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Patriot Tube

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Patriot Tube

FTC brings company’s questionable Made in the USA claims into the light of day.

Fertilix

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Fertilix

FDA warns company behind male fertility supplement about unapproved drug claims.

MyPillow

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MyPillow

Sleep on this company’s supposed buy-one-get-one-free offer.

The College Network

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The College Network

State regulators allege program misled students into thinking they could earn health care degrees online and was affiliated with a New York college.

Uber

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Uber

Cab companies sue Uber over claims that the ride-sharing service is “the safest ride on the road.”

OilBoomUSA.com

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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…

Certified Roofing

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Certified Roofing

A friend of TINA.org forwarded this story about a roofing job gone wrong. The reader hired a roofing company she found advertised in the phonebook: Here’s what happened when the…

bankonyourself.com

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bankonyourself.com

We heard this radio ad for bankonyourself.com: Says the ad, “If you want to work until you drop, reduce your standard of living in retirement, or lose more of your…

DrFuhrman.com Immunotect

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DrFuhrman.com Immunotect

From the continuing chronicles of supplements making outrageous claims: DrFuhrman.com pitched its Immunotect dietary supplement with claims that it could attack “cancerous cells” and had “anti-cancer effects.” The Council for…

Motley Fool – fool.com

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Motley Fool – fool.com

Here is an online ad we saw that looked suspicious: Clicking on the ad takes you to The Motley Fool, a financial advice website. But before you can watch the…

Tech Support Scam

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Tech Support Scam

A reader describes her experience with a recent suspicious call. We just got a call on our home number from a man with an Indian or similar accent claiming to…

Best-Buy-Offer.com: Not Exactly Best Buy

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Best-Buy-Offer.com: Not Exactly Best Buy

Watch out for any site that uses a slightly altered version of a major vendor’s URL to try to seem more legitimate. The link in this shady-looking text message leads…

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