Green Tea Free Trial Scams
You have probably seen them many times. Maybe you even tried and found out the hard way. If you
haven't, all you have to do is Google green tea weight loss and you will see them all lined up
on the right hand side. Lately, numerous products are even claiming to be
endorsed by Oprah, CNN, CBS, etc. Sadly, it is safe to say that all of these are scams, pure
and simple. They all claim to help you loose x number of pounds, in a short period of time with
nice before and after pictures. Yet, the fact is that they simply do not work. In reality
what they are doing is trying to sell you on false promises with bogus products.
So how do these scams work?
These types of scams will usually hook victims with what they call a "free trial offer "and all you have to do is fill out an online form and pay a few dollars for shipping and handling. What they don't do is tell you that you have signed up for a 'subscription' to keep receiving their products month after month. This is usually buried in fine print somewhere at the bottom of the page where most folks will not even see it. What usually ends up happening is that they end up bill your credit card for a ridiculous amount of money for what ends up being nothing more than your regular run of the mill Green Tea extract which you could get from an online vitamin store like VitaminShoppe for a fraction of the cost. The reason why you see so many of these scams is because distributors and manufacturers pay hefty comminssions to the con men that are selling you the stuff. It is obvious by some of the commisions that these products cost a fraction of what victims are being charged. It is not unusual for commisions to be $30 on up for each bottle they sell. Of course anyone who wants to try to make a quick buck will put a site together and throw up some paid ads on the search engines in a matter of minutes.
How Can You Protect Yourself?
You can usually spot these because they always offer you a free trial, they are always heavily endorsed from what seems to be credible news sources and celebrities. The rule of thumb is, the more endorsements, the higher probability that the product is bogus. Of course they always make unrealistic promises that their products simply cannot deliver. If you see ANYTHING that offers you a free trial with lots of endorsements it is a sure sign that the product is bogus and a scam.
What if I am a Victim of this Scam?
The best thing you can do if you have already signed up for one of these free trial scams is to contact your credit card and have them stop payment. Contacting the companies selling the products can be a bit of a challenge because their contact information will more than likely not be on the website you bought it from. There have been reports that the contact information is not even be included with your "free trial" because they do not want you to cancel. Sometimes, you may not get contact information for the company until your start receiving their non free trial subscription product. It is safe to say that your credit card has already been billed long before you start getting their product. Some report that they can start billing you soon after they send you 'free trial' offer. This scam is so effective because many victims don't even know they have signed up for the scam until they receive their first credit card bill after the purchase.
Suggested Green Tea Products
Gourmet Green Tea Sampler
Green Tea Extracts
