Testosterone Gels Ad Alert Testosterone Gels Your browser does not support the video tag. Perhaps you’ve seen television ads for testosterone gels like AndroGel, which promise to help men with decreased sex drive, moodiness, and low…
Degree Solutions Ad Alert Degree Solutions It appears this is not so much an ad for an online bachelor’s degree as it is a portal to other ads.
Simple Skincare Cleansing Facial Wipes Ad Alert Simple Skincare Cleansing Facial Wipes It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.
Wood-E Ad Alert Wood-E The FDA is advising consumers to avoid a sexual enhancement supplement called Wood-E (seriously). Lab tests revealed that Wood-E contains sildenafil, the active ingredient in the FDA approved prescription drug…
Lasik Vision Institute Ad Alert Lasik Vision Institute We recently received an e-mail advertising services from the Lasik Vision Institute (LVI). Our anti-Malware that sneaks onto your computer software blocked all of the links in the e-mail, which…
Urban Outfitters Ad Alert Urban Outfitters Urban Outfitters recently ran a promotion in which they gave out 10% off coupons alongside collectible pins in the mail. Here is the e-mail that ran with the physical mail…
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Roxy.com Ad Alert Roxy.com A reader submitted this tip concerning a Roxy.com promotion. Roxy apparently sent out an e-mail for a one-day 25% off sale, but the reader received it too late to use…
Xtreme Muscle Pro Ad Alert Xtreme Muscle Pro Xtreme Muscle Pro, a fitness supplement, makes a lot of ridiculous-sounding claims on its website (“Convert fat to muscle!” “Hydrate blood cells!” and best of all, “More than 1 ingredient!”),…
President’s Refi Program Ad Alert President’s Refi Program This article sets off our suspci-o-meter for a couple of reasons. The phrase: “This one weird/easy/ridiculously easy trick” is almost always for something scammy. We don’t think the president can…
Illegally Sold Diabetes Treatments Ad Alert Illegally Sold Diabetes Treatments The FDA in July sent letters to 15 domestic and foreign companies telling them that their sale of diabetes treatments was illegal. The products, which had not been evaluated by…
Algaberry Ad Alert Algaberry The FDA sent a warning letter to Algaen Corporation over the marketing of their dietary supplement Algaberry earlier this year. The FDA determined that Algaen was advertising Algaberry as an…
Reiki Energy Healing Ad Alert Reiki Energy Healing Reiki is an “energy healing” method based on the idea that the body is surrounded by an energy field that cannot be measured by traditional scientific methods. This energy field…
Herbs of Light Ad Alert Herbs of Light Herbs of Light advertised a number of its supplements with drug-like claims. The FDA was none too happy, and in June, it sent a warning letter to the company telling Herbs…
Vydox Ad Alert Vydox As seen in a spam inbox: Vydox bills itself as “The Orange Pill Solution” and “World’s #1 Male Enhancement Solution,” claims that seem dubious. A visit to the Vydox website…
Ardounie Farms Ad Alert Ardounie Farms An FDA investigation into Ardounie Farms found that a baby calf offered for sale for slaughter had traces of a new animal drug, Flunixin, in its kidney. The animal was…
Quick Cash – Up to 2500 Dollars! Ad Alert Quick Cash – Up to 2500 Dollars! “Quick approval” and “quick cash” are red flag phrases. You might want to ignore this email. From: CashMojo <[email protected]> Date: June 13, 2013 12:48:13 PM EDT To: Subject: Quick Cash…
The Skinny on Garcinia Cambogia Ad Alert The Skinny on Garcinia Cambogia Garcinia Cambogia extract may not be such a great deal for weight loss.
Johnson & Johnson Shower to Shower Ad Alert Johnson & Johnson Shower to Shower Jury orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $72M to family following claims linking product to ovarian cancer.