Pyramid Scheme? The 7 Definitive Questions to Ask

Know the answers to these questions to be sure that MLM isn’t a pyramid scheme.

Taxes Shouldn’t Be This Taxing

How tax preparation services may actually make your life harder.

Towel Service at 24 Hour Fitness

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that members who pay for the Super Sport membership would be provided with towel service at gyms when the gyms stopped providing towel service in June 2019

This Gift Basket’s Got Some Shadowy Service Charges

1-800-Flowers.com and its basket of pricing problems.

Amazon’s ‘Subscribe & Save’ Service

Watch out for those pre-checked boxes, people.

FTC Files for Injunction as IML Shuts Down

Agency worries MLM defendants are dissipating assets.

Code 42 Software’s Automatic Renewal and Continuous Service Offers

DHL Delivery Services

Allegations: Falsely representing that certain charges are for import duties when the charges are actually service charges imposed by DHL

Tax Services from Wall & Associates

Allegations: Falsely advertising tax relief services

Prices for Cable Television Services from Charter Communications

Allegations: Deceptively advertising that the monthly rate for its cable television services will be fixed for a period of one or two years

Intellectual Property Services

Trademark renewal scam lands in TINA.org’s mailbox.

H&R Block’s Free Tax Services

U.S.D.A. Food Safety and Inspection Service

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that commercial meat, poultry, and egg products are safe,…

U.S. Postal Inspection Service

Among its many responsibilities, the USPIS enforces the laws regarding illegal or dangerous use of the mail system and conducts investigations (sometimes in conjunction with other federal agencies, like the…

Certain Verizon Wireless Service Plans

Allegations: Falsely advertising monthly rates of wireless service plans

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…

Klarna’s Buy Now, Pay Later Service

Allegations: Misleadingly representing that Klarna is a free service without adequately warning consumers of the risk that banks processing payments will charge them overdraft fees

Afterpay’s Buy Now, Pay Later Service

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing itself as a free service without adequately disclosing the risk that consumers will be charged overdraft fees by banks processing payments

Cox Cable TV Service Plans

Allegations: Representing that customers who enter 24-month contracts would not be charged more than the promised fixed rate for the term of the contract when the company increased the monthly…

Republic Services Rates

Allegations: Falsely representing that its rates are fixed