Fraud Tip of the Day - January 7

Weight Loss Scam Red Flags and Warning Signs

The FTC has released a report about weight loss scam warning signs every consumer should be aware of. The warning signs aren't specific to any particular scam but one of these claims is made about almost every one of them. Diet scams take many forms and the wording and specifics of the scams change all the time. Even so, we bet your recognize many, if not all of these dubious product claims.

Learn to read between the lines to see the heart of claim. If people become good at that they are going to be very hard to fool and diet scams could finally begin to disappear. Sadly, that day is still far away. Please share these weight loss scam red flag tips with your friends and spread the word.

A claim is too good to be true if it says the product will...

• Let you lose weight without dieting or exercise.
• Help you lose more than two pounds a week for more than a month without dieting or doing any exercise.
  
  
• Allow you to lose a LOT of weight no matter how much you eat.
  
  
• Keep the pounds off even after you've discontinued use of the product.
  
  
• Stop your body from absorbing calories and fat so you can effortlessly lose weight.
  
  
• Safely enable consumers to lose more than three pounds per week for more than four weeks
  
  
• Help anyone using the product lose a lot of weight.
  
  
• Help you lose weight by either wearing
  
  
• Help you lose weight by rubbing it on your skin.