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Exposing Ponzi and Pyramid Schemes

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Exposing Ponzi and Pyramid Schemes

Here’s a list of some key cases.

New Push to Clarify Food Labels

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New Push to Clarify Food Labels

Lawmakers introduce bill to update label standards.

Facebook Privacy Settlement Terms in Dispute

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Facebook Privacy Settlement Terms in Dispute

FTC reviewing changes to policy on ads featuring users.

Who Got Trumped?

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Who Got Trumped?

New York State Attorney General sues Trump University for making misleading claims.

Women Sentenced in Gifting-Table Scam

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Women Sentenced in Gifting-Table Scam

Gifting-table scheme leaders face jail.

Ads Hopscotching across Platforms

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Ads Hopscotching across Platforms

Consumers are gaining control over TV ads, but more are popping up in social media.

FTC Says Telemarketing Firm at it Again

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FTC Says Telemarketing Firm at it Again

Agency seeks contempt order for repeat offender.

Five Things to Look Out for to Avoid Timeshare Scams

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Five Things to Look Out for to Avoid Timeshare Scams

FTC announces 191 actions against timeshares scams.

H&R Block Ad Benefits from Consumer Confusion

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H&R Block Ad Benefits from Consumer Confusion

Affordable Care Act doesn’t require filing changes this year.

Pfizer Prescribed a Truth Pill

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Pfizer Prescribed a Truth Pill

Pfizer overstated the benefits and efficiency of a popular antibiotic in a direct-to-consumer advertising campaign.

Can you trust an online review?

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Can you trust an online review?

In the fall of 2010, Todd Rutherford launched GettingBookReviews.com, a marketing service for self-published authors that provided book reviews for cash. Soon, he was making $28,000 a month writing reviews,…

Junk Mail is Costly

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Junk Mail is Costly

Ever wonder how much junk mail actually costs? In just one state – Massachusetts, the estimated cost to cities and towns to dispose of the catalogs, flyers, phone books, and…

Vacation Time: Great Deal or Ticket to a Time-Share Pitch?

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Vacation Time: Great Deal or Ticket to a Time-Share Pitch?

The travel website My Holiday Break advertises a variety of vacations packages at incredible prices. How does this service get away with offering such low prices? According to the front…

Business Opportunities May Not be Opportunities at All

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Business Opportunities May Not be Opportunities at All

Business opportunities can be appealing to many consumers because they offer people a chance to be their own boss. In addition, these opportunities frequently claim to provide a fail-proof, “turn-key”…

Make Sure Mortgage Relief Programs Really Aren’t Taking Your Cash

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Make Sure Mortgage Relief Programs Really Aren’t Taking Your Cash

The 2008 sub-prime mortgage meltdown and resulting financial crisis means credit is not that easy to come by anymore. This forces some of us to have to look for alternatives…

Credit Repair

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Credit Repair

How much do you know about A financial services product that clearly was created by a magician, since it’s a complete illusion – a product that isn’t really there. Ads…

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…

If it Costs Money to Win A Scholarship, Think Again

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If it Costs Money to Win A Scholarship, Think Again

While the cost of tuition is going through the roof, it’s not surprising that students are looking for any help they can get to finance the college dream. Scholarships, grants,…

You Said Do Not Call but Some Telemarketers are Doing it Anyway

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You Said Do Not Call but Some Telemarketers are Doing it Anyway

Americall was found to actually TRAIN its employees to ignore consumers’ requests to be placed on the company’s do not call list. How did the FTC know? Apparently, they put…

Don’t Get Spoofed When You Pick up the Phone

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Don’t Get Spoofed When You Pick up the Phone

Telemarketers have picked up on the fact that many of us now use caller ID to screen calls. According to the law, telemarketers must display accurate information, but some scam…

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Exposing Ponzi and Pyramid Schemes

New Push to Clarify Food Labels

Facebook Privacy Settlement Terms in Dispute

Who Got Trumped?

Women Sentenced in Gifting-Table Scam

Ads Hopscotching across Platforms

FTC Says Telemarketing Firm at it Again

Five Things to Look Out for to Avoid Timeshare Scams

H&R Block Ad Benefits from Consumer Confusion

Pfizer Prescribed a Truth Pill

Can you trust an online review?

Junk Mail is Costly

Vacation Time: Great Deal or Ticket to a Time-Share Pitch?

Business Opportunities May Not be Opportunities at All

Make Sure Mortgage Relief Programs Really Aren’t Taking Your Cash

Credit Repair

Fine Print in Credit & Loan Ads

If it Costs Money to Win A Scholarship, Think Again

You Said Do Not Call but Some Telemarketers are Doing it Anyway

Don’t Get Spoofed When You Pick up the Phone