#RealDirectSellers Don’t Obtain Financial or Time Freedom

Trade organization campaign features deceptive income claims.

Time Freedom Is The New Financial Freedom

Why the MLM industry should avoid the term.

Don’t Get Snagged in a Work-At-Home Scam

Dreaming of a job where you can work and be home with the kids?  Yearning to stay in your pajamas while you log in some hours?  Then ads for work-at-home…

AppleCare and AppleCare+ Plans

Allegations: Misrepresenting that replacement devices under warranties will be new devices when they are actually refurbished, reconditioned, and secondhand

Kubota’s Made in USA Claims

Holy crop.

Medify Air Purifiers

Allegations: Falsely representing that air purifiers are equipped with high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters, and that replacement filters are True HEPA H13 or HEPA H14 filters

Does Mary Kay Think It’s Above the Law?

MLM making deceptive claims after several warnings.

What You Should Know about LuLaRoe

Achieving financial freedom from this MLM is as hard as finding those unicorn prints.

These Companies Should Get Coal in their Holiday Stockings

Some notable companies facing deceptive advertising claims.

Vemma Health Claims

MLMs Continue to Recruit with Deceptive Earnings Claims

TINA.org investigation finds 98% of MLMs using misleading income claims.

Walmart Still Deceptively Marketing Made in USA, TINA.org Reports Company to FTC (Again)

MADISON, CONN. January 20, 2021 – With two years to go on a 10-year commitment to purchase $250 billion in products supporting American jobs, a new investigation by truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org)…

TINA.org to Team National: Take Down Questionable Income Claims

TINA.org’s #TNTruth social media campaign exposes company’s inappropriate income claims.

Payhmm.com’s Payday Promise Too Good to Be True?

The job they’re offering seems simple enough but getting paid appears to be a different story entirely.

Valerie Wants to Interview You

This voicemail from phone number (203) 623-2292 is from someone calling herself Valerie at TSS, who claims to be interested in interviewing the recipient for a job opening. However, the…

iCoinPro Earnings Claims

Crypto trading MLM’s “aggressive earnings claims” are referred to regulators.

Magnabilities Income Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.

Fraudsters Finding New Ways to Target Immigrants

Consumer advocates warn of new scams.

Think Twice Before Becoming a Mystery Shopper

Mystery shopping might be the ideal gig for anyone who just loves to shop.  What could be better than getting paid to buy stuff and then getting to keep the…

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