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Marketers Downplay Consumer Harm Caused by Negative Option Offers Blog Marketers Downplay Consumer Harm Caused by Negative Option Offers Marketers are attempting to put a positive spin on the negative option.
Vemma Reaches Settlement Agreement in FTC Pyramid Case Consumer News Vemma Reaches Settlement Agreement in FTC Pyramid Case Company struggled under court-mandated customer-focused business structure.
Vemma Deemed Pyramid Scheme in Italy Consumer News Vemma Deemed Pyramid Scheme in Italy TINA.org finds U.S. reforms fall short.
FTC Cracks Down on Forever Living Following Years of Deception Consumer News FTC Cracks Down on Forever Living Following Years of Deception Settlement comes after TINA.org exposed thousands of deceptive income claims.
Sunshine Report: State-by-State Access to Consumer Complaints Consumer News Sunshine Report: State-by-State Access to Consumer Complaints #SunshineWeek: Find out which states should do more to give consumers information on complaints filed against businesses.
Federal Filing Government Imposter Scam Ad Alert Federal Filing Government Imposter Scam Even the CEO acknowledges that some consumers have confused the company for the federal government.
MLMs Tap College Campuses for Recruits Consumer News MLMs Tap College Campuses for Recruits MLM and pyramid scheme experts say more must be done to educate and raise student awareness.
Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams Consumer News Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams Under a continued crackdown on 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…
FTC and State AGs Need to Take Their Relationship to the Next Level Blog FTC and State AGs Need to Take Their Relationship to the Next Level TINA.org files comment concerning coordinated efforts to protect consumers.
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.
What is Industry Self-Regulation? Consumer Basics What is Industry Self-Regulation? Self-regulating organizations can have varying impacts on the standards that are set for the way industries do business.
Master Degree Programs at Rutgers Business School Class Action Master Degree Programs at Rutgers Business School Allegations: Deceptively marketing the school’s ranking and the employment rates of graduates in marketing materials
What You Should Know about Nélo Life Consumer News What You Should Know about Nélo Life What we learned upon taking a closer look at this new MLM.
So You Say Your MLM Offers “Supplemental Income” – What Does That Mean? Blog So You Say Your MLM Offers “Supplemental Income” – What Does That Mean? Exploring the MLM industry’s latest pivot.
AdvoCare Brands AdvoCare TINA.org investigated AdvoCare as part of its larger investigations into unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims and atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims…
Beautycounter Brands Beautycounter TINA.org investigated Beautycounter, a California-based multilevel marketing company that sells cosmetics and skincare products, and found that it used unsubstantiated, and therefore deceptive, income claims to market the company’s business…
Damsel in Defense Brands Damsel in Defense TINA.org investigated Damsel in Defense as part of its larger investigations into atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims Investigation, click…
FabKids Brands FabKids TINA.org found kids clothing brand violated a court order with its negative option offer and deceptive ads.
Le-Vel (Thrive) Brands Le-Vel (Thrive) TINA.org investigated Le-Vel Brands, LLC, a Texas-based multilevel marketing company, and found that it used unsubstantiated health and disease-treatment claims to market its flagship product line of supplements, shakes, and…