Fraud can happen to unsuspecting consumers at any time, anywhere. Therefore, it's important to be aware of the places that fraud most commonly occurs, and the red flags to watch out for in people's behavior. Fraud could take place in a digital environment, or it could...
As concern about the environment heightens, it is becoming increasingly popular for companies to market themselves as environmentally friendly or as helping the environment in some way. Many companies use this type of marketing to take advantage of the "green dollar":...
Trade practices often revolve around ambitious marketing, and with that comes a significant level of idealization. However, when these promises about a product or service go too far, an individual or organization can be accused of exercising deceptive trade practices....
Minnesota is one of several states the subscribes to the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act (UDTPA), a federal statute that was first instituted in 1964 and underwent revisions two years later. This law is backed up by Minnesota's Antitrust Law, drafted in 1971....
Unfair debt collection is a troubling issue throughout the United States, and can cause a great deal of stress and worry among debtors. To try and reduce this problem, there is a law put in place called The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), which has a large...
If you are not so familiar with using the internet, or you are just beginning to get the hang of things, you may come across offers that seem too good to be true. The problem is that they usually are too good to be true. There are many practices on the internet that...
A class action lawsuit is one in which the plaintiffs come together and sue defendants as a single group. As for the plaintiffs in a lawsuit like this, they share a commonality in that they all suffered a similar type of harm or loss. Class action lawsuits can be...
Few small businesses can afford an advertising staff that is well versed as to how to market a product or service. Instead, many business owners have to rely on their own efforts to get the word out. It's at a time like this, when they're either stretched thin or...
The health insurance industry is fraught with instances of fraud. Sometimes, consumers commit white collar fraud against the insurance companies. Other times, it's the insurance companies committing fraud against the consumers. For example, imagine you receive a...
The misrepresentation of goods doesn't just apply to physical goods. It can also apply to trips and other package deals that you can buy. These are often enticing to buyers because of the low prices. The issue, of course, is when the price is only so low because you...