Sweepstakes & Prizes

Sweepstakes and lotteries may be scams in disguise.

Chase Cash-Back Card

What to Know about Negative-Option Offers

Risk free trials may lead to repeated, unwanted charges to your credit card.

Free Score 360

As seen in our spam inbox. Want to check your credit reports? Contact one of the three credit bureaus — One of the primary consumer credit reporting agencies, Equifax and…

May the Force of Google Be With You?

The reality of the free Google Star Wars virtual reality cardboard giveaway.

The College Network

State regulators allege program misled students into thinking they could earn health care degrees online and was affiliated with a New York college.

CO2ZERO Program at Royal Dutch Airlines

Allegations: Falsely marketing that consumers who purchase carbon credits when buying airline tickets offset and reduce the environmental impact of flying when, in reality, purchasing credits does not negate the…

FanDuel March Madness Promotion

Digging into the terms of this “$150 instant bonus” offer.

Grand Canyon University

AutoZone Rewards

HIKO Energy Rates

Deceptive Marketing by Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Put to Bed in California

Lingerie company agrees to pay $1.2 million to settle lawsuit

Birchbox’s Automatic Renewals

BetterBody Coconut Oil

Worst False Ad Settlements of 2023

Class-action settlements that left consumers behind this year.

Deceptive Ads

Walmart’s Return Policy

Allegations: Misrepresenting that customers may return items for a refund within 90 days unless they fall under one of the categories of exceptions without disclosing that customers who paid using…

First Choice Communications Directv Television Services

Automation Riches

The only thing rich about this internet company is its proclivity for touting unrealistic income claims.

Coinmetro

Allegations: Requiring users to upload selfies and photographs from driver’s licenses or identification cards without adequately disclosing why and how long it would be collecting, storing, and using their biometric…