Invitation to 10k Scholarship: Does It Really Offer Savings?

Be wary of any scholarship that doesn’t require any academic credentials, extracurricular achievements, or essays for awarding money.  This ad links to Scholarship Zone, which says in its Privacy Policy…

Total up the Real Toll in Travel Offers

When you’re thinking about planning your dream vacation to the Caribbean, the last thing you want to worry about is getting ripped-off.  But, unfortunately, crooks exist everywhere and the world…

Sure, The Goop Lab Is Absurd — but It Also Offers Hope

Arielle Pardes, WIRED

Public Investing App’s ‘Up To $300 in Free Stock’ Offer

Key phrase: “up to.” The average reward is only five bucks.

2024 Deceptive Ad Trends

Five deceptive ad trends to be wary of this year.

So You Say Your MLM Offers “Supplemental Income” – What Does That Mean?

Exploring the MLM industry’s latest pivot.

YouTube TV: ‘$600 Less Than Cable’

Google appeals decision recommending it drop comparative pricing claim.

Molekule Air Purifier

Allergy and asthma testimonials persist in wake of inquiry by the National Advertising Division.

ADT

Home security company sought to secure only positive reviews.

8 Terms You’ll Want to Know About

Before you hit the agree button, see what we have found buried in company use policies.

Cardcash.com: Fast Cash Slow Tracked?

Why it may be better to regift next holiday season than to sell your unwanted gift cards to cardcash.com.

Six Ways to Protect Yourself from a Mortgage Scam

Mortgages are enough of a headache without unscrupulous lenders.

Don’t Say Anything Foul about This Hotel

Inn says it was a joke but who’s laughing?

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Instant Checkmate

Instant Checkmate advertises its “new controversial” website as a way for “anyone with a computer” to view arrest records and perform background checks on friends and family. But can they…

Shell Vacations Club

Shell Vacations Club is a timeshare vacation organization with property in 24 resorts in North America. But the group seems to leave customers disappointed after it fails to live up…

Companies that Get Coal in their 2013 Stockings

Be careful, deceptive marketers — Santa was watching.

eMug by eWater.com

Sometimes only one or two claims about a product seem suspicious. And then sometimes every single claim seems suspicious. The claims eWater.com makes about its eMug — only $84.50! —…

CreditRepair.com

“You don’t have time for the problems a low credit score creates,” says this radio ad for CreditRepair.com.   “Although your results may vary, our past customers have seen an…

Zombie Run Proved Frightful

Reader says Groupon ad for run was deceptive.