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Millions of personalized mailers told recipients they had already won up to $2 million. Regulators say the games were rigged from the start — and seized a yacht and a Bentley to prove they meant it.
Read the full report →A TV ad showed a husband finally able to turn the volume down, thanks to a device that claimed to help people hear “up to 30 times better.” Regulators say that number, and the testing behind it, never actually existed.
Read the full report →Two online personalities told their audiences a gambling site was worth trying. What they didn't say was that they owned it — or that they were paying other influencers to make the same pitch.
Read the full report →Volkswagen's own engineers built software whose only purpose was to fool emissions testers. When regulators caught on, the company faced criminal charges, a guilty plea, and the largest environmental fraud settlement in automotive history.
Read the full report →Seniors received medical alert pendants they never ordered, followed by invoices claiming they owed money, followed by threats of legal action when they didn't pay. Regulators called it bullying, and fined the company $3.4 million.
Read the full report →Timeshare owners trying to sell got a call promising a buyer was already lined up. A federal court found that claim, and the company's refund policy, were both false.
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