Under an FTC settlement, NatureCity LLC will pay a financial judgment of $537,000 and must stop making health related claims that aren’t supported by the necessary scientific evidence.
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There are many companies out there promising to tell you how to make money by flipping real estate, but not all those promises are real.
The FTC will be mailing refund checks totaling more than $2 million to people who lost money to a Utah-based business coaching scheme that operated under the names Coaching Department and Apply Knowledge, among others
Whether you’ve had a suspicious looking email promising you millions of dollars for no risk, you’re considering buying a “miracle” supplement, an oddly cheap product online or a you’ve discovered a can’t-lose investment – you’re on the verge of being scammed. Fight back!
Are you thinking about joining a multi-level marketing business to earn extra money? Before investing your hard-earned cash, make sure you’re not dealing with a pyramid scheme – a scam that can cost you dearly.
To everyone who reads Scam Report, hangs up on unwanted calls, learns about the latest scams, and checks with friends about suspicious offers: good news!
Financial judgement against defendants over $100 million – with agreement to court orders settling FTC allegations related to their alleged scheme to defraud consumers via deceptive “free trial” offers and negative option continuity plans.
When complaining help get the results you want by following these simple steps. This way, even if you get no joy from the supplier company or service provider you’ll have the right information at hand when you escalate the complaint
Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski said “The defendants and others allegedly engaged in a massive, multiyear scheme to manipulate the market for precious metals futures contracts and defraud market participants”
You don’t have to pay for help with your student loans. After all there’s nothing a company can do for you that you can’t do yourself, for free…
Three companies that tout their cannabis-derived products as miracle treatments for serious illnesses have gotten letters from the FTC warning that they’re at risk for legal action unless they have sound scientific evidence to back up their claims.
You’re already in a difficult positions – don’t led a scammer make things worse! Some companies offering debt settlement programs may engage in deception and fail to deliver on the promises they make
Free trials may be tempting, but some dishonest companies will bury the terms of their “free trial” offers in fine print or not disclose them at all. Their real goal is to rob you blind.
FDA Advises Consumers to Stop Using Certain Cosmetic Products – Beauty Plus and Claire’s cosmetic products have been recalled after testing positive for asbestos.
Supplements Claiming to be Cures are Some of the Biggest Fraud Tip-Offs. Besides cheating you out of your money, they also may hurt your health.
Struggling to lose weight? It can be tempting to believe some of the lies you’ll be told by hustlers selling the latest loss pill…
Here’s how it starts. You might have replied to a job advertisement and a week or so later get a check in the mail with a job offer as a secret shopper…
Not all multilevel marketing plans are legitimate. If the money you make is based on your sales to the public, it may be a legitimate multilevel marketing plan. If the money you make is based on the number of people you recruit and your sales to them, it could be a pyramid scheme.
With so many work-at-home scams competing to steal your money on false hopes and empty promises, you need to be especially careful when looking at new opportunities.
The SEC is warning investors not to make investment decisions based solely on celebrity endorsements. It is never a good idea to make an investment decision just because someone famous says a product or service is a good investment.
Be careful signing up for that “free” credit score report. The ad says free, the website says free – so why are millions of American’s getting bilked for $29.99 a few weeks later?
As alleged in the FTC’s complaint, the defendants used a variety of deceptive sales tactics and falsely promised that their clients were likely to earn substantial income, their training programs were personalized and open only to qualified participants, and they needed consumers’ financial information to determine if they qualified.
A true story from the FTC archives – Dorothy Council’s debt settlement companies didn’t pay her credit cards and kept the money.
Miracle diet products promise the world but fail to deliver – some are even dangerous. Weight loss ads and websites are often misleading at best and in many cases downright scams
