FTC Helping Military Consumers Avoid Scams

Active servicemembers and veterans are frequent targets of scams and deceptive ads.

Record Number of Consumers Report Fraud

Identify theft again leads the way with the most filed complaints in 2012.

The Prize Is (Not) Right

Auto dealership prize is not all it’s cracked up to be.

HealthyWager

Site exaggerates participant winnings by including initial bet in advertised cash prize.

The Scoop on Social Media Influencer Disclosure Requirements

What kind of disclosure is necessary for social media influencer marketing?

Foreign Lottery Emails

We received a spam email regarding a winning ticket to the Canada-UK Lottery. The FTC warns that many scam operators are based in Canada, which is where this email is…

Can You Win the African Lottery?

Playing foreign lotteries is illegal. Do not reply to an e-mail like this or provide any information to the sender. For more information, check out TINA.org’s article on sweepstakes and…

Direct Marketing Association

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) is a trade group made up of all those pesky companies we have to thank for telemarketing, spam, and junk mail, among others.  The group…

The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU)

The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU), a unit of the Advertising Self-Regulatory Council, is the advertising industry’s primary self-regulatory organization responsible for monitoring ad content – across all media channels…

CATrends: ‘Daily Fantasy Sports’

Lawsuits throw the red flag on a number of DFS platforms.

BrewDog

Brewery issues a “gold plated apology” for misleading consumers on “solid gold” cans.

The Hundred Thousand Dollar Puzzle by David Dobrik

YouTuber-turned-TikTok star pieces together a deceptive pitch.

MLM News Alert

TINA.org’s curated list of MLM info and news of note.

Rise of Kingdoms

Ad or Not? USA Today and Primerica

Company tweet muddies sponsored content.

Digital Altitude Income Claims Database

Auction Site A Losing Bet for Consumers According to Ad Watchdog TINA.org

Advertising savings of 90 percent or more on a range of flashy electronics and consumer goods, penny auction website DealDash.com markets itself as “the fair and honest bidding site.” An…

DealDash’d: A Losing Bet for Consumers

Investigation finds company is using deceptive marketing to lure consumers to an illegal gambling site.

10 Companies that Get Coal in their 2016 Holiday Stockings

Find out which companies are on TINA.org’s 2016 naughty list.

WEBE 108 Billboard

What the big letters giveth, the small ones taketh away.