Sweepstakes & Prizes Consumer Basics Sweepstakes & Prizes Sweepstakes and lotteries may be scams in disguise.
Hearst’s CMAs Sweepstakes Ad Alert Hearst’s CMAs Sweepstakes TINA.org reader says contest signed him up for a magazine subscription without his permission.
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“SpongeBob” Splashpants Sweepstakes Ad Alert “SpongeBob” Splashpants Sweepstakes Nickelodeon ran ads for its “SpongeBob” Splashpants Sweepstakes, which directed children to a website where they could enter a sweepstake with the grand prize of a Nickelodeon Cruise featuring SpongeBob…
Billionaire Casino Ad Alert Billionaire Casino Regulator finds TikTok ads misled consumers into thinking they could win real-world prizes.
Boy Scouts of America Ad Alert Boy Scouts of America Self-regulatory group says sweepstakes advertising wasn’t clear enough on odds of winning.
How Car Dealerships Get You to Come on Down Ad Alert How Car Dealerships Get You to Come on Down Car dealerships are in the business of selling cars, not giving out freebies.
Red Lobster: Cheddar Bay 2024 Ad Alert Red Lobster: Cheddar Bay 2024 Is this finally the candidate we all can trust?
Before You Take that Call Beware of Telemarketing Scams Consumer News Before You Take that Call Beware of Telemarketing Scams Although legitimate companies may use the telephone to advertise their products or services, consumers should be wary of some who call trying to obtain your financial or personal information for…
What You Should Know about the Trivia App Givling Consumer News 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.
Identity Theft Tops Consumer Complaints in 2013 Consumer News Identity Theft Tops Consumer Complaints in 2013 Consumers reported losses of more than $1.6 billion in fraud in 2013.
FTC Helping Military Consumers Avoid Scams Consumer News FTC Helping Military Consumers Avoid Scams Active servicemembers and veterans are frequent targets of scams and deceptive ads.
Record Number of Consumers Report Fraud Consumer News Record Number of Consumers Report Fraud Identify theft again leads the way with the most filed complaints in 2012.
HealthyWager Ad Alert HealthyWager Site exaggerates participant winnings by including initial bet in advertised cash prize.
The Prize Is (Not) Right Blog The Prize Is (Not) Right Auto dealership prize is not all it’s cracked up to be.
Foreign Lottery Emails Ad Alert 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…