On-Line Evil Marketing

A scam marketing organization, Best Brand Values, was selling goods online, but in the checkout process if the buyer pushed a blinking "Free Shipping" button, they were secretly enrolled in a "shopping club" run by the scammers and automatically billed $10 - $20 / month.  I have had a similar thing happen to me and I know how frustrating it is to deal with thieves like them.

The Oregon DOJ finally caught up with them and put a stop to it.

“It’s wrong and they’re taking advantage of people, often taking advantage of elderly people, and it’s evil,” said Jeff Manning, with the state Attorney General’s office.
As part of the Oregon settlement, he says, the company has agreed to change its websites to more clearly warn consumers about membership fees.  And it will pay $300,000 to a Justice Department consumer protection fund.
Iowa and Florida reached similar settlements with Best Brand Values.