CT Officials Warn about Bogus Lottery Checks Ad Alert CT Officials Warn about Bogus Lottery Checks State officials in Connecticut are warning consumers about a postal scam in which residents are being notified that they’ve “won” a lottery. But what they receive is really a bogus government…
Cash Creation: Who Gets the Dough? Ad Alert Cash Creation: Who Gets the Dough? The site linked in this e-mail is selling a “cash creation” system that involves taking online surveys. Beware of any job that “requires no prior experience, education, or special skills.”…
U.S. Postal Inspection Service Consumer Basics U.S. Postal Inspection Service Among its many responsibilities, the USPIS enforces the laws regarding illegal or dangerous use of the mail system and conducts investigations (sometimes in conjunction with other federal agencies, like the…
Food and Drug Administration Consumer Basics Food and Drug Administration The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the federal agency that is responsible for protecting public health through regulation and supervision of several different types of products, including food…
Don’t Get Snagged in a Work-At-Home Scam Consumer News Don’t Get Snagged in a Work-At-Home Scam Dreaming of a job where you can work and be home with the kids? Yearning to stay in your pajamas while you log in some hours? Then ads for work-at-home…
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TINA.org Takes Action against Trademark Imposter Scam Consumer News TINA.org Takes Action against Trademark Imposter Scam Complaint to FTC cites violations of agency’s Impersonation Rule.
Agora Still Using Deception and Dark Patterns to Ensnare Seniors Consumer News Agora Still Using Deception and Dark Patterns to Ensnare Seniors TINA.org refers publishing giant to FTC for enforcement action.
iFit Coach Membership Ad Alert iFit Coach Membership Low monthly rates must be added up and paid for in advance.
MoMA Store Ad Alert MoMA Store Pop-up message touting $10 savings fails to disclose required minimum purchase of $100.
iPhone Trade-in Ad Alert iPhone Trade-in Fine print discloses numerous conditions tied to new iPhone promotion.
GraphicStock Ad Alert GraphicStock Take stock of this free trial’s terms before you hand over credit card information.
Xfinity Extreme Premier Triple Play Ad Alert Xfinity Extreme Premier Triple Play Consumer says he was charged for installation despite a mailing that promised it would be free of charge.
How Vaporin E-Cigs Could Cost You Ad Alert How Vaporin E-Cigs Could Cost You It’s marketed as free and carrying no risk but that might be all smoke and mirrors.
Somebody’s Watching You Consumer News Somebody’s Watching You What you need to know about in-store tracking.
Six Examples of How Overstock.com Ripped Off Consumers Consumer News Six Examples of How Overstock.com Ripped Off Consumers Internal memos reveal company knew savings were inflated.
Suddenlink Ad Alert Suddenlink Enticing promotion for a Visa gift card has strings — and a cautionary tale from a consumer.
BlackOxygen Organics-Turned-Youngevity Reps Say BOO is Back Ad Alert BlackOxygen Organics-Turned-Youngevity Reps Say BOO is Back Nearly recalled by the FDA, BOO is purportedly back on the market.