Companies that Get Coal in their 2015 Holiday Stocking

Deceptive advertising allegations spell naughty list for these companies.

Investigation by truthinadvertising.org Reveals Eight Things You Should Know About Vemma

MADISON, CT, July 10, 2013 — Vemma Nutrition Company promises it will “transform lives through ultra premium products and a generous compensation plan.” The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company, which touts that…

Children’s Wish Foundation International

Children’s Wish Foundation International has been named to a list of America’s worst charities by the Tampa Bay Times and the Center for Investigative Reporting. Not to be confused with…

The Rise and Fall of Vemma

What led this MLM to a $238 million dollar settlement?

Kidcents Donations at Rite Aid

TurboTax Free

Spoiler: Filing your taxes with this product “could cost you money” and those are TurboTax’s words.

Mary Kay Income Claims – 2017 Collection

2017 AdvoCare Income Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.

Influencer-in-Chief? Trump and Thoburns

London-based public relations agency’s ad featuring Trump raises questions about endorsements.

True Religion’s “Made in USA” Claims

Investigation by Ad Watchdog TINA.org Reveals What You Should Know About Jeunesse

MADISON, Conn., Oct. 20, 2015 — Ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has filed a deceptive advertising complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Florida Attorney General against Jeunesse Global, LLC, a multi-level marketing…

Oprah’s Anti-Aging Secret? Not Likely

Website really links to Vitalie Skin Care Serum and Lumalift Eye Cream, which have secrets of their own.

Permatex Automotive Repair Kits

Jimmy John’s Sandwiches

Things to Know about Vemma One Year Later

Company tweaks policies as pressure mounts.

Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigs

Consumers complain to feds that various e-cig companies are fleecing them into repeated credit card charges for vapor products.

Vemma Declared Pyramid Scheme by Italy’s Competition and Markets Authority

Ad Watchdog TINA.org Says Vemma’s U.S. Reforms Fall Short MADISON, Conn., April 24, 2014 — An analysis by advertising watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has determined that Vemma Nutrition Company’s new compensation plan is…

Full Time Receptionist/Clerk

A reader responded to a generic receptionist job ad on Craigslist and received this response: From: Orpha Home <orphafunds01@outlook.com> Date: November 12, 2013 at 9:20:09 AM EST To: Subject: RE:…

Reader Poll: Settlements Should Provide Cash

Coupons are not the preferred choice in false ad class actions.

Women Sentenced in Gifting-Table Scam

Gifting-table scheme leaders face jail.