FIGHTING BACK
If you see a sale countdown clock that keeps
restarting, savings that are too good to be
true or other misleading activity, Dworsky
says you should alert the authorities. Try your
local consumer affairs office, state attorney
general or the Federal Trade Commission, which
takes consumer complaints on its site. Also try
complaining to the online store.
“Until someone stops them,” he says. “They’re
going to keep doing stuff that crosses the line to
being deceptive.”