I was at the mall recently with my much younger girlfriend. Being young and pretty, she was approached by a guy working one of those “seeking new talent” booths. He said they were having a free workshop that week that she should attend, which she did. She had fun and learned a few things about [...]

My original Acai/Cleanse scam update has been useful to many over the past year. I thought it was time to update that original list, but I felt it was important to keep all of the original data intact to show just how many scams were going at once. So what has become of all those [...]

Because my original teeth whitening scam list is nearly a year old, I decided it’s time to start a fresh list of dubious teeth whitening sites still advertising in 2010. The sad thing is that little has changed in a year. These ads are still everywhere. We still see the “fake blog” layout, though some [...]

Sports handicappers, ya gotta love ‘em.
They come in all shapes, sizes, and legitimacy. Some are genuinely hard-working sports gurus (I know several personally), while others are complete cons bent on lining their pockets (and I know several of those personally, too!). I won’t name names of anyone I know. Sorry.

I’ve already written about tons of sites peddling “RezV” for anti-aging and Acai for weight loss, but lately I’ve been seeing this same product being advertised to help you get “ripped.” No, these aren’t miracle drugs.. they’re savvy affiliates appealing to as broad of a base as they can, using the same products for everyone.

OK, I said I was done with consumer advocacy, but I lied.
I frequent most of the major news sites. And despite my many months offline, as 2009 comes to a close, I see the same old tired ads and obvious rip-off affiliate sites out there.
Acai, teeth whitening, weight loss… Still there a year later, which [...]

I gave up credit cards 8 years ago. Prior to that, I had a mound of debt, high interest rates, and a bitter taste in my mouth from the entire order. Once out of debt, I vowed never to go back. And I haven’t. Yet credit card companies are still out there, and more predatory [...]

For those of you not familiar with Albertson’s, it is a relatively well-known grocery store here in the Western US. Last week they announced their “Big Relief Price Cut” to all shoppers. They advertised some examples of markdowns, showing significant savings. The flier I saw listed 7 products on the cover, all of them with [...]

Got a call today from 866-945-4973. As the phone rang and I saw the 866 prefix, I quickly Googled the number and saw it listed on some websites, so figured I should allow my voicemail to pick up. A few moments later, I received the following voicemail (X’s represent personal information I’ve left off for [...]

Ah, Google. Can’t live without ‘em, but it’s hard to defend ‘em, too. Scams are rampant online, and Google is the biggest ad delivery system online. They take a lot of heat for playing a part in the machine of online scams.