Jeremy Johnson case sets bank fraud precedent in negative option billing schemes
Jeremy Johnson, creator of iWorks, is currently serving more than 11 years in prison for providing false information to banks to acquire Visa/Mastercard merchant...
Jesse Willms, the negative option king, is at it again
Jesse Willms is, ostensibly, a successful entrepreneur. The Canadian businessman has started several businesses that have generated hundreds of millions of dollars. However, along...
Did Private Label Nutraceuticals go out of business?
According to reviews on the BBB and PissedConsumer, Private Label Nutraceuticals CEO Bjarte Rene appears to have folded up shop and shut the business...
Part 1: “Free Trial” Scams and The Main Operator Behind Them
Have you ever ordered a dietary supplement or skin product that is offered on a "free trial" basis where you believed that the only...
Pace Lattin Catches Internet Marketing Fraudsters
In the Internet space there is one guy who has for almost two decades exposed scammers, and stood for ethics in marketing even when...
Adore Me Lingerie Company Facing Federal Lawsuit
AdoreMe, Inc., the online lingerie company that extensively advertises on Facebook, is involved in a federal lawsuit. Adore Me offers lingerie for women and...
Marketing Architects, Inc Accused Creating Deceptive Weight Loss Advertising
Marketing Architects, Inc., was accused by the FTC of creating and using deceptive radio ads for weight loss products for its client, Direct Alternatives....
BioTherapex, NeuroPlus, Health Research Laboratories, LLC Settle False Advertising Claims
Health Research Laboratories, LLC and Kramer Duhon settled false advertising claims against BioTherapex and NeuroPlus that were filed by the FTC and the State...
‘Free’ Credit Report Scam Stopped by the FTC
The FTC recently obtained a federal court order against Credit Bureau Center, LLC; its websites eFreeScore.com, CreditUpdates.com, FreeCreditNation.com; and the business owners Michael Brown,...
Part 3: The FTC Learns The Free Trial Scam Business Model
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is busy learning the business model behind the widespread free trial scams that are costing American Taxpayers billions of...