866-417-6795

I ordered a trial for colon cleanse and acia berry capsules did not recieve acia berry but have found out that they have subscribed me for these, 2 payments of £77.01 have been taken already the bank said we have to cancel the direct debit, but the only thing i have is that number, no answer when you ring the web page has gone they stated the were reccomended by gmtv but are not,
I am at my wits end with this could you please help me, thank you

I ordered a trial of the colon cleanse and acia berry from an internet web site.  I believe it was approximately 40 dollars for both.  I recieved an e-mail back stating "no reply-order cancelled"  I do not know what that means.  I just received my credit card statement and it has a charge of $131.17 from ActivePro 866-417-6795 Singapore. No such charge was authorized by me.  I suspect this charge will appear monthly if I don't get it stopped.

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Those DO NOT WORK AND ARE A SCAM  - A quick internet seach on Colon Cleanse or Acai Berry and add SCAM to it would have told you this.

You agreed to what's called a negative option contract when you placed your order. Go back and read the terms and conditions on the website.  the scammers count on the consumer NOT READING the Terms and Conditions first.


THE TRIAL OFFER IS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME - THE PRODUCT ITSELF IS NOT FREE!

The trial period starts the day you order it - not when it is received.
If you do not cancel during the trial period they charge for that first bottle, and set you for monthly delivery of more product and charges.
They also make it impossible to cancel and even if you do manage to cancel it - they will keep taking money from your account!

OPRAH AND RACHEL RAY DO NOT ENDORSE THEM EITHER

This is different PRODUCT - but the SCAM IS THE SAME

FTC Busts 'Free' Sample Scams
Weight-loss supplement makers settle deceptive marketing claims

February 11, 2009
Makers of dietary supplements that lured consumers on the Internet with allegedly deceptive weight-loss claims and bogus "free" sample offers, and then debited their bank accounts or charged their credit cards for continuing shipments without their consent, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated federal law.

In one FTC law enforcement action, the defendants claimed their products — LeanLife PM, Burn Fat 2, Hoodia 66, Hoodia Thin, HoodiaGordonii, and RxZyte — would help consumers lose weight or improve male sexual function.

To get a "free" sample, consumers provided their account number to pay a shipping and handling fee, unaware that they would be enrolled in a "negative option" continuity program and billed about $100 every few months for recurring shipments of the products unless they cancelled.

In the other case, consumers who ordered a "free" sample of Woman's UltraSlim were asked to provide their credit or debit card account number to pay a shipping and handling fee, unaware that they would be enrolled in a continuity program and charged a monthly fee of almost $30 until they cancelled their enrollment.

All were charged with the following violations of the FTC Act:

• Making false or unsubstantiated weight-loss and related claims;

• Failing to disclose adequately that consumers who order a "free" sample are enrolled in a continuity program, that their accounts will be debited or charged to pay for the program, that they must cancel to avoid extra shipments and debits and charges, and how and when they must cancel to avoid the debits or charges;

• Debiting or charging accounts of consumers who cancelled or tried to cancel, or those who were not adequately informed of the negative option features or terms and conditions, and therefore did not provide express informed consent for the debits or charges.

They also were charged with violating the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and Regulation E by debiting consumers' accounts on a recurring basis without obtaining the required written authorization.

Under the settlements, regarding the marketing of any dietary supplement, food, drug, device, or health-related program or service, or of any product or service by means of a negative option feature, the defendants are barred from misrepresentations, including that a product or service is "free" or without obligation if a charge will be assessed unless the consumer cancels.

Other prohibited misrepresentations include the amount that will be charged, that a consumer will not be charged, the timing or manner of any charge, the length of any trial period before a charge will be made, and that a consumer has authorized a purchase.

The settlement with marketers JAB Ventures, LLC and Jason Brailow imposes a $7,803,425 judgment, all but $610,000 of which is suspended based on their inability to pay.

The settlement with Woman's UltraSlim marketers Complete Weightloss Center, Inc., Terry Guthmiller, and David Guthmiller imposes a $2,532,014 judgment, all but $3,000 of which is suspended due to their inability to pay.

In each case, the full judgment will be imposed if the defendants are found to have misrepresented their financial condition.




Read more: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/02/ftc_hoodia.html#ixzz0gYW6dz5o

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