Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web Consumer News Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web Over 200 million people in the U.S. are now Internet users. Many of our daily activities – reading the news, watching movies, paying bills, buying products, and even catching up…
Junk Mail is Costly Consumer News 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…
Cash Creation: Who Gets the Dough? Ad Alert Cash Creation: Who Gets the Dough? The site linked in this e-mail is selling a “cash creation” system that involves taking online surveys. Beware of any job that “requires no prior experience, education, or special skills.”…
Mr. Dennis Lawrence, Financial Consultant? Ad Alert Mr. Dennis Lawrence, Financial Consultant? This e-mail requests Data that can be used to identify you, like your name, address, birth date, or Social Security number as part of a bizarre pitch to get the…
Diploma Mills: Degrees of Deception Consumer News Diploma Mills: Degrees of Deception Imagine earning a college or graduate degree without having to do any work. Sound too good to be true? That’s because it is. Though you may have seen or heard…
UPDATE: doTerra Distributors Ordered to Pay $15K Each Over COVID Claims Consumer News UPDATE: doTerra Distributors Ordered to Pay $15K Each Over COVID Claims Civil penalties follow a 2022 TINA.org investigation and complaint to the FTC.
Taxes Shouldn’t Be This Taxing Blog Taxes Shouldn’t Be This Taxing How tax preparation services may actually make your life harder.
Roblox Metaverse Playing Games with Consumers Consumer News Roblox Metaverse Playing Games with Consumers TINA.org files complaint with the FTC concerning deceptive advertising on Roblox.
Complaints against Roblox Have a Common Victim: Children Consumer News Complaints against Roblox Have a Common Victim: Children Children as young as four are cited in consumer complaints filed with the FTC.
Consumer Alert: ‘Made in USA’ Cars Consumer News Consumer Alert: ‘Made in USA’ Cars Exercise caution when car ads say ‘made’ or ‘built’ in the U.S.
$3 Million Verdict Should Give Deceptive Made in USA Marketers Pause Consumer News $3 Million Verdict Should Give Deceptive Made in USA Marketers Pause Jury puts a dollar value on a competitor’s false U.S.-origin claims.
ServSafe Class Action ServSafe Allegations: Misleadingly marketing ServSafe training and failing to disclose material information about payments
Alka-Seltzer Hangover Relief Ad Alert Alka-Seltzer Hangover Relief Hangover relief claims are disease-treatment claims requiring FDA approval.
The Life Coach School Ad Alert The Life Coach School TINA.org digs into company’s larger-than-life earnings claims.
CoffeeBreakLoans.com Ad Alert CoffeeBreakLoans.com TikTok famous ‘loan’ company doesn’t actually loan money to anyone.
Will Prevagen’s Deceptive Advertising Ever End? Blog Will Prevagen’s Deceptive Advertising Ever End? Eight years after TINA.org alerted regulators, supplement ads continue to convey deceptive and misleading memory improvement claims.
Williams-Sonoma to Pay $3 Million for Violating Made in USA Order Consumer News Williams-Sonoma to Pay $3 Million for Violating Made in USA Order Record-setting settlement comes after TINA.org complaint.
Stacey Boehman’s Life Coaching Programs Ad Alert Stacey Boehman’s Life Coaching Programs Is this life coach writing checks she can’t cash?
Cariuma Ad Alert Cariuma Sneaker company modifies sponsored social media post following TINA.org inquiry.