Sunshine Report: State-by-State Access to Consumer Complaints

#SunshineWeek: Find out which states should do more to give consumers information on complaints filed against businesses.

FTC: Memory Pill Marketers ‘Couldn’t Back Up Claims’

For that reason, the marketers behind the brain supplement Procera AVH will pay $1.4 million.

Pure Green Coffee

UPDATE 11/15/16: A U.S. district court judge has ordered that Pure Green Coffee pitchman Nicholas Congleton pay $30 million after the FTC alleged that Congleton deceived consumers using false weight-loss claims.…

Where is a Bargain Hunter to Look These Days?

After being tempted for years, I finally decided to pay $79 to upgrade my In actuality a cherished geographical region of the planet featuring enormous biodiversity; now synonymous with an…

FTC Slaps Sensa for Making Deceptive Weight-Loss Claims

Sprinkle, eat and lose weight is just unproven, says FTC.

Ads Hopscotching across Platforms

Consumers are gaining control over TV ads, but more are popping up in social media.

Checking Out the “Check Into This” E-mail

This e-mail links to a fake news site promoting a work-at-home scheme. From: —-@comcast.net Subject: Check this out Date: May 10, 2012 To: —-@gmail.com   this is intense you should check…

WorkAtHomeAide.net: Check into this Marketer

This e-mail links to a fake news site. When you leave the site, a An advertisement that pops up in a new window when you’re browsing the internet. window directs…

“Y0u can make m0ney w0rking fr0m h0me t0day”

This O- challenged e-mailer wants you to link to http://www.workhome57now.com, a fake news site calling itself East Haven Business Journal, with an article promoting a suspicious work-at-home opportunity. Read more…

5 Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2020

CGI influencers are here.

What You Should Know about Nerium

Find out where the company is crossing the line when it comes to marketing claims.

Reviews.com

Review site takes the “BuzzFeed defense.”

Texas Oncology Database

Best Buy’s ‘Free’ Samsung Tablet Costs More Than $2K

How the advertising of a free tablet (mis)led two consumers to Best Buy over the holiday weekend.

HARP Refinance Lender: Not what You May Think it Is

Website with name similar to government mortgage program is filling inboxes. What is it after?

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GovSimplified

Allegations: Deceptively representing that GovSimplified is a government website and charging consumers for services they can receive for free elsewhere