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Deceptive Marketing

LOOK: This Sign Doesn't Mean What You Think

Posted 01.12.2013 | Small Business
Read More: Cyrus Hassankola Dallas, Old Town Traders New Mexico, Old Town Traders Going Out of Business Sign, Old Town Traders Going Out of Business, Going Out of Business, Old Town Traders, Deceptive Marketing, Cyrus Hassankola, Small Business News

A jewelry retailer in Albuquerque, New Mexico has removed signs from its storefront that allegedly tricked customers into thinking the shop was going ...

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Refunds Coming To Cardholders

Reuters | Posted 11.24.2012 | Home
Read More: Discover, Discover Card, Discover Financial Services, Deceptive Marketing, Credit-Protection Products, Discover Settlement, Reuters, Home News

(Reuters) - Discover Financial Services said its subsidiary, Discover Bank, will pay about $200 million to cardholders who bought certain credit-prot...

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What Your Windows Aren't Telling You

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 07.02.2012 | Home
Read More: Window Companies, Cost Savings, Advertising, Greenwashing, Ftc, False Claims, Homeowners, Deceptive Marketing, Federal Trade Commission, Home News

For advertisers, it's a sneaky trick to get you to buy their products. For consumers, it's called deception. The two key words savvy shoppers need...

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Make Sure You Are Cyber Secure

Jason Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Identity Theft, Fraud, Deceptive Marketing, Anti-Spyware, Cyber Security, Business News
Jason Alderman

It's a sad reality that some people will rip you off if you give them an opportunity. Here are tips for protecting your account information.

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Reproductive Fraud? Sham Pregnancy Centers Face Pushback

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Medical Ethics, Women's Rights, Law, First Amendment, Catholicism, Austin, Free Speech, Pregnancy, U.S. Constitution, Federal Trade Commission, Robert Menendez, Catholic Church, Politics, Constitutional Law, First Amendment Rights, Deceptive Marketing, Constitution, Health Care, Bioethics, Childbirth, Maryland, Abortion, Women, Baltimore, Litigation, Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act, Anti-Abortion, Carolyn Maloney, Texas, Fraud, Religion, Birth Control, Contraceptives, Human Rights, Advertising, Women's Health, Sex, Anti-Abortion Activists, Anti-Abortion Protesters, Pro-Choice, Politics News
Jacob M. Appel

It's increasingly difficult to figure out which of the numerous organizations claiming to offer "reproductive health services" actually provide termination referrals and which are merely sham clinics established by right-wing religious activists.

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Avoiding Deceptive 'Opt-out' Online Scams

Jason Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Online Scams, Better Business Bureau, Federal Trade Commission, Deceptive Marketing, Negative Option Billing, Cardholder Agreement, Home News
Jason Alderman

Proverbs survive the test of time because of their universality. Take the adage, "One bad apple spoils the barrel." It teaches us that good people (or...

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