We’ve all seen those fishy ads that read “Need to lose weight this summer?” “Reduce your body fat and build lean muscle without any exercise.” This deceptive scheme lures consumers with the promise of a miracle in the form of a pill that will never work. These products, for the most part, aren’t approved by the FDA and are dangerous at worst and useless at best. If you want to lose weight and get into shape, unfortunately, there is only one way.
Do exercise, balance what you eat, get rid of emotional food consumption, and come to terms with the fact that all of the loose weight without getting up off the sofa ads are a waste of time, and nothing real lies behind them.
When Optional is Not an Option
This form will not allow you to request a quote unless you give them your phone number, which they falsely claim is optional. So, now, you know they’ll be calling you incessantly. Scams like this can take the form of a bogus Facebook page or online retailer website. Don’t do it, people: IT’S A TRAP.
If you are not familiar with the company that is asking for your information if you don't plan on buying anything from the service provider in the future, skip it. There are other ways of getting what you need, besides sharing your identity online.
The Trojan Horse Email
This type of email is the black death of scams. It begins with a chain letter, joke, e-card, or personal email being sent from an anonymous address. When the email is opened, a secret “backdoor” can give a hacker access to your computer. Let’s just say, the scammer isn’t going to use this information for fun. Beware of the Mariah Carey CD that will be bought with your credit card.
We appreciate the fact that credit card companies nowadays, insure every purchase you make and every purchase you claim you didn't make, so if your card has been used, you will get your money back, but who wants to deal with canceling cards and using new ones now?
When Approximately 40 Actually Means 28
Apparently, the word 'approximately' means that brands can say whatever they want without any consequences. So this is another sneaky way of making consumers think they know what they can expect. “Approximately 40″ could be any number, really. After all, 100 is close to 40 on a scale of one to one thousand.
We can't answer how this brand gets away with it, but there is one question we do have an answer for. Will we ever buy these pepperoni pizza snack rolls? Absolutely not. Not about, not perhaps, and not maybe. Without a doubt, never been so determined in our lives we will not buy this.
When Brands Shamelessly Lied
Reading a label that says “Enriched with vitamin A” makes shoppers feel like they might be buying something at least marginally healthy. The least you deserve is to get what you think you're paying for, right? But it turns out it’s a complete fib — all one has to do is look at the nutrition facts to see that it's a total sham.
There is no Vitamine A just like there are no Vitamins B, C, or D. If you want something that is considered healthy and in fact IS enriched with some sort of vitamines, we suggest looking in a known health store that appreciated the honesty and doest waste its time publishing false messages.