Thirty-One Gifts Brands Thirty-One Gifts TINA.org investigated Thirty-One Gifts as part of its larger investigations into atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims Investigation, click here.…
SendOutCards Brands SendOutCards TINA.org investigated SendOutCards as part of its larger investigation into atypical income claims used by DSA-member companies. To read more about TINA.org’s DSA Income Claims Investigation, click here.
American Express Prepaid Gift Cards Class Action American Express Prepaid Gift Cards December 2017: The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision finding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in approving it. To read the full…
Women Sentenced in Gifting-Table Scam Consumer News Women Sentenced in Gifting-Table Scam Gifting-table scheme leaders face jail.
Cardcash.com: Fast Cash Slow Tracked? Ad Alert Cardcash.com: Fast Cash Slow Tracked? Why it may be better to regift next holiday season than to sell your unwanted gift cards to cardcash.com.
Gift Cards from Sleepy’s Class Action Gift Cards from Sleepy’s July 2018: A federal judge preliminarily approved a proposed settlement agreement . According to its terms, class members who redeemed their gift cards will receive $25 in cash and class…
Chipotle Gift Cards Class Action Chipotle Gift Cards Allegations: Falsely representing that gift cards are treated the same as cash
Cash-Gifting Tables Scheme Under Scrutiny Consumer News Cash-Gifting Tables Scheme Under Scrutiny Federal officials continue to investigate case in Conn.
When an Amex Gift Card Winds Up in the Wrong Hands Consumer News When an Amex Gift Card Winds Up in the Wrong Hands Amex will send you a replacement card. It just might not have the original balance on it.
“Free” Gift Cards at Target Class Action “Free” Gift Cards at Target Allegations: Falsely marketing that consumers who spend $40 or more on toys and kids’ books could get a free $10 gift card when they’re actually charged $10 for the gift…
Promotional Gift Cards from Sleepy’s Class Action Promotional Gift Cards from Sleepy’s In November 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Sleepy’s and Capitol Marketing Concepts for allegedly deceiving consumers by offering promotional gift cards with the purchase of certain products without…
FTC Cracks Down on “Free Gift” Text Spam Consumer News FTC Cracks Down on “Free Gift” Text Spam Agency charges 29 with alleged scams.
Sunoco Gift Cards Class Action Sunoco Gift Cards October 2014: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not been…
Deceptive Ads Evidence Deceptive Ads TINA.org’s investigation cataloged a sampling of over 100 DealDash advertisements, including television commercials, online ads, and social media posts (published by DealDash between 2016 and 2017), each one containing one or…
Visa Gift Card Ad Alert Visa Gift Card No fees after purchase but not before. TINA.org staffer shares story of surprise “purchase charge.”
Cash Tracking System: Gifting Scheme? Ad Alert Cash Tracking System: Gifting Scheme? An unsolicited phone call promising cash should raise all sorts of red flags.
Winning this $1000 Gift Card will Cost You Time, Money Ad Alert Winning this $1000 Gift Card will Cost You Time, Money This Walmart gift card offer has serious strings attached. Before you “claim now” know what it will take to actually get it.
$50 Red Lobster Gift Card Ad Alert $50 Red Lobster Gift Card Lobster lovers, beware: This gift card is no easy catch and the pursuit of it may cost you plenty.
Hollister’s Gift Cards Class Action Hollister’s Gift Cards In July 2014, a state judge preliminarily approved a settlement to a class-action lawsuit against Hollister, Co. The complaint, which was originally filed in 2010, alleges that, among other things,…