T-Mobile Network Speed Claims Ad Alert T-Mobile Network Speed Claims T-Mobile claims in its “the simple choice” ads that even touchy, reanimated monsters know T-Mobile is a better choice for cellphone service than AT&T. In particular, T-Mobile says it has…
Flex Seal Ad Alert Flex Seal The Flex Seal informercial may be entertaining, but can you trust its claims?
Urban Outfitters Ad Alert Urban Outfitters Urban Outfitters recently ran a promotion in which they gave out 10% off coupons alongside collectible pins in the mail. Here is the e-mail that ran with the physical mail…
Innovative Wealth Builders, INC Ad Alert Innovative Wealth Builders, INC Innovative Wealth Builders promised to cut credit card interest rates and save consumers thousands in debt. But … bum bum bum … they weren’t telling the truth. The company was…
Metagenics Ad Alert Metagenics The FDA has sent a warning letter to health supplement company Metagenics for selling “medical foods” in violation of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Metagenics sold several foods and…
Subway $5 Footlong SUBtember Ad Alert Subway $5 Footlong SUBtember Subway offers any regular footlong for $5 all “Subtember,” but many sandwiches are excluded.
Solution Tech Support Ad Alert Solution Tech Support A staff member at TINA.org recently received a call from someone claiming to be a tech support specialist. The conversation went something like this: THEM (staticky connection, blocked phone number,…
Caprice Marketing Ad Alert Caprice Marketing At the request of the FTC, a U.S. District Court recently halted the operations and froze the assets of Caprice Marketing, a company that advertised payday loans but instead charged…
Athlete Twitter Pages Ad Alert Athlete Twitter Pages Bryce Harper, 20-year-old outfielder for the Washington Nationals and the 2012 Rookie of the Year in the National League, has already starred in ads for car insurance and workout gear.…
Aloe Vera Juice Ad Alert Aloe Vera Juice Ingesting aloe vera products linked to cancer, explosive diarrhea.
Education and Career Center Ad Alert Education and Career Center This spam email we got is fishy. First, the strange spacing in the email. Second, the address on the bottom doesn’t look to be real. We don’t think anyone ever…
Kids Live Safe Ad Alert Kids Live Safe From: Kids Live Safe <newsletters@terravore.net> Date: August 28, 2013 12:53:29 PM EDT To: Subject: Neighborhood ChildPredatorAlert In YourArea Kids Live Safe Dear Neighbor, Did you hear? There are registered child…
Lumina Health Products Ad Alert Lumina Health Products The FDA has issued a warning letter to Lumina Health Products for selling several of its supplements with misleading advertising and unfounded treatment claims. The products under scrutiny are CELLFOOD, CELLFOOD…
Herbal Papaya Ad Alert Herbal Papaya The FDA sent a warning letter to Herbal Papaya after the company promoted supplements with therapeutic claims on its website. Companies can’t make such claims about supplements without the FDA’s…
Nivea Vital Cream Ad Alert Nivea Vital Cream The The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is a self-regulatory body that monitors advertising in the United Kingdom. has upheld a complaint concerning a Nivea Vital moisturizing cream advertisement. The ad…
bankonyourself.com Ad Alert bankonyourself.com We heard this radio ad for bankonyourself.com: Says the ad, “If you want to work until you drop, reduce your standard of living in retirement, or lose more of your…
freecourse101.com Ad Alert freecourse101.com We heard this radio ad for a get-rich scheme: Anthony Lowell, “the inventor of the low-risk trading system,” is promising that you can make more than $1,000 a day…
Bosley Hair Restoration Ad Alert Bosley Hair Restoration Bosley advertises its hair transplant operation with TV and Internet spots, and even the occasional spam email. But while the operation does work for some, Robert Bernstein, the clinical professor…
Walmart Pledges to Sell American-Made Products Ad Alert Walmart Pledges to Sell American-Made Products Walmart has recently pledged to buy an additional $50 billion in American-made products in the next 10 years.