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Amgen Gets Help from Congress Despite Record

Amgen Gets Help from Congress Despite Record

Two weeks after Amgen pled guilty to a single misdemeanor count of drug misbranding in a $762 million record settlement, it won a major victory.

Who’s Throwing Flags on Super Bowl Advertisers?

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Who’s Throwing Flags on Super Bowl Advertisers?

More than 70 percent of advertisers who announced they are running commercials in this year’s Super Bowl have been accused of false or deceptive advertising.

Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You

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Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You

Amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology company that made billions marketing its anemia drug Aranesp for unapproved uses, agreed to pay $762 million to settle off-use marketing charges.

Who is Sniffing You?

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Who is Sniffing You?

FTC takes first action against browser history sniffing company to protect consumer privacy.

Getting the Real Goods on Cyber Monday

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Getting the Real Goods on Cyber Monday

Think you’ve found a great deal on a name brand item to give as a gift for the holidays? Be wary. Bargain hunters may find themselves searching for discounts on…

Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams

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Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams

Under a continued crackdown on Too frequently, the term proves to be simply a euphemism for sending your money along to an unknown person or company and then watching your…

Do Not Call Registry: There’s an App for That!

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Do Not Call Registry: There’s an App for That!

PrivacyStar is an app created for Android and Blackberry smart phones that provides privacy features such as call-blocking, caller lookup/ID services and the like.

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,…

Penny Auctions Will Cost You

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Penny Auctions Will Cost You

All is not what it seems for that item sold at a quarter of its retail price in a penny auction.

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…

Cast a Wary Eye when Scanning Craigslist and Classifieds

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Cast a Wary Eye when Scanning Craigslist and Classifieds

More than 50 million Americans are using Craigslist for everything from bartering for services to finding a roommate. Unlike your local newspaper or magazine, Craigslist ads are generally free, which…

Ameriquest: Success or Scam?

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Ameriquest: Success or Scam?

An American Success Story Between 1990 and 2008, Spectacularly-successful financial services company whose business model was based on selling mortgages to families that couldn’t afford them, then selling those worthless…

Fine Print in Credit & Loan Ads

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Fine Print in Credit & Loan Ads

If you’ve ever had the stamina to sit down and try to read a credit card disclosure statement (often the size of a paperback novel), you know that the Sometimes…

If it Costs Money to Win A Scholarship, Think Again

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If it Costs Money to Win A Scholarship, Think Again

While the cost of tuition is going through the roof, it’s not surprising that students are looking for any help they can get to finance the college dream. Scholarships, grants,…

Don’t Get Snagged in a Work-At-Home Scam

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Don’t Get Snagged in a Work-At-Home Scam

Dreaming of a job where you can work and be home with the kids? Yearning to stay in your pajamas while you log in some hours? Then ads for work-at-home…

Think Twice Before Becoming a Mystery Shopper

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Think Twice Before Becoming a Mystery Shopper

Mystery shopping might be the ideal gig for anyone who just loves to shop. What could be better than getting paid to buy stuff and then getting to keep the…

Clothing: What Material is Really in Your Closet?

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Clothing: What Material is Really in Your Closet?

We all know that clothes look better on supermodels than on us. No news there. But when are clothing ads considered deceptive? Misleading ads for clothing and textiles come in…

The Lure of the Before and After

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The Lure of the Before and After

The ubiquitous before and after shot is a staple of the industry, where even minor weight loss is exaggerated in the way that the photographs are presented. The before shots…

Hair-raising Hair Product Ads

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Hair-raising Hair Product Ads

Want to know the secret behind the lustrous, voluminous, “salon beautiful” hair that is featured in some television and print ads for hair products today? Extensions! Yup, fake hair. Well,…

Mascara: Jeepers Creepers, Where’d Ya Get Those Peepers?

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Mascara: Jeepers Creepers, Where’d Ya Get Those Peepers?

If you go by mascara ads that you see in magazines and on TV, modern mascara technology has evolved to the point of growing small hairy caterpillars on top of…

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Amgen Gets Help from Congress Despite Record

Who’s Throwing Flags on Super Bowl Advertisers?

Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You

Who is Sniffing You?

Getting the Real Goods on Cyber Monday

Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams

Do Not Call Registry: There’s an App for That!

Can you trust an online review?

Penny Auctions Will Cost You

Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web

Cast a Wary Eye when Scanning Craigslist and Classifieds

Ameriquest: Success or Scam?

Fine Print in Credit & Loan Ads

If it Costs Money to Win A Scholarship, Think Again

Don’t Get Snagged in a Work-At-Home Scam

Think Twice Before Becoming a Mystery Shopper

Clothing: What Material is Really in Your Closet?

The Lure of the Before and After

Hair-raising Hair Product Ads

Mascara: Jeepers Creepers, Where’d Ya Get Those Peepers?