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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.

Vemma Facing Class-Action Lawsuit in California

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Vemma Facing Class-Action Lawsuit in California

Suit alleges company’s advertising should have indicated it would repeatedly charge for Verve.

Vapex E-Cigarette Freestarter Kit

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Vapex E-Cigarette Freestarter Kit

If e-cigarettes are your thing (and we’re not saying they should be), there are many options out there. Maybe this isn’t the best one.

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.

Beware of Obamacare Health Insurance Scams

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Beware of Obamacare Health Insurance Scams

Fraudsters target consumers as healthcare marketplace goes live.

Investigation by truthinadvertising.org Reveals Eight Things You Should Know About Vemma

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Investigation by truthinadvertising.org Reveals Eight Things You Should Know About Vemma

MADISON, CT, July 10, 2013 — Vemma Nutrition Company promises it will “transform lives through ultra premium products and a generous compensation plan.” The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company, which touts that…

What You Should Know about Vemma

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What You Should Know about Vemma

Investigation reveals a number of questionable practices.

Popeye Says Eat Your Spinach

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Popeye Says Eat Your Spinach

Something amazing happened at our dinner table. My daughter got into a fight with her brother (that’s not the amazing part) about who could eat the last of the –…

Kevin Trudeau in Court on Contempt Charges

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Kevin Trudeau in Court on Contempt Charges

FTC repeat offender facing jail time.

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.

Rich At Last?

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Rich At Last?

Website promises get-rich-quick scheme, but ERSP and FTC have their doubts.

Sweepstakes & Prizes

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Sweepstakes & Prizes

Sweepstakes and lotteries may be scams in disguise.

Record Number of Consumers Report Fraud

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Record Number of Consumers Report Fraud

Identify theft again leads the way with the most filed complaints in 2012.

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.

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.

Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams

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Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams

Under a continued crackdown on Too frequently, the term proves to be simply a euphemism for sending your money along to an unknown person or company and then watching your…

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…

Fine Print in Credit & Loan Ads

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Fine Print in Credit & Loan Ads

If you’ve ever had the stamina to sit down and try to read a credit card disclosure statement (often the size of a paperback novel), you know that the Sometimes…

“MLMs might not be able to get away with their shady promises much longer”

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“MLMs might not be able to get away with their shady promises much longer”

Emily Stewart, Vox

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Travel Insurance Assurance?

Vemma Facing Class-Action Lawsuit in California

Vapex E-Cigarette Freestarter Kit

Advocates to FTC: Take Aggressive Action on MLMs

Discount Club to Provide Refunds in Misleading Marketing Case

Beware of Obamacare Health Insurance Scams

Investigation by truthinadvertising.org Reveals Eight Things You Should Know About Vemma

What You Should Know about Vemma

Popeye Says Eat Your Spinach

Kevin Trudeau in Court on Contempt Charges

Five Common Complaints about Guthy-Renker

Rich At Last?

Sweepstakes & Prizes

Record Number of Consumers Report Fraud

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

Online Privacy Protection for Kids Strengthened

Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams

Scareware Suit Settled but Consumers Don’t Really Win

Fine Print in Credit & Loan Ads

“MLMs might not be able to get away with their shady promises much longer”