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Vacation Time: Great Deal or Ticket to a Time-Share Pitch?

Vacation Time: Great Deal or Ticket to a Time-Share Pitch?

The travel website My Holiday Break advertises a variety of vacations packages at incredible prices. How does this service get away with offering such low prices? According to the front…

Scareware Suit Settled but Consumers Don’t Really Win

Scareware Suit Settled but Consumers Don’t Really Win

A little over a year after being sued for “falsely identify[ing] computer problems and characteriz[ing] them as “severe” in an attempt to scare consumers into purchasing its software,” Ascentive, the…

Pharmaceuticals Top the Spam List

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…

Almost 210 Million Numbers Now on the Do Not Call Registry

Almost 210 Million Numbers Now on the Do Not Call Registry

More than 209 million U.S. phone numbers are now registered with the service, which has been active since 2003. In 2011, consumers filed over 630,000 complaints, mostly regarding recorded messages…

“Low Cost” Internet Access Can Really Add Up

“Low Cost” Internet Access Can Really Add Up

There are many considerations when it comes to choosing an Internet service provider – type (cable, dial-up, DSL, or satellite), speed, price, hardware needed, reliability, and level of support. When…

UPDATE: doTerra Distributors Ordered to Pay $15K Each Over COVID Claims

UPDATE: doTerra Distributors Ordered to Pay $15K Each Over COVID Claims

Civil penalties follow a 2022 TINA.org investigation and complaint to the FTC.

TINA.org Intercepts Super Bowl Advertisers’ Claims

TINA.org Intercepts Super Bowl Advertisers’ Claims

It’s not just crypto ads consumers have to watch out for.

Weeding Out Juice Plus’ Illegal Health Claims

Weeding Out Juice Plus’ Illegal Health Claims

Fruit and vegetable supplement MLM continues to violate the law.

Complaints against Roblox Have a Common Victim: Children

Complaints against Roblox Have a Common Victim: Children

Children as young as four are cited in consumer complaints filed with the FTC.

CATrends: False and Misleading Protein Claims

CATrends: False and Misleading Protein Claims

Brands named in litigation include SlimFast, Silk and Beyond Meat, among others.

What You Should Know about Homes CNL/Smart CNL

What You Should Know about Homes CNL/Smart CNL

This crypto scam has cost hundreds of people thousands of dollars.

Tell the FDA What You Think ‘Healthy’ on Food Labels Should Mean

Tell the FDA What You Think ‘Healthy’ on Food Labels Should Mean

The deadline to submit a comment on the agency’s new proposed definition is Feb. 16.

DOJ Orders doTerra Distributors to Pay $15,000 Each after TINA.org Complaint

DOJ Orders doTerra Distributors to Pay $15,000 Each after TINA.org Complaint

Complaints against additional distributors who hosted COVID webinars may be forthcoming.

Researchers Call on FDA (Again) to Remove ‘Ineffective’ OTC Cold and Flu Medicines

Researchers Call on FDA (Again) to Remove ‘Ineffective’ OTC Cold and Flu Medicines

Products marketed to clear up stuffy noses and relieve sinus congestion don’t work, researchers say.

Williams-Sonoma to Pay $3 Million for Violating Made in USA Order

Williams-Sonoma to Pay $3 Million for Violating Made in USA Order

Record-setting settlement comes after TINA.org complaint.

What You Should Know about Medicare Scams

What You Should Know about Medicare Scams

Medicare “open enrollment,” which starts Oct. 15, is also open season for scammers.

BMW Needs to Take Its Deceptive Made in USA Claims Off the Road

BMW Needs to Take Its Deceptive Made in USA Claims Off the Road

TINA.org files complaint over USA-made claims for automaker’s X models.

Court Orders Balance of Nature to Halt Supplement Sales

Court Orders Balance of Nature to Halt Supplement Sales

“The public cannot have confidence that their products are what they purport to be,” says the FDA.

These Super Bowl LVIII Advertisers Have Been Taken to Court for Deceptive Marketing

These Super Bowl LVIII Advertisers Have Been Taken to Court for Deceptive Marketing

Several of this year’s Super Bowl advertisers have run into legal trouble for alleged deceptive marketing.

Consumers Continue to Report DealDash for Deceptive, Predatory Practices

Consumers Continue to Report DealDash for Deceptive, Predatory Practices

Problems persist seven years after TINA.org complaint against penny auction site.