TV Free-Way

I am seeking advice in reference to what may or may not be a fraud situationMy wife and I are retired and live in Lewes, DelawareAs we are on pensions and limited income, we economize whenever we canWe recently saw a television commercial, which runs often on different stations here, advertising "Free TV" for an antenna that can be attached to your tv that can bring in a few local stationsWe thought this would be ideal for our second tvThe commercial guarantees that you can get local tv stations without any caveats or stipulations in their adWe sent for the antenna which cost $plus $shipping costs.When we received the antenna, I followed the instructions exactly and hooked the antenna up to the tv properlyIt did not workAs many times as I tried, the antenna did not pick up any tv stations at allI called the number of the company that sells the product and was advised by someone in sales that the antenna needs to be at least feet above ground level an