Online Reviews in Spotlight after Consumer Gets Billed for Negative Post Consumer News Online Reviews in Spotlight after Consumer Gets Billed for Negative Post Consumer review website caught up in media storm as well.
Exposing Ponzi and Pyramid Schemes Consumer News Exposing Ponzi and Pyramid Schemes Here’s a list of some key cases.
Pyramid Scheme Expert Issues Warning about Vemma Consumer News Pyramid Scheme Expert Issues Warning about Vemma Business school dean cautions students and other deans.
Can an Energy Drink Claim to be Healthy? Consumer News Can an Energy Drink Claim to be Healthy? Vemma markets Verve as a healthy choice. But is it?
Pot Ad Regs: Overly Restrictive or Too Lax? Consumer News Pot Ad Regs: Overly Restrictive or Too Lax? Lawmakers struggle with branding initiatives.
Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Nail Polish Consumer News Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Nail Polish Nail polishes claim to do all sorts of things, but what do these claims really mean?
Ads Hopscotching across Platforms Consumer News Ads Hopscotching across Platforms Consumers are gaining control over TV ads, but more are popping up in social media.
Fraudsters Finding New Ways to Target Immigrants Consumer News Fraudsters Finding New Ways to Target Immigrants Consumer advocates warn of new scams.
Cash-Gifting Tables Scheme Under Scrutiny Consumer News Cash-Gifting Tables Scheme Under Scrutiny Federal officials continue to investigate case in Conn.
Be Wary of Health Ads with Amazing Claims Consumer News Be Wary of Health Ads with Amazing Claims Consumers are reminded that dietary supplements are regulated differently from drugs, which are approved by the FDA.
Where Are Your Flowers Really From? Consumer News Where Are Your Flowers Really From? Ordering flowers delivered by a local florist? Not so fast—that florist may not be local after all.
Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams Consumer News Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams Under a continued crackdown on Too frequently, the term proves to be simply a euphemism for sending your money along to an unknown person or company and then watching your…
Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web Consumer News Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web Over 200 million people in the U.S. are now Internet users. Many of our daily activities – reading the news, watching movies, paying bills, buying products, and even catching up…
Skechers Settlement Leaves Few Real Cash Gains for Consumers Consumer News Skechers Settlement Leaves Few Real Cash Gains for Consumers When the FTC announced (with much fanfare) in May 2012 that it had reached a $40 million settlement with Skechers over the deceptive marketing of Skechers’ toning shoes, everyone ooed…
Cast a Wary Eye when Scanning Craigslist and Classifieds Consumer News Cast a Wary Eye when Scanning Craigslist and Classifieds More than 50 million Americans are using Craigslist for everything from bartering for services to finding a roommate. Unlike your local newspaper or magazine, Craigslist ads are generally free, which…
Clothing: What Material is Really in Your Closet? Consumer News Clothing: What Material is Really in Your Closet? We all know that clothes look better on supermodels than on us. No news there. But when are clothing ads considered deceptive? Misleading ads for clothing and textiles come in…
Facebook’s “Sponsored Stories” Consumer News Facebook’s “Sponsored Stories” So, by now, we hope that you have taken our advice on how to block pop-ups ads and limit the amount of spam filling up your inbox. But though you…
It’s National Consumer Protection Week. Celebrate by Reporting a Deceptive Ad Consumer News It’s National Consumer Protection Week. Celebrate by Reporting a Deceptive Ad It might just help the FTC obtain consumer refunds in a deceptive marketing case.
Most Deceptive Ads of 2022 Consumer News Most Deceptive Ads of 2022 Some of the worst ads TINA.org covered this year.