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Travel Insurance Assurance?

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Travel Insurance Assurance?

This Thanksgiving, ensure you know what’s what with the various assurances of travel insurance.

WakeUpNow’s Secret: Things You Need to Know about this MLM

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WakeUpNow’s Secret: Things You Need to Know about this MLM

What TINA.org thinks you should wake up to regarding this questionable company.

Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigarettes

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Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigarettes

Impact on Health Not the Only Issue in Unregulated Industry MADISON, Conn., July 22, 2014 — Consumers curious about trying e-cigarettes are being swindled in droves by unscrupulous companies advertising…

Amazon’s House on Fire

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Amazon’s House on Fire

FTC sues Internet giant over in-app charges racked up by kids.

Leading Nowhere: The Industry Within the MLM Industry

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Leading Nowhere: The Industry Within the MLM Industry

Ex-Herbalifer brings questionable lead generation tactics to Vemma.

Empower Network

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Empower Network

Empower Network says it is a “blogging platform, an intensive training, a secret blueprint on how to earn fifteen grand per month” (Stop right there, this vague description of what…

The Myth of Black Friday

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The Myth of Black Friday

Super sales start early, but are they great bargains?

Advocates to FTC: Take Aggressive Action on MLMs

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Advocates to FTC: Take Aggressive Action on MLMs

Coalition sends letter to agency requesting better safeguards.

Consumers Win a Victory in Utah Open Records Case

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Consumers Win a Victory in Utah Open Records Case

TINA.org’s wins an important battle to obtain complaints against Utah-based companies.

What You Should Know about Vemma

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What You Should Know about Vemma

Investigation reveals a number of questionable practices.

Five Common Complaints about Guthy-Renker

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Five Common Complaints about Guthy-Renker

Informercial maker uses glossy ads and celebrity endorsements, but also gets hit with plenty of consumer complaints.

FTC Cracks Down on “Free Gift” Text Spam

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FTC Cracks Down on “Free Gift” Text Spam

Agency charges 29 with alleged scams.

Scareware Suit Settled but Consumers Don’t Really Win

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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…

American Express National Bank

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American Express National Bank

Allegations: Marketing itself as dedicated to military members, veterans, and their families when the bank charges them interest rates and fees that are so high they violate federal law and…

SchoolCafe

Class Action

SchoolCafe

Allegations: Hiding its “Convenience Fee” until the end of transactions

Telebrands “Everyday Savings” Program

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Telebrands “Everyday Savings” Program

Allegations: Failing to tell customers who purchased products that they would be enrolled in its “Everyday Savings” program

A Sirius Matter

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A Sirius Matter

Internet radio giant settles claims it billed consumers without their consent.

Top Five Worst Settlements of 2014

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Top Five Worst Settlements of 2014

Consumers left out in cold in these settlements.

President-Elect to Pay $25 Million to Settle Trump University Suits

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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.”

Sony’s Marketing of Fortnite and other Games

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Sony’s Marketing of Fortnite and other Games

In January 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Sony Interactive Entertainment for allegedly deceptively marketing games, including the popular video game Fortnite. According to the complaint, the company markets…

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Travel Insurance Assurance?

WakeUpNow’s Secret: Things You Need to Know about this MLM

Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigarettes

Amazon’s House on Fire

Leading Nowhere: The Industry Within the MLM Industry

Empower Network

The Myth of Black Friday

Advocates to FTC: Take Aggressive Action on MLMs

Consumers Win a Victory in Utah Open Records Case

What You Should Know about Vemma

Five Common Complaints about Guthy-Renker

FTC Cracks Down on “Free Gift” Text Spam

Scareware Suit Settled but Consumers Don’t Really Win

American Express National Bank

SchoolCafe

Telebrands “Everyday Savings” Program

A Sirius Matter

Top Five Worst Settlements of 2014

President-Elect to Pay $25 Million to Settle Trump University Suits

Sony’s Marketing of Fortnite and other Games