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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.

Discount Club to Provide Refunds in Misleading Marketing Case

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Discount Club to Provide Refunds in Misleading Marketing Case

Consumer complain Affinion deceptively charged them for services.

FDA Heeds Our Concerns and Bans DMAA Products

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FDA Heeds Our Concerns and Bans DMAA Products

Agency prohibits products with DMAA from entering market.

What You Should Know about Vemma

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What You Should Know about Vemma

Investigation reveals a number of questionable practices.

Vemma Complaints by the Numbers

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Vemma Complaints by the Numbers

What are Vemma customers’ FTC complaints?

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.

Seven Secrets to Keep to Yourself

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Seven Secrets to Keep to Yourself

Keep these pieces of information to yourself to protect your identity.

Beware Visa Lottery E-mail Scams

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Beware Visa Lottery E-mail Scams

E-mails saying you’ve won the Diversity Visa Lottery are likely scams.

Can’t Keep a Bad Ad Man Down

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Can’t Keep a Bad Ad Man Down

Why can’t the FTC put some hucksters out of business for good?

Officials Warn about Boston Charity Scams

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Officials Warn about Boston Charity Scams

Sadly, tragedies are an opportunity for scammers to set up fake charities.

Be Wary of Health Ads with Amazing Claims

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Be Wary of Health Ads with Amazing Claims

Consumers are reminded that dietary supplements are regulated differently from drugs, which are approved by the FDA.

These “Critics” Won’t Win Oscars for their Reviews

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These “Critics” Won’t Win Oscars for their Reviews

Some reviews come from questionable sources.

Oregon Smacks Down Pfizer

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Oregon Smacks Down Pfizer

Oregon requiring Pfizer to get ads approved by FDA because of violations.

Online Privacy Protection for Kids Strengthened

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Online Privacy Protection for Kids Strengthened

FTC strengthens children’s online privacy protections to keep up with changing technology.

Court Clears Way for Off-Label Promotion of Drugs

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Court Clears Way for Off-Label Promotion of Drugs

Court rules pharmaceutical salesman’s promotion of off-label drug use for Xyrem was not false or misleading.

Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

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Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

The polio vaccine, penicillin, open-heart surgery, magnetic resonance imaging, chemotherapy, Zoloft, LASIK, statins, heck, even Viagra have all contributed to the advancement of modern medicine. We’ve come a long way…

Do Not Call Registry: There’s an App for That!

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Do Not Call Registry: There’s an App for That!

PrivacyStar is an app created for Android and Blackberry smart phones that provides privacy features such as call-blocking, caller lookup/ID services and the like.

Junk Mail is Costly

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Junk Mail is Costly

Ever wonder how much junk mail actually costs? In just one state – Massachusetts, the estimated cost to cities and towns to dispose of the catalogs, flyers, phone books, and…

Cast a Wary Eye when Scanning Craigslist and Classifieds

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Cast a Wary Eye when Scanning Craigslist and Classifieds

More than 50 million Americans are using Craigslist for everything from bartering for services to finding a roommate. Unlike your local newspaper or magazine, Craigslist ads are generally free, which…

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…

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Advocates to FTC: Take Aggressive Action on MLMs

Discount Club to Provide Refunds in Misleading Marketing Case

FDA Heeds Our Concerns and Bans DMAA Products

What You Should Know about Vemma

Vemma Complaints by the Numbers

Five Common Complaints about Guthy-Renker

Seven Secrets to Keep to Yourself

Beware Visa Lottery E-mail Scams

Can’t Keep a Bad Ad Man Down

Officials Warn about Boston Charity Scams

Be Wary of Health Ads with Amazing Claims

These “Critics” Won’t Win Oscars for their Reviews

Oregon Smacks Down Pfizer

Online Privacy Protection for Kids Strengthened

Court Clears Way for Off-Label Promotion of Drugs

Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

Do Not Call Registry: There’s an App for That!

Junk Mail is Costly

Cast a Wary Eye when Scanning Craigslist and Classifieds

Scareware Suit Settled but Consumers Don’t Really Win