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FTC Finally Permanently Shuts Down Fake News Sites Shilling For Acai Berries
By Maggie Shader on January 26, 2012 3:30 PM
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It was nine months ago that the Federal Trade Commission announced its crackdown on companies that created sites aimed to look like news reports that were really just advertisements for supplements and other weight loss products made from acai berries. Now, as part of a settlement agreement, six online marketers will permanently stop the deceptive practice. More »
Those "1 Tip For A Tiny Belly" Ads Are (Shocker!) A Scam
By Mary Beth Quirk on July 11, 2011 10:15 AM
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Probably the most shocking part of this story is that it took so long to reveal what seems to be kind of a given: Those ubiquitous "1 Tip for a Tiny Belly" ads are a scam, says the Federal Trade Commission. More »
FTC Crackdown Does Little To Curb Ads For Fake News Sites
By Chris Morran on June 29, 2011 2:30 PM
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Even though the Federal Trade Commission recently appeared to be coming down hard on "news" sites shilling for things like acai juice, it looks like those sites are not only still around, but links to them are popping up on major, legitimate news sites. More »
Debt Collectors Out To Prove They Are Not All Zombie Bullies Who Want To Eat Your Face
By Chris Morran on June 13, 2011 12:43 PM
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For decades, U.S. debt collectors have plied their trade under the watchful but lazy eye of the Federal Trade Commission, which has the authority to go after the worst of the bunch but can't create new rules governing these businesses. But later this summer, debt collectors will come under the supervision of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau... and that scares them, especially after complaints about debt collectors jumped 17% last year to 140,036. More »
Science Finds Way To Add Probiotics, Fiber & Antioxidants To Your Hot Fudge Sundae
By Chris Morran on April 26, 2011 2:30 PM
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The other night, while I was going hog-wild on a pint of something containing fudge, peanut butter, sprinkles and unicorn horn, I thought to myself, "If only there could be some health benefit to eating this." Now I find out that a food scientist at the University of Missouri is tantalizingly close to squeezing all sorts of goodness into the gobs of gluttony in my ice cream. More »
FTC Cracks Down On Fake News Sites Shilling For Acai Berries
By Paul Eng on April 20, 2011 8:00 AM
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is taking a harsh legal stand against 10 companies and individuals marketing acai berry weight-loss products online by using fake news websites which imply endorsement from major media outlets — including our sibling publication Consumer Reports. More »
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By Phil Villarreal on September 30, 2010 8:30 AM
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Acai Berry Company Temporarily Shut Down By FTC Over Billing Practices
By Chris Walters on August 17, 2010 9:00 AM
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Last summer, Central Coast Nutraceuticals settled a deceptive practices charge from Arizona's Attorney General by promising to pay $1.4 million in fines. Now the company, which peddles acai berry and colon cleansing products, has been forced to temporarily stop selling or marketing its wonder products completely under an injunction obtained yesterday by the FTC. More »
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By Phil Villarreal on August 11, 2010 8:30 AM
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Who's Showing Love For Consumerist Today?
By Chris Morran on April 8, 2010 3:10 PM
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Our more scholarly siblings over at Consumer Reports recently sat down for an interview with David Vladeck, director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission. And while Mr. Vladeck had all sorts of important things to say about scams, frauds and various sorts of hoodwinkery, the most important thing is that he likes us... he really likes us. More »
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24 Ways To Make Some Extra Money
By Chris Walters on February 15, 2010 6:05 PM
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If you're between jobs, underemployed, or just have a lot of extra time on your hands now that you've give up expensive hobbies like smoking or shopping, here's a list of 24 ways you can you earn some extra money. They're not full time jobs, or sometimes even part-time jobs, but they're a good starting point if you need some inspiration on how to bring in a little extra cash. More »
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Scams That Came Of Age In 2009
By Phil Villarreal on December 22, 2009 9:30 AM
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Get-poor-quickly schemes abounded in 2009, and Mark Huffman Consumer Affairs sifted through the best of the best to come up the top 10 scams of 2009. More »
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Visa Cuts Off Payments To Unrepentant Scammers
By Laura Northrup on December 18, 2009 6:00 PM
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That "local mom" trying to sell you her secret formulas for weight loss and tooth whitening in Internet ads may need to find a new job. Visa cut off payments to 100 merchants. The culled companies were the fine folks behind the "free sample" negative-option scams that Consumerist has written about extensively in the past. More »
Oprah's Dr. Oz Sues Resveratrol Anti-Aging Scam Companies
By Laura Northrup on October 8, 2009 10:17 PM
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—>Amazing pills that will make me look younger and lose weight? And it comes as a free trial, you say? Of course I'll try it! Here's my credit card number. What could possibly go wrong? More »
MonaVie Hits Blogger Over 'Trademarks' In Metadata
By consumerist.com on September 11, 2009 1:06 PM
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UPDATED 9/15/09. See below. More »
Magic Diet Product Scams Invade Freecycle And Meetup Groups
By Laura Northrup on July 14, 2009 1:35 AM
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—>Beware! Affiliate spammers have infiltrated innocent online groups, looking to take advantage of the people who haven't yet heard that "free" trials of magic diet foods are a scam. More »
No, You Can't Get Rich Quick Via Twitter
By Laura Northrup on July 7, 2009 8:34 PM
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—>The Better Business Bureau warns job-hunters and other money-seekers that no, you can't earn massive amounts of money through secretive Twitter tricks. More »
Acai Berry Drink Company Agrees To Give $350k Back To Bilked Customers
By Chris Walters on June 26, 2009 12:29 AM
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—>One of the acai berry's most miraculous powers is its ability to filch hundreds of dollars from consumers who are seeking new ways to lose weight and live forever. Now one company known for marketing an acai elixir has settled a lawsuit from the Arizona Attorney General over charges of deceptive practices. More »
Free Trials Can Be Trojan Horses For Sketchy Companies
By Phil Villarreal on June 23, 2009 3:56 PM
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—>"Free" is always an enticing proposition, but free trials that seem too good to be true often are. Conmen use such offers to lure in greedy customers hoping to get something for nothing. More »
Easy Weight Loss And Free Cash: A Dubious Product Online Marketing Empire Revealed
By Laura Northrup on May 13, 2009 12:00 PM
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—>I started out looking at the advertising and affiliate practices of one company, CreditReport America, and learned that the company that owns this site apparently produces a solid majority of the ads on the Web that annoy me. More »
