Warnings about scams, misleading offers and products that target San Diego consumers, with tips on how to spot them and protect your money.
Meet Wesley Virgin. He holds himself out as “Billion Dollar Virgin”. He’s an Internet marketing copywriter. His most recent creation — The Fat Decimator System — may remind you a lot of the Fat Diminisher … Read more →
The Favorite Foods Diet is one of a number of so-called diets peddled on the Internet, except that it specifically targets women. Like other Internet scams, this one offers significant weight-loss or body-shaping results, but … Read more →
Fraud is prevalent on the Internet. Scattered through the Net are Web-based infoscams that overcharge or steal your money for “products” that don’t work or can be found for free. A common scheme they use … Read more →
Venus Factor is one of a number of so-called diets peddled on the Internet, except that it specifically targets women. Like other Internet scams, this one offers significant weight-loss or body-shaping results, but don’t believe … Read more →
Just in case you happen across a website called “The Doctor Blog“, disregard it. We’ve been unable to validate that Dr. Paul Newton (the alleged blogger) exists. But here’s what we have verified: His claim … Read more →
You may happen upon a seeming news article in the Business Insider for a Bill Gates “breakthrough discovery”. As you read more, you’ll find a claim that “In an interview with Bill O’Reilly, Bill Gates … Read more →
If an ad for Sletrokor pops up on during a browsing session, just close the page and move on. This scam is yet another one of the weight loss pill schemes that proliferate on the … Read more →
What would you do if you meet a new person and the first thing they tell you is clearly a lie? You’d likely runaway. Well, pretty much the first thing that AlphaTest X tells you … Read more →
Herbal supplements = snake oil? We’d never have imagined that herbal supplements are filler-fraught frauds but new DNA testing of herbal supplements suggest that we are being taken for having taken herb purity for granted. … Read more →
Healthier Patriot advertisements pop-up in various websites. They often look like news sites, but they aren’t. They are far worse than “fake news”; they are insidious scams. Beware! Fraud is prevalent on the Internet. Scattered … Read more →
