Lear Capital’s ‘Free’ Silver Will Cost You $20K Ad Alert Lear Capital’s ‘Free’ Silver Will Cost You $20K Know what you’re getting into with this promotion for $500 worth of “free” silver coins.
Amber Teething Necklaces more Harm than Good? Ad Alert Amber Teething Necklaces more Harm than Good? Are the advertised benefits worth the potential safety hazards to your teething baby? Probably not.
How Vaporin E-Cigs Could Cost You Ad Alert How Vaporin E-Cigs Could Cost You It’s marketed as free and carrying no risk but that might be all smoke and mirrors.
NoFlame E-Cigs Blows Smoke about Terms Ad Alert NoFlame E-Cigs Blows Smoke about Terms How automatic enrollment into the e-cigarette’s continuity program is slipped under the radar.
Winning this $1000 Gift Card will Cost You Time, Money Ad Alert Winning this $1000 Gift Card will Cost You Time, Money This Walmart gift card offer has serious strings attached. Before you “claim now” know what it will take to actually get it.
Cash Tracking System: Gifting Scheme? Ad Alert Cash Tracking System: Gifting Scheme? An unsolicited phone call promising cash should raise all sorts of red flags.
Physician Naturals Ad Alert Physician Naturals A TINA.org reader passed along a link to a site she thought was suspicious, physiciannaturals.com. The website has a variety of supplements that claim all sorts of health benefits. According…
OilBoomUSA.com Ad Alert OilBoomUSA.com We recently ran across an ad for OilBoomUSA.com, oil-investment company Nakoma Petroleum’s website. Nakoma’s site and videos seem to be designed to lure in the kind of consumer who has…
Where Bankers Hide Money.com Ad Alert Where Bankers Hide Money.com We heard this radio ad for “WhereBankersHideMoney.com” and it set off the good ol’ suspicious-o-meter at TINA headquarters. In the ad, Farmer Henry says he’s got a bone to…
L’Oréal Youth Code Texture Perfector Pore Vanisher Ad Alert L’Oréal Youth Code Texture Perfector Pore Vanisher A reader alerted us to an ad for L’Oréal’s Youth Code Texture Perfection Pore Vanisher. According to the commercial, the cream: instantly minimizes the look of pores and in four…
Hemp Garden Tea Ad Alert Hemp Garden Tea The FDA conducted an inspection of Green Planet Inc and found that Green Planet’s supplement Hemp Garden Tea was an unapproved drug being advertised in violation of FDA regulations. The…
Sony Xperia SP Ad Alert Sony Xperia SP The ASA has found Sony’s advertising for the Xperia SP phone to be misleading.
Olay Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System Ad Alert Olay Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System The National Advertising Division (NAD) is the advertising industry’s self-regulatory body administered by the Council of Better Business Bureaus. is advising Olay to discontinue claims that its Pro-X Advanced Cleansing…
Surface Protection Plus Ad Alert Surface Protection Plus We got this spam email advertising “Surface Protection Plus,” which is a . . . something. The website doesn’t ever explain quite what Surface Protection Plus is, but it appears…
Nivea Vital Cream Ad Alert Nivea Vital Cream The The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is a self-regulatory body that monitors advertising in the United Kingdom. has upheld a complaint concerning a Nivea Vital moisturizing cream advertisement. The ad…
Castle Cheese, Inc. Ad Alert Castle Cheese, Inc. Company president facing charges alleging Parmesan and Romano cheese products were falsely labeled.
LowerMyBills.com Probably Won’t Dissolve Your Worry Ad Alert LowerMyBills.com Probably Won’t Dissolve Your Worry Ads for life and car insurance fail to deliver any substantive meaning.
Long John Silver’s Big Catch Ad Alert Long John Silver’s Big Catch There be false advertisin’ abound.
Code Red Seven Ad Alert Code Red Seven This radio ad for a product called Code Red Seven makes it sound pretty miraculous. “David” was suffering from decreased libido due to his unhealthy lifestyle, but apparently Code Red…
Bank of America Ad Alert Bank of America A direct mail advertisement by Bank of America promoting low refinancing rates for homeowners has some consumer advocates concerned the materials may be misleading. American Banker reported this week that…