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Vapex E-Cigarette Freestarter Kit Ad Alert 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.
Who is ConsumerAffairs.com Really Advocating For? Consumer News Who is ConsumerAffairs.com Really Advocating For? Consumer website’s affiliation with businesses reviewed on site called to task.
Visa Gift Card Ad Alert Visa Gift Card No fees after purchase but not before. TINA.org staffer shares story of surprise “purchase charge.”
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Travel Scams Can Ruin Your Super Bowl Trip Consumer News Travel Scams Can Ruin Your Super Bowl Trip Make sure your luxury Super Bowl hotel isn’t really an abandoned house.
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Federal Laws Governing Ads Consumer Basics Federal Laws Governing Ads There are many federal laws that regulate advertisements in some way or another.
CloudTrax Class Action CloudTrax Allegations: Misleadingly marketing a “lifetime cloud license” that required no monthly fees when, in reality, after CloudTrax’s company was sold in 2016, all users needed to pay monthly fees to…
PayPal’s “Pay in 4” Service Class Action PayPal’s “Pay in 4” Service Allegations: Marketing the service as one that allows users to pay for purchases later with no interest or fees without disclosing the risk that they will incur multiple overdraft fees…
Sezzle’s Buy Now, Pay Later Services Class Action Sezzle’s Buy Now, Pay Later Services Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that Sezzle is a free service with no fees, interest or other catches without adequately warning users of the risk that banks processing Sezzle payments will charge…
Hilton Hotel Room Rates Class Action Hilton Hotel Room Rates Allegations: Failing to include the “destination fees,” “resort fees,” and other similar charges in advertised room rates
PAMS Lunch Room Class Action PAMS Lunch Room Allegations: Falsely representing that its fees cover the cost of processing transactions and maintaining the website when the amount of the fees charged “far exceed[s]” the represented costs
Cielo Modern Residences Class Action Cielo Modern Residences Allegations: Failing to disclose utility-related fees in advertisements and charging tenants several illegal fees