Will the Real Pinecone Research Please Stand Up Ad Alert Will the Real Pinecone Research Please Stand Up A company posing as Pinecone Research has been up to no good, make sure not to wire money to this phony business.
OilBoomUSA.com Ad Alert 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…
Thumbtack Ad Alert Thumbtack Thumbtack is a website that claims it’s “a new way to hire local services.” The site serves as an online cork board, where consumers can post help-wanted ads for caterers,…
Frontier’s TV + Internet Bundle Ad Alert Frontier’s TV + Internet Bundle A TINA.org reader sent us a copy of Frontier’s advertised prices for its TV bundles: But the reader says when he called to sign up for the TV and Internet…
Sallie Mae Credit Card Ad Alert Sallie Mae Credit Card This email offer — for a Mastercard A magical piece of plastic made by banks that is sent to your home (normally accompanied with countless pages of fine print disclosures)…
Empower Network Ad Alert Empower Network Empower Network says it is a “blogging platform, an intensive training, a secret blueprint on how to earn fifteen grand per month” (Stop right there, this vague description of what…
Check Gallery Ad Alert Check Gallery A TINA.org reader recently submitted this tip about Check Gallery, a website that sells customized bank checks. She received an e-mail advertising a two-for-one deal on personal checks, which seemed…
Married but Lonely Ad Alert Married but Lonely We got this email advertisement offering us the chance to “Sleep with Married Women,” and “meet a cheating wife.” An ad is an ad, and we’re not here to judge…
Optima Tax Relief Ad Alert Optima Tax Relief Optima Tax Relief advertises its services on the radio and television with TV dad Alan Thicke, who advises you not to “mess with the IRS.” Instead, he says in…
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 <orphafunds01@outlook.com> Date: November 12, 2013 at 9:20:09 AM EST To: Subject: RE:…
Surface Protection Plus Ad Alert Surface Protection Plus We got this spam email advertising “Surface Protection Plus,” which is a . . . something. The website doesn’t ever explain quite what Surface Protection Plus is, but it appears…
Superior Kia Ad Alert Superior Kia A reader submitted a tip concerning a local radio ad for Superior Kia in Cincinnati, Ohio. According to the reader, the radio ad promoted a 36-month, no money down, lease…
Instant Check Mate Ad Alert Instant Check Mate We recently received this e-mail. Our Malware that sneaks onto your computer software prevents us from opening any of the links, but right off the bat it looks fishy. Here’s…
Red Envelope Ad Alert Red Envelope A reader was able to catch this radio ad for RedEnvelope.com, a shopping website that is advertising “25% off almost everything” if you use the code “FAST” at checkout.…
Corinthian Colleges Ad Alert Corinthian Colleges For-profit company ordered to pay more than $1 billion for a number of deceptive practices.