Senior Life Health Ad Alert Senior Life Health We saw this ad promising a variety of healthy remedies that cover a long list of physical ailments for seniors. These “essentials” are deemed “natural” by Senior Life Health and…
Somebody’s Watching You Consumer News Somebody’s Watching You What you need to know about in-store tracking.
LifeCell: All-in-one Anti-Wrinkle Cream Ad Alert LifeCell: All-in-one Anti-Wrinkle Cream Oh my. Where to start with this one. A reader alerted us to LifeCell’s “trial” offer for its wrinkle cream. LifeCell promises that its product works in “just 17 seconds”…
Lose 11 LBS Fast! Ad Alert Lose 11 LBS Fast! We’ve seen this ad across the web, and it set off our suspic-o-meters: Clicking on the ad takes you to a website that poses as a health news site, but…
That Is Not the Tax Man at Your Door Consumer News That Is Not the Tax Man at Your Door Five things the government will never do.
Leading Nowhere: The Industry Within the MLM Industry Consumer News Leading Nowhere: The Industry Within the MLM Industry Ex-Herbalifer brings questionable lead generation tactics to Vemma.
Empower Network Ad Alert Empower Network Empower Network says it is a “blogging platform, an intensive training, a secret blueprint on how to earn fifteen grand per month” (Stop right there, this vague description of what…
TINA.org Probe Prompts Financial Publisher to Change Marketing Consumer News TINA.org Probe Prompts Financial Publisher to Change Marketing Investigation finds Stansberry used deceptive tactics in testimonials.
What to Know about Subscription Offers Consumer Basics What to Know about Subscription Offers Risk free trials may lead to repeated, unwanted charges to your credit card.
Equinox Anti-Wrinkle Products Ad Alert Equinox Anti-Wrinkle Products We recently received a tip from a reader about Equinox Anti-Wrinkle products, which are currently being advertised around the web. Equinox sells moisturizers that are supposed to dramatically improve the…
10 Second Trick to Help Prevent Your Heart Attack Ad Alert 10 Second Trick to Help Prevent Your Heart Attack This ad has a number of things that should make you skeptical: 1. Clicking on the ad takes you to a video with hand-drawn animation with a scary male voiceover.…
Big Tobacco to Set Record Straight on Perils of Smoking Consumer News Big Tobacco to Set Record Straight on Perils of Smoking Corrective ad agreement comes eight years after originally ordered.
Xtreme Nitro and Maxx Test 300 Ad Alert Xtreme Nitro and Maxx Test 300 Want to see almost every suspicious weight-loss ad technique in one place?
50 Ways to Get Rich Right Now Consumer News 50 Ways to Get Rich Right Now Do you want to get rich right now? Well the Internet has some helpful suggestions.
Married but Lonely Ad Alert Married but Lonely We got this email advertisement offering us the chance to “Sleep with Married Women,” and “meet a cheating wife.” An ad is an ad, and we’re not here to judge…
FTC Slaps Sensa for Making Deceptive Weight-Loss Claims Consumer News FTC Slaps Sensa for Making Deceptive Weight-Loss Claims Sprinkle, eat and lose weight is just unproven, says FTC.