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More Acai Berry Settlements…

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

The FTC headline says it all: “FTC Permanently Stops Six Operators from Using Fake News Sites that Allegedly Deceived Consumers about Acai Berry Weight Loss Products.” Alleged Fraudulent Affiliate Marketers will Surrender Assets under Settlements Six online marketers agreed to settlements with the Federal Trade Commission that will permanently halt their allegedly deceptive practice of

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More Acai Berry Settlements…

Acai Scammers Fined $1.5 Million

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Last year, I made note of a court order suspending sales of certain acai berry supplement products. The defendants were making over-the-top, unproven weight loss and “detox” claims, offering phony “free trials,”  and – of course – adding unauthorized charges to customers’ credit cards.

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Acai Scammers Fined $1.5 Million

So Much For All That Acai…

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Funny, I thought that acai was supposed to magically help people lose weight?!  If this were true, you’d think the Brazilians – who slurp up the stuff fresh - would be the leanest people in the world. But apparently not… according to Reuters: Nearly half of adult Brazilians are overweight and about 15 percent are obese, Brazil’s IBGE social

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So Much For All That Acai…

So Much For All That Acai…

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Funny, I thought that acai was supposed to magically help people lose weight?!  If this were true, you’d think the Brazilians – who slurp up the stuff fresh - would be the leanest people in the world. But apparently not… according to Reuters: Nearly half of adult Brazilians are overweight and about 15 percent are obese, Brazil’s IBGE social

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So Much For All That Acai…