Banner Health Engages in Balance Billing Fraud

Busted! We’ve documented a verified example of Banner Health of Arizona engaging in highly questionable and illegal medical billing practices: balance billing and credit collection practices. Be alert to Banner Health billing practices, as they … Read more →

Flat Belly Fix Will Break Your Wallet

The Flat Belly Fix is one of a series of highly problematic Spark Health Media offerings. By our definition, it is not only a scam but a disturbing examples of how Internet marketers steal money … Read more →

Dump Your Second Car and Save a Bundle

Two car families are so 20th Century. Move on, folks, this is the 21st century – the era of Mobility As A Service (a.k.a. Transportation As A Service or Cars-As-A-Service). All of them are lousy … Read more →

Beware The Oxidized Cholesterol Strategy Swindle

“One single ingredient lowers your cholesterol below 100” screams the headline at Blue Heron Health News. Welcome to yet another installment in Internet-based health marketing scams. Scattered through the Net are Web-based infoscams that overcharge … Read more →

Transport Options for San Diego Seniors

Many seniors have found life without a car to be surprisingly freeing. They are free of car payments, insurance premiums, maintenance hassles and, most importantly, free of having to swerve away from freaking out-of-their-mind motorcycle … Read more →

Do Probiotic Supplements Actually Work?

The probiotic supplement business is a large and growing industry but, like its vitamin-pushing brethren, it may be pushing useless placebo pills. Sales of probiotic “products” are predicted to exceed $52 billion by 2020. Since … Read more →

The Sneaky Internet Speed Test Scams

Is your Internet connection feeling a bit sluggish? Just conduct an Internet speed test. Ooops! Turns out some of those online speed tests might be a scam. It turns out that online speed tests might … Read more →

How Californians Can Protect Their Privacy

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) passed the California legislature in 2019 and the new law goes into effect on January 1, 2020. This groundbreaking law creates four basic rights for consumers: the right to … Read more →