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You Have Exceeded the Email Quota Limit

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You Have Exceeded the Email Quota Limit

We were forwarded this suspicious looking e-mail that pretends to be from Google, telling you that you’ve exceeded the e-mail quota limit. Something is pretty fishy, considering that a quota…

Instant Check Mate

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Instant Check Mate

We recently received this e-mail. Our Malware that sneaks onto your computer software prevents us from opening any of the links, but right off the bat it looks fishy. Here’s…

Red Envelope

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Red Envelope

  A reader was able to catch this radio ad for RedEnvelope.com, a shopping website that is advertising “25% off almost everything” if you use the code “FAST” at checkout.…

Testosterone Gels

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Testosterone Gels

Your browser does not support the video tag. Perhaps you’ve seen television ads for testosterone gels like AndroGel, which promise to help men with decreased sex drive, moodiness, and low…

Degree Solutions

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Degree Solutions

It appears this is not so much an ad for an online bachelor’s degree as it is a portal to other ads.

Crest ProHealth Anticavity Fluoride Rinse

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Crest ProHealth Anticavity Fluoride Rinse

Crest ProHealth Anticavity Fluoride Rinse claims that it “rebuilds enamel.” It is not possible to truly rebuild or restore tooth enamel, which, once lost, is lost forever. While it is not possible…

Clinique Even Better Eyes

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Clinique Even Better Eyes

The ASA has ordered Clinique to stop running an allegedly misleading UK TV advertisement for Even Better Eyes.

Certified Roofing

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Certified Roofing

A friend of TINA.org forwarded this story about a roofing job gone wrong. The reader hired a roofing company she found advertised in the phonebook: Here’s what happened when the…

Corinthian Colleges

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Corinthian Colleges

For-profit company ordered to pay more than $1 billion for a number of deceptive practices.

All Consumer Health News

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All Consumer Health News

This online advertisement takes you to www.allconsumerhealthnews.com, a website that indeed looks a lot like a consumer health news site. It is not. It is an advertisement, as disclosures at…

Instagram Food Pics

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Instagram Food Pics

Video plays on CBS’s site. So remember: Those tasty-looking pies you see on Instagram might be a compensated advertisement for a bakery or restaurant. Crafty marketers know you tune out…

Wellness Support Network

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Wellness Support Network

Wellness Support Network sells dietary supplements, including a supplement for diabetes, on its website realfoodnutrients.com. Among other claims, Wellness Support Network says that the benefits of its diabetes supplement “Glucose…

NoMoreRack.com

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NoMoreRack.com

We got this e-mail from a (probably hacked) reader: Hi tips, Last week, I sent you $10 gift card. If you’re considering taking a look at nomorerack, I would suggest…

U.S. Cellular Belief Plan

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U.S. Cellular Belief Plan

How long a period does “never” cover? Three years, says U.S. Cellular, making “never” a relatively short time. The wireless service provider promised consumers in 2010 that with its “Belief…

Wood-E

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Wood-E

The FDA is advising consumers to avoid a sexual enhancement supplement called Wood-E (seriously). Lab tests revealed that Wood-E contains sildenafil, the active ingredient in the FDA approved prescription drug…

Lasik Vision Institute

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Lasik Vision Institute

We recently received an e-mail advertising services from the Lasik Vision Institute (LVI). Our anti-Malware that sneaks onto your computer software blocked all of the links in the e-mail, which…

Rich Dad Poor Dad

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Rich Dad Poor Dad

Rich Dad Poor Dad is a book and a coaching service that promises to help you: Build a personalized financial and CASHFLOW plan Discover your Mission, Passion and Purpose Create…

Reumofan

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Reumofan

USA TODAY published an investigation of popular arthritis supplement Reumofan this week — an investigation that found, basically, you want to stay away from Reumofan. [C]onsumers who buy Reumofan products…

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