FTC halts online marketer of acai products for false claims
Dec 1, 2011 1:00 PM
The Federal Trade Commission and Connecticut state authorities have shut down an online marketer of acai berries and "colon cleanse" products for deceptive marketing practices that bilked consumers nationwide of an estimated $25 million.
According to the FTC complaints filed in the U.S. District Court of Connecticut, Boris Mizhen operated several websites—including TryLeanSpa.com, TryNutraSlim.com, and TryQuickDetox.com—from various Connecticut-based companies such as LeanSpa LLC. The websites attempted to sell online customers weight-loss products based on phony customer testimonials posted on fake news sites which were created by affiliate marketers.
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