RAVPower, HooToo, Sable, TaoTronics, VAVA, and Anjou Electronics

Allegations: Failing to disclose that customers are offered gift cards in exchange for writing reviews of products and publishing them online

2022 Forever Living Income Claims Database

Days Inn by Wyndham Gulfport (Not Pictured)

Be wary of misleading photos on travel sites.

Taxes Shouldn’t Be This Taxing

How tax preparation services may actually make your life harder.

57 Year Old Mom Looks 27!

I feel like the online version of the New York Times has me pegged.  Or to say it another way, NYTimes’ cookies have tracked my online behavior such that its…

Cash Creation: Who Gets the Dough?

The site linked in this e-mail is selling a “cash creation” system that involves taking online surveys. Beware of any job that “requires no prior experience, education, or special skills.”…

TEFL Certification: Verify Before Paying for Teaching Programs

Chicago-based TEFL Institute under scrutiny for accreditation claims.

FTC Backs Do Not Track for Apps

Agency recommends ways to give consumers more control over their data on mobile devices.

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.

Oz Watch: TV Host Pulls Curtain on Phony Endorsements

Talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz asks viewers for help.

Quick Cash – Up to 2500 Dollars!

“Quick approval” and “quick cash” are red flag phrases. You might want to ignore this email. From: CashMojo <[email protected]> Date: June 13, 2013 12:48:13 PM EDT To: Subject: Quick Cash…

Is that a Real Query Result or a Paid Ad?

FTC tells search engines to distinguish sponsored results.

Best Buy Black Friday

If an electronics store sends you an email advertising a $2200 television as being on-sale for $999, should you actually be able to buy the television at the $999 price?…

eSalon

Can you trust a blog?

International Law Enforcement Shuts Down Holiday Counterfeiters

Cyber scammers focus of effort.

The Cable Company: Offering Bundles of Joy or Bundles of Despair?

Hint: It’s not joy.

Companies that Get Coal in their 2013 Stockings

Be careful, deceptive marketers — Santa was watching.

What to Know about Negative-Option Offers

Risk free trials may lead to repeated, unwanted charges to your credit card.

Ad Watchdog Launches Its Own Campaign

“The truth’s not always easy, but in advertising, it’s the law,” says truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) MADISON, Conn., March 24, 2014— Non-profit advertising watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) today launched its first national advertising campaign,…

Suddenlink

Enticing promotion for a Visa gift card has strings — and a cautionary tale from a consumer.