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Pharmaceuticals Top the Spam List

Spam levels have dropped to a 3-year record low, reports security firm, Symantec, in their November 2011 Intelligence Report. But before you start jumping up and down with excitement, keep…

FTC Cracks Down on “Free Gift” Text Spam

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FTC Cracks Down on “Free Gift” Text Spam

Agency charges 29 with alleged scams.

Timeline

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Timeline

A brief history of deceptive advertising.

The Fine Print in T-Mobile’s Alleged Overbilling Scam

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The Fine Print in T-Mobile’s Alleged Overbilling Scam

How the fine print factors into the FTC’s multimillion-dollar complaint against the mobile carrier.

Be Wary of Health Ads with Amazing Claims

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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.

Online Porn Can Give You a Virus

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Online Porn Can Give You a Virus

Thank God for porn! No, really – did you know that many of the Internet’s innovative advances have been pioneered or substantially boosted by the $1 billion adult entertainment industry? …

A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams

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A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams

A master list of known and alleged scams.

Weight-Loss Products That May Only Trim Your Wallet

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Weight-Loss Products That May Only Trim Your Wallet

Is losing weight on your New Year’s resolution list?

Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigs

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Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigs

Consumers complain to feds that various e-cig companies are fleecing them into repeated credit card charges for vapor products.

Are You Getting Scroogled?

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Are You Getting Scroogled?

Microsoft jumps on anti-Google bandwagon.

Good Ways to Avoid Bad Apps

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Good Ways to Avoid Bad Apps

That app you must have may not be what you think.

Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

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Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

The polio vaccine, penicillin, open-heart surgery, magnetic resonance imaging, chemotherapy, Zoloft, LASIK, statins, heck, even Viagra have all contributed to the advancement of modern medicine. We’ve come a long way…

Can you trust an online review?

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Can you trust an online review?

In the fall of 2010, Todd Rutherford launched GettingBookReviews.com, a marketing service for self-published authors that provided book reviews for cash. Soon, he was making $28,000 a month writing reviews,…

Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web

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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…

Facebook’s “Sponsored Stories”

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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…

Diploma Mills: Degrees of Deception

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Diploma Mills: Degrees of Deception

Imagine earning a college or graduate degree without having to do any work. Sound too good to be true? That’s because it is. Though you may have seen or heard…

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Pharmaceuticals Top the Spam List

FTC Cracks Down on “Free Gift” Text Spam

Timeline

The Fine Print in T-Mobile’s Alleged Overbilling Scam

Be Wary of Health Ads with Amazing Claims

Online Porn Can Give You a Virus

A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams

Weight-Loss Products That May Only Trim Your Wallet

Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigs

Are You Getting Scroogled?

Good Ways to Avoid Bad Apps

Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

Can you trust an online review?

Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web

Facebook’s “Sponsored Stories”

Diploma Mills: Degrees of Deception