Asseenontvscams - asseenontvscams.com - As Seen on TV Scams Blog - Historical Scams and Scam Artists from the Infomercial Industry
General Information:
Latest News:
Business Opportunity Scams 22 Dec 2010 | 02:06 pm
Have you ever been up late at night flipping through the channels because you just couldn’t sleep? Next thing you know you’re watching some toothy, tanned, slick talking guy telling you how you can ea...
Awesome Auger Reviews 10 Dec 2010 | 08:02 am
When a popular review site profiled Awesome Auger, these are the comments it received: Lee from FL writes about Awesome Auger: Don't bother using it to drill a hole in the ground, it will just burn ...
Steam Buddy Rip Off 7 Dec 2010 | 09:18 am
I called the 800 number as the product I first saw on TV. They advertised for only $19.99 you would get a steambuddy which is what I've been wanting so I don't have to spend a lot of time ironing my c...
The Shipping and Handling Scam 19 Nov 2010 | 11:34 am
The shipping & handling scam is one of the prevalent scams within the infomercial industry. If you consider how much it actually costs to ship a product, these companies make a bundle by marking up th...
The Dual Action Cleanser Scam 19 Nov 2010 | 03:27 am
Normal 0 false false false EN-CA X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The Dual Action Cleanser Scam The makers of the Dual Action Cleanser call their product the top colon cleansing prod...
Free Gifts and Continuity Hell 19 Nov 2010 | 03:18 am
Video Professor's So-Called Free Gifts The Video Professor has been offering in-home computer training lessons longer than most other companies offering anything similar. The company was founded in 1...
Scams Persist 26 May 2010 | 10:20 am
Though the portion of infomercials making questionable claims has decreased in recent years, scammers are still out there. About 15% of weight-loss infomercials in 2006 included egregious claims, down...
Gergana Koleva, MarketWatch 25 May 2010 | 08:44 am
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- It's the ultimate impulse-shopping experience: You see a product advertised on TV as a "free trial offer," so you dial the phone number flashing at you imperatively on the s...
New Web Ad Privacy Bill Riles All Sides 6 May 2010 | 09:37 am
The first draft of new legislation for online ads pleases neither ad men nor privacy groups. As concern over Internet advertising and data collection grows, privacy advocates and the Internet adverti...
An Ounce of Prevention: Credit Card Debt 5 May 2010 | 10:51 am
It might be easier said than done for many, but there is one surefire way that anyone can avoid credit card debt if they’re brave enough to try it out. The best way to avoid credit card debt is to qui...
