Your Mint.co.uk card services statement Ad Alert Your Mint.co.uk card services statement Remember, banks and A magical piece of plastic made by banks that is sent to your home (normally accompanied with countless pages of fine print disclosures) that allows you to…
Optima Tax Relief Ad Alert Optima Tax Relief Optima Tax Relief advertises its services on the radio and television with TV dad Alan Thicke, who advises you not to “mess with the IRS.” Instead, he says in…
The McShane Letter Ad Alert The McShane Letter We received something called the McShane Letter via snail mail. Something about it seems off: There’s a lot going on here. Even in the first sentence: Donald B. McShane is…
Blazing Saddles San Francisco Bike Share Ad Alert Blazing Saddles San Francisco Bike Share Blazing Saddles, a San Franciso bike-rental company, has a Google Ad running for “San Francisco Bike Share” searches: The advertisement links to a page comparing Blazing Saddles’ rates to Bay…
Certified Roofing Ad Alert Certified Roofing A friend of TINA.org forwarded this story about a roofing job gone wrong. The reader hired a roofing company she found advertised in the phonebook: Here’s what happened when the…
Tylenol Ad Alert Tylenol A new in-depth report by ProPublica and This American Life is questioning Tylenol’s safety and labeling.
Power 4 Patriots Ad Alert Power 4 Patriots This online ad for Power 4 Patriots has all the buzzwords and formulas associated with scammy pitches: [authority groups] HATE this! Find out the one WEIRD trick that can save…
Athlete Twitter Pages Ad Alert Athlete Twitter Pages Bryce Harper, 20-year-old outfielder for the Washington Nationals and the 2012 Rookie of the Year in the National League, has already starred in ads for car insurance and workout gear.…
Herbal Papaya Ad Alert Herbal Papaya The FDA sent a warning letter to Herbal Papaya after the company promoted supplements with therapeutic claims on its website. Companies can’t make such claims about supplements without the FDA’s…
The Tax Club Ad Alert The Tax Club In January, the Federal Trade Commission and the New York and Florida Attorneys General charged The Tax Club’s telemarketing operation with deceiving consumers who mistakenly believed its services would help…
LowerMyBills.com Probably Won’t Dissolve Your Worry Ad Alert LowerMyBills.com Probably Won’t Dissolve Your Worry Ads for life and car insurance fail to deliver any substantive meaning.
Student Loan Forgiveness Ad Alert Student Loan Forgiveness Students struggling to pay off college loans might find this advertisement’s promise of reducing payments by 90 percent quite attractive. But before you send any information, you should be wary…
Postal Jobs Scam Ad Alert Postal Jobs Scam The FTC has settled with a federal job scam operation and banned them from selling employment products or services. The charges were part of a crackdown on Too frequently, the…
Best Yet! Ad Alert Best Yet! Best Yet!, a line of cedar-oil-based products claiming to treat and prevent bed bugs and lice, agreed to enter into a settlement with the FTC over allegedly deceptive advertising claims…
Hazel Peppergood Work-at-Home System Ad Alert Hazel Peppergood Work-at-Home System Hazel Peppergood advertises a work-at-home system with claims such as: “Get paid up to $1,872.00 Every Week, Like Me!” “You don’t need any experience and there is absolutely no training…
Football Helmet Makers Overstated Protection Ad Alert Football Helmet Makers Overstated Protection Riddell claimed their helmets could reduce its user’s chances of suffering a concussion, but no helmet can prevent concussions.
Zombie Run Proved Frightful Ad Alert Zombie Run Proved Frightful Reader says Groupon ad for run was deceptive.
Tech Support Scam Ad Alert Tech Support Scam A reader describes her experience with a recent suspicious call. We just got a call on our home number from a man with an Indian or similar accent claiming to…
LASIK Providers Unclear on Risks Ad Alert LASIK Providers Unclear on Risks The FDA sent warning letters to four LASIK providers for promoting the procedure on their websites without adequate warning about the risks involved.