Be wary of Spreading Secrets on Game of Secrets App

Valuable information hangs in the balance with the Game of Secrets app.

Time Up for 5-Hour Energy Drink?

Drink manufacturer faces multiple state lawsuits.

How to Avoid a Summer Vacation Nightmare

Before you book that great getaway deal, you need to ask some questions.

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…

Net10 Wireless Unlimited Data

As a reader pointed out to us, that’s a pretty significant asterisk on the “unlimited” claim.

Ten Reasons Why Trudeau Should Serve More Than 10 Years

Infomercial king sentenced to 10 years in jail.

Six Deceptive Ads Targeting Seniors

The new tricks targeting old dogs.

TINA.org’s Year In Review 2013

What we did this year on TINA.org.

Tommie Copper

Company agrees to pay $1.35 million to settle deceptive advertising charges about its copper-infused compression clothing.

Making Sense of Hedge-Fund Marketing

Hedge Funds can advertise now, but look before you leap.

Ads Hopscotching across Platforms

Consumers are gaining control over TV ads, but more are popping up in social media.

FTC Says Telemarketing Firm at it Again

Agency seeks contempt order for repeat offender.

Illegal Pyramid Scheme Exposed by truthinadvertising.org

Work from home, get rich, and vacation in luxurious resorts. That’s the promise offered by Washington-based Resorts360 Vacation Club. All you need to do is buy an expensive membership and…

Interest Charge Hidden in Plain Sight

Reader finds out not reading fine print comes at heavy cost.

Lance and LIVESTRONG: You Need a Divorce

Lance Armstrong has conned me one too many times.

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Make Sure Mortgage Relief Programs Really Aren’t Taking Your Cash

The 2008 sub-prime mortgage meltdown and resulting financial crisis means credit is not that easy to come by anymore.  This forces some of us to have to look for alternatives…

Pandemic Schemes: How Multilevel Marketing Distributors Are Using the Internet—and the Coronavirus—to Grow Their Businesses

Abby Vesoulis & Eliana Dockterman, TIME

Student Loan Financial Assistance

Allegations: Falsely advertising student loan debt relief services

GasBuddy

Company claims to save consumers money at the pump. But there are red flags.