Are You Getting Scroogled? Consumer News Are You Getting Scroogled? Microsoft jumps on anti-Google bandwagon.
What You Should Know about Vemma Consumer News What You Should Know about Vemma Investigation reveals a number of questionable practices.
Promise of Big Bucks is Really a Pyramid Scheme Consumer News Promise of Big Bucks is Really a Pyramid Scheme Resorts360 at center of complaints filed by truthinadvertising.org.
Officials Warn about Boston Charity Scams Consumer News Officials Warn about Boston Charity Scams Sadly, tragedies are an opportunity for scammers to set up fake charities.
Disasters: Getting Help, Giving Help Consumer News 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.
Changes to Used-Car “Buyers Guide” Could Leaves Drivers Stuck Consumer News Changes to Used-Car “Buyers Guide” Could Leaves Drivers Stuck The FTC proposed changes to their Used Car Rule, but consumers groups are unhappy with the revisions.
Children’s Supplement Deceptively Marketed Consumer News Children’s Supplement Deceptively Marketed Truthinadvertising.org warns company it will take action.
FTC Cracks Down on “Free Gift” Text Spam Consumer News FTC Cracks Down on “Free Gift” Text Spam Agency charges 29 with alleged scams.
Pink Ribbon Doesn’t Always Indicate A Healthy Buy Consumer News Pink Ribbon Doesn’t Always Indicate A Healthy Buy Should breast cancer foundations accept cash from companies selling these products?
Travel Scams Can Ruin Your Super Bowl Trip Consumer News Travel Scams Can Ruin Your Super Bowl Trip Make sure your luxury Super Bowl hotel isn’t really an abandoned house.
Do Not Call Registry: There’s an App for That! Consumer News Do Not Call Registry: There’s an App for That! PrivacyStar is an app created for Android and Blackberry smart phones that provides privacy features such as call-blocking, caller lookup/ID services and the like.
Penny Auctions Will Cost You Consumer News Penny Auctions Will Cost You All is not what it seems for that item sold at a quarter of its retail price in a penny auction.
Junk Mail is Costly Consumer News Junk Mail is Costly Ever wonder how much junk mail actually costs? In just one state – Massachusetts, the estimated cost to cities and towns to dispose of the catalogs, flyers, phone books, and…
Are Apple’s Ads about Siri Misleading? Consumer News Are Apple’s Ads about Siri Misleading? A lawsuit filed against Apple claims that the company “. . . has conveyed the misleading and deceptive message that the iPhone 4S’s Siri feature, a so-called voice-activated assistant…
APR? HECM? KNOW YOUR FINANCING Consumer News APR? HECM? KNOW YOUR FINANCING Perhaps no segment of our economy is more confusing to the normal, everyday consumer than financial services. Whether it’s the lingo, such as Annual percentage rate; the amount of interest…
Best Bets for Buying a Car or Truck Consumer News Best Bets for Buying a Car or Truck Over $10 billion a year is spent on advertising cars and trucks, which results in an endless stream of television, Internet, and print ads promoting the almighty auto. Some of…
Before You Take that Call Beware of Telemarketing Scams Consumer News Before You Take that Call Beware of Telemarketing Scams Although legitimate companies may use the telephone to advertise their products or services, consumers should be wary of some who call trying to obtain your financial or personal information for…
How to Buy a Lamborghini in 5 Easy Steps Consumer News How to Buy a Lamborghini in 5 Easy Steps Step 1: Deceptively lure consumers into giving you their credit card numbers for shipping and handling charges on “free” or “risk-free” offers for products ranging from teeth-whitening to A magical…
TINA.org Intercepts Super Bowl Advertisers’ Claims Consumer News TINA.org Intercepts Super Bowl Advertisers’ Claims It’s not just crypto ads consumers have to watch out for.