New Bill Calls on FTC to Take Action on Photoshopped Images

Advocates worried unrealistic body images taking toll on teens.

50 Ways to Get Rich Right Now

Do you want to get rich right now? Well the Internet has some helpful suggestions.

Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Video Games

What You Should Know about the FTC’s Action against Vemma

Having combed through the 200-plus pages that the FTC filed against Vemma Nutrition Company, Vemma International Holdings, Inc., Benson K. (B.K.) Boreyko, Tom Alkazin and his wife Bethany (defendants) in…

What Extra Ingredients are in Your Natural Stevia Product?

Ingredient labels can have surprises.

Baxyl Hyaluronan Joint Supplements

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Cash Tracking System: Gifting Scheme?

An unsolicited phone call promising cash should raise all sorts of red flags.

Exposing Ponzi and Pyramid Schemes

Here’s a list of some key cases.

Puffery – A Marketer’s Right To Lie

Ads can legally lie to you as long as the lie is so obvious an exaggeration that you know not to take it seriously.

Can’t Keep a Bad Ad Man Down

Why can’t the FTC put some hucksters out of business for good?

Disasters: Getting Help, Giving Help

Disasters, whether man-made or natural, can attract criminals who use such opportunities to make money and steal personal information.

Pure Green Coffee

UPDATE 11/15/16: A U.S. district court judge has ordered that Pure Green Coffee pitchman Nicholas Congleton pay $30 million after the FTC alleged that Congleton deceived consumers using false weight-loss claims.…

Has Your College Student Been Recruited by a Questionable MLM?

Parents share their stories and experts offer tips on what families can do.

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Gay Conversion Therapy Called into Question as Fraud

White House supports ban on conversion therapy for minors.

Former FTC Economist Calls for Federal Pyramid Scheme Rule

FTC case-by-case prosecution of pyramid schemes not enough to deter them.

Record Transfer Services

There’s nothing official to this very official-looking letter.

YumEarth Organics Pops

You may be very, very surprised to learn what’s missing in this company’s “very very cherry” pops.

Nepal Earthquake: Checking out Charities Before You Donate

Tips on how to protect yourself from a charity scam in the wake of the earthquake in Nepal.