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Multi-Level Marketing v. Pyramid Schemes

Multi-Level Marketing v. Pyramid Schemes

What is multi-level marketing? Multi-level marketing (Multilevel Marketing – a way of distributing products or services in which the distributors earn income from their own retail sales and from retail…

Neptune Society’s Standard Neptune Plan

Neptune Society’s Standard Neptune Plan

Allegations: Falsely representing that money used to prepay for funeral services is “placed into a state-required trust fund” and would be refundable when a majority of the money is not…

TINA’s Take: FTC Bars TurboTax Owner from Deceptively Advertising “Free” Tax Prep

TINA’s Take: FTC Bars TurboTax Owner from Deceptively Advertising “Free” Tax Prep

It’s not the first time the company has been accused of pulling a bait and switch.

EcoShield’s Pest Extermination Services

EcoShield’s Pest Extermination Services

Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions, falsely representing that discounts are available for a limited time, and deceptively disguising cancellation fees as discounts

FTC: ‘Sham Cancer Charities’ Bilked more than $187M from Consumers

FTC: ‘Sham Cancer Charities’ Bilked more than $187M from Consumers

FTC and all 50 states join together for first time to end one of the largest charity frauds in history.

AT&T to Pay $105 Million to Settle Cramming Charges

AT&T to Pay $105 Million to Settle Cramming Charges

Officials urge consumers to carefully check cellphone bills for unauthorized charges.

What to Know about Negative-Option Offers

Consumer Basics

What to Know about Negative-Option Offers

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

TINA.org Continues to Push FTC to Modernize its Funeral Rule

TINA.org Continues to Push FTC to Modernize its Funeral Rule

It’s time funeral homes join the internet age.

What You Should Know about the Trivia App Givling

What You Should Know about the Trivia App Givling

Odds are you being good at trivia is not enough if you want to pay off your student loan debt with this app.

Redstone Residential

Redstone Residential

Rental promotions targeting college students expired months ago.

E-Cigs Subject to Pre-Market Approval under FDA Final Rules

E-Cigs Subject to Pre-Market Approval under FDA Final Rules

Critics say there are still gaps in regulation of marketing of vaping products.

Talking to Kids about Deceptive Advertising

Talking to Kids about Deceptive Advertising

Teach your children well, about ads.

A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams

A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams

A master list of known and alleged scams.

Adore Me’s Deceptive Marketing Practices Laid Bare

Adore Me’s Deceptive Marketing Practices Laid Bare

Lingerie company agrees to pay more than $1.3 million in refunds to consumers.

All Star Driver Education

All Star Driver Education

Driving school advertises access to online course materials as available 24/7. But it’s actually more like 20/7.

California Is Latest to Strip Down Adore Me’s Deceptive Marketing

California Is Latest to Strip Down Adore Me’s Deceptive Marketing

Online retailer agrees to pay a minimum of $200,000 in restitution to settle California action.

H&R Block More Zero

H&R Block More Zero

File both your federal and states taxes online for free? Try again.

Join.me

Join.me

What to know about this online meeting tool before you join.

Sunshine Report: State-by-State Access to Consumer Complaints

Sunshine Report: State-by-State Access to Consumer Complaints

#SunshineWeek: Find out which states should do more to give consumers information on complaints filed against businesses.

Staples ‘Deal’ on Google Gone in a Flash

Staples ‘Deal’ on Google Gone in a Flash

A cautionary tale for consumers who shop on Google.