Discount Club to Provide Refunds in Misleading Marketing Case Consumer News Discount Club to Provide Refunds in Misleading Marketing Case Consumer complain Affinion deceptively charged them for services.
Record Number of Consumers Report Fraud Consumer News Record Number of Consumers Report Fraud Identify theft again leads the way with the most filed complaints in 2012.
O2PUR E-Cig Marketers to Issue Consumer Refunds in Settlement Consumer News O2PUR E-Cig Marketers to Issue Consumer Refunds in Settlement Consumers complained that “free” starter kits left them with unexpected charges.
Grading the BBB: Ratings after FTC Actions Consumer News Grading the BBB: Ratings after FTC Actions TINA.org investigation finds more than a dozen companies in good standing with the BBB following an FTC action.
7 Signs LuLaRoe Is Sinking Consumer News 7 Signs LuLaRoe Is Sinking Legging MLM struggles to stay afloat after meteoric rise.
Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web Consumer News Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web Over 200 million people in the U.S. are now Internet users. Many of our daily activities – reading the news, watching movies, paying bills, buying products, and even catching up…
Avoid Cyber Monday Scams Consumer News Avoid Cyber Monday Scams How to safely take advantage of online deals.
Six Ways to Protect Yourself from a Mortgage Scam Consumer News Six Ways to Protect Yourself from a Mortgage Scam Mortgages are enough of a headache without unscrupulous lenders.
New Law Says You Have a Right to Gripe Consumer News New Law Says You Have a Right to Gripe California becomes first state to ban non-disparagement clauses. Similar federal proposal expected to follow.
These Companies Should Get Coal in their Holiday Stockings Consumer News These Companies Should Get Coal in their Holiday Stockings Some notable companies facing deceptive advertising claims.
Parents, Players Cite Myriad Issues in FTC Complaints against Roblox Consumer News Parents, Players Cite Myriad Issues in FTC Complaints against Roblox One of the top complaints among parents: Roblox fails to protect their children’s digital assets.
California Wildfire Relief Scams Consumer News California Wildfire Relief Scams What you need to do before you give.
Scareware Suit Settled but Consumers Don’t Really Win Consumer News Scareware Suit Settled but Consumers Don’t Really Win A little over a year after being sued for “falsely identify[ing] computer problems and characteriz[ing] them as “severe” in an attempt to scare consumers into purchasing its software,” Ascentive, the…
These “Critics” Won’t Win Oscars for their Reviews Consumer News These “Critics” Won’t Win Oscars for their Reviews Some reviews come from questionable sources.
The Myth of Black Friday Consumer News The Myth of Black Friday Super sales start early, but are they great bargains?
FTC Cracks Down on “Free Gift” Text Spam Consumer News FTC Cracks Down on “Free Gift” Text Spam Agency charges 29 with alleged scams.
Amazon’s House on Fire Consumer News Amazon’s House on Fire FTC sues Internet giant over in-app charges racked up by kids.
DealDash’d: A Losing Bet for Consumers Consumer News DealDash’d: A Losing Bet for Consumers Investigation finds company is using deceptive marketing to lure consumers to an illegal gambling site.
Ad Trends TINA.org Will Be Watching in 2017 Consumer News Ad Trends TINA.org Will Be Watching in 2017 A closer look at what we’ll be scrutinizing in the new year.
President-Elect to Pay $25 Million to Settle Trump University Suits Consumer News President-Elect to Pay $25 Million to Settle Trump University Suits New York AG calls settlement “a major victory for the over 6,000 victims of his fraudulent university.”