AdvoCare to Pay $150 Million to Settle FTC Pyramid Charges Consumer News AdvoCare to Pay $150 Million to Settle FTC Pyramid Charges Health and wellness products MLM allegedly rewarded recruitment over product sales.
Disasters: Getting Help, Giving Help Consumer News Disasters: Getting Help, Giving Help Disasters, whether man-made or natural, can attract criminals who use such opportunities to make money and steal personal information.
Things You Should Know about E-Cigarettes Consumer News Things You Should Know about E-Cigarettes Surgeon General calls e-cigarettes a health risk for youngsters; advocates call for tougher marketing restrictions.
Five Suspect Phrases in Weight Loss Ads Consumer News Five Suspect Phrases in Weight Loss Ads Congress focuses on weight loss ad scams this week.
Internet Giants Team Up to Fight Deceptive Web Ads Consumer News Internet Giants Team Up to Fight Deceptive Web Ads Google, Facebook, Twitter, and AOL launch TrustInAds.org.
Identity Theft Tops Consumer Complaints in 2013 Consumer News Identity Theft Tops Consumer Complaints in 2013 Consumers reported losses of more than $1.6 billion in fraud in 2013.
Don’t Get Snagged in a Work-At-Home Scam Consumer News Don’t Get Snagged in a Work-At-Home Scam Dreaming of a job where you can work and be home with the kids? Yearning to stay in your pajamas while you log in some hours? Then ads for work-at-home…
FTC Cracks Down on “Free Gift” Text Spam Consumer News FTC Cracks Down on “Free Gift” Text Spam Agency charges 29 with alleged scams.
TINA.org’s 12 Days of Christmas Consumer News TINA.org’s 12 Days of Christmas Our gift to you this year was the same as last: Tidings of deceptive advertising.
Great Britain Slims Diet Claims Consumer News Great Britain Slims Diet Claims Here’s the skinny on what diet ads can no longer say in the UK.
CATrends: False Shelf Pricing Consumer News CATrends: False Shelf Pricing Consumers complain about higher prices at checkout.
Kyani Hit with Pyramid Scheme Complaint Consumer News Kyani Hit with Pyramid Scheme Complaint Class action against Kyani includes unknown top distributors.
Ad or Not? HuffPost’s ‘In the News’ Section Consumer News Ad or Not? HuffPost’s ‘In the News’ Section Selling cars among news stories makes for a blurred #ad line.
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.
Ad or Not? Bella Hadid and Max Mara Consumer News Ad or Not? Bella Hadid and Max Mara Brand-disclosure statements are not a one-and-done deal.
Total up the Real Toll in Travel Offers Consumer News Total up the Real Toll in Travel Offers When you’re thinking about planning your dream vacation to the Caribbean, the last thing you want to worry about is getting ripped-off. But, unfortunately, crooks exist everywhere and the world…
Payday, Advanced-Fee and Guaranteed-Approval Loans Consumer News Payday, Advanced-Fee and Guaranteed-Approval Loans You’ve seen the ads: “No credit? No Problem!” or “We’ll get you a loan regardless of your credit” or “You’ve been pre-qualified!” And our personal favorite: “We don’t care about…
How to Buy a Lamborghini in 5 Easy Steps Consumer News How to Buy a Lamborghini in 5 Easy Steps Step 1: Deceptively lure consumers into giving you their credit card numbers for shipping and handling charges on “free” or “risk-free” offers for products ranging from teeth-whitening to A magical…
Roblox Metaverse Playing Games with Consumers Consumer News Roblox Metaverse Playing Games with Consumers TINA.org files complaint with the FTC concerning deceptive advertising on Roblox.
Ad or Not? Minions Invade Adopt Me! on Roblox Consumer News Ad or Not? Minions Invade Adopt Me! on Roblox Is the most played game on Roblox raising more than pets?