottery? Playing foreign lotteries is illegal. Do not reply to an e-mail like this or provide any information to the sender. For more information, check out TINA.org’s article on sweepstakes and…
Watch Out for E-mails Seeking Foreign Business Partners Ad Alert Watch Out for E-mails Seeking Foreign Business Partners Any Too frequently, the term proves to be simply a euphemism for sending your money along to an unknown person or company and then watching your money magically disappear e-mail…
E-mail Alert: Does Ghana Have $8 million to Give You? Ad Alert E-mail Alert: Does Ghana Have $8 million to Give You? Sorry, the Vice President of Ghana doesn’t really want to give you $8 million out of the blue. The tip-offs? Poor grammar, request for nonsensical “RED SEALED stamp fee” of…
Who is Alusi obi? And Why Does He Want to Give You Money? Ad Alert Who is Alusi obi? And Why Does He Want to Give You Money? Is Mr. Alusi obi your pal? Have you entrusted him with $7.3 million for some reason? No? Good, so you know this is totally fake. Red flags: poor grammar, unknown…
FTC Dissent Could Spell End To Strict Health Ad Standard Media Coverage FTC Dissent Could Spell End To Strict Health Ad Standard Allison Grande, Law360
TINA.org Joins the Fight against Value Village in Wash. Supreme Court Blog TINA.org Joins the Fight against Value Village in Wash. Supreme Court Will it take a village to bring the world’s largest for-profit thrift retailer to justice?
Make Government and Business Imposters Pay Consumer News Make Government and Business Imposters Pay TINA.org files comment in support of proposed rule.
SEC Sues OnPassive Alleging It’s a Pyramid Scheme Consumer News SEC Sues OnPassive Alleging It’s a Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit claims company defrauded over 800,000 investors of more than $108 million.
FTC Seeks to Crack Down on Rampant Fake Reviews and Bogus Testimonials Blog FTC Seeks to Crack Down on Rampant Fake Reviews and Bogus Testimonials TINA.org supports FTC’s proposed rule and suggests revisions.
How a TINA.org Reader Tip Led to a Record Penalty for False Made in USA Claims Consumer News How a TINA.org Reader Tip Led to a Record Penalty for False Made in USA Claims FTC says civil penalty against Williams-Sonoma is “the largest ever in a Made in USA case.”
TINA.org Supports FTC’s Ruling against Intuit’s Deceptive Advertising Blog TINA.org Supports FTC’s Ruling against Intuit’s Deceptive Advertising Intuit should not advertise TurboTax Free Edition without making clear that most people cannot use it.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2024 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2024 Looking back at our accomplishments.
Alchemy, Cultivate, and Other Brands of Cannabis Vape Products Class Action Alchemy, Cultivate, and Other Brands of Cannabis Vape Products Misrepresenting that products are cannabis concentrates containing specified amounts of cannabis
TINA.org Supports FTC’s ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule against Industry Challenge Blog TINA.org Supports FTC’s ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule against Industry Challenge Companies should not be able to trap consumers into subscriptions that they do not want.
FTC Sues LA Fitness for Making Consumers Sweat Gym Memberships Consumer News FTC Sues LA Fitness for Making Consumers Sweat Gym Memberships Complaint alleges gym chain puts up roadblocks to cancellation.
Welch’s 100% Juices Class Action Welch’s 100% Juices Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that juices “Help[] Support a Healthy Heart” when such claims are not true
Heartland Payment Systems Class Action Heartland Payment Systems Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that its fees are fair and its billing practices are transparent when the company began charging extra fees without properly notifying merchants and buried the fees in…
Zynga’s Gambling Games Class Action Zynga’s Gambling Games Allegations: Promoting illegal virtual gambling games
Dove Men ‘Plant-Based Care’ Ad Alert Dove Men ‘Plant-Based Care’ Spoiler: It’s not so much the overall care that is plant-based but rather specific moisturizing ingredients.