Elena F From Russia Ad Alert Elena F From Russia Not to be had for love or money. Well, definitely not love.
What’s Trending in Misleading Ads in 2014? Blog What’s Trending in Misleading Ads in 2014? We’re on it!
TINA.org’s Year In Review 2013 Blog TINA.org’s Year In Review 2013 What we did this year on TINA.org.
Travel Insurance Assurance? Consumer News Travel Insurance Assurance? This Thanksgiving, ensure you know what’s what with the various assurances of travel insurance.
Full Time Receptionist/Clerk Ad Alert Full Time Receptionist/Clerk A reader responded to a generic receptionist job ad on Craigslist and received this response: From: Orpha Home <[email protected]> Date: November 12, 2013 at 9:20:09 AM EST To: Subject: RE:…
Stocktips.com Penny Stocks Ad Alert Stocktips.com Penny Stocks Invests.com is advertising penny stock reports from Stocktips.com. According to the SEC, the term “penny stock” (also micro-cap stock) “generally refers to a security issued by a very small company…
Corinthian Colleges Ad Alert Corinthian Colleges For-profit company ordered to pay more than $1 billion for a number of deceptive practices.
NoMoreRack.com Ad Alert NoMoreRack.com We got this e-mail from a (probably hacked) reader: Hi tips, Last week, I sent you $10 gift card. If you’re considering taking a look at nomorerack, I would suggest…
Power 4 Patriots Ad Alert Power 4 Patriots This online ad for Power 4 Patriots has all the buzzwords and formulas associated with scammy pitches: [authority groups] HATE this! Find out the one WEIRD trick that can save…
Pyramid Scheme Expert Issues Warning about Vemma Consumer News Pyramid Scheme Expert Issues Warning about Vemma Business school dean cautions students and other deans.
Solution Tech Support Ad Alert Solution Tech Support A staff member at TINA.org recently received a call from someone claiming to be a tech support specialist. The conversation went something like this: THEM (staticky connection, blocked phone number,…
Education and Career Center Ad Alert Education and Career Center This spam email we got is fishy. First, the strange spacing in the email. Second, the address on the bottom doesn’t look to be real. We don’t think anyone ever…
freecourse101.com Ad Alert freecourse101.com We heard this radio ad for a get-rich scheme: Anthony Lowell, “the inventor of the low-risk trading system,” is promising that you can make more than $1,000 a day…
Who Got Trumped? Consumer News Who Got Trumped? New York State Attorney General sues Trump University for making misleading claims.
President’s Refi Program Ad Alert President’s Refi Program This article sets off our suspci-o-meter for a couple of reasons. The phrase: “This one weird/easy/ridiculously easy trick” is almost always for something scammy. We don’t think the president can…
femMED.com Ad Alert femMED.com Here’s a radio ad we heard for femMED.com: “Ladies, have you lost your passion? Are you uninterested in sex with your partner? Do you put off romance for more…
FTC Says Telemarketing Firm at it Again Consumer News FTC Says Telemarketing Firm at it Again Agency seeks contempt order for repeat offender.
NBA Says it Never Cleared Vemma’s Biz Structure Consumer News NBA Says it Never Cleared Vemma’s Biz Structure Relationship claims questioned.
ICLS.net Ad Alert ICLS.net We recently received this e-mail concerning a search engine ranking report. From: “ICLS” <[email protected]> Date: July 11, 2013 7:50:20 AM EDT To: <——> Subject: ICLS Submission Instructions – Ref#: 20193815…
A Cruise to the Bahamas for 2! Ad Alert A Cruise to the Bahamas for 2! From our cellphone: Because who doesn’t get random text messages giving them free trips to the Bahamas. Don’t reply to texts like these. Just delete them, because they are scams.