trickery

Texas Sues Bally Total Fitness Over Fake Past Due Billing

Texas Sues Bally Total Fitness Over Fake Past Due Billing

Texas’ Attorney General Greg Abbott is going after Bally Total Fitness for the fraudulent “past due” scheme it was using to trick former customers into re-upping with the gym. The AG office says that the gym mailed more than 11,000 fake notices to former customers between last summer and March 2010, and at least 1,000 Texans fell for it and paid the fees. [More]

Mind Those Milk Expiration Dates

Mind Those Milk Expiration Dates

Matt spotted a disturbing milk stocking method at his unnamed New York grocery store, and is convinced the setup was designed to trick folks into buying milk that is set to soon expire. [More]