Acai Berry Scam

Acai Berry Scam: Acai Ultra Lean

2010-06-25T14:16:00.000-07:00

Acai Ultra Lean has the usual claims and uses the same marketing tactics as other acai berry products on the market. It also makes repeated claims that buyers can try the product for free, but that is not the case. Read on..

Acai Ultra Lean uses the same fake news story advertising scheme that other products have used in the past. But check out the number of times the ad in question claims that Acai Ultra Lean has a free trial..

, Acai Ultra Lean is one of the most credible and trustworthy suppliers on the market. It included the free trial of the product and it did not try to fool me into agreeing to additional hidden offers

Acai Ultra Lean [] arrived within 4 days of having placed my order online for the free trials.

Click Here To Get A Free Trial Of Acai Ultra Lean

Further, the article goes on to say that the user had a four week trial to test the product. This implies that Acai Ultra Lean will give buyers a four week free trial of the product.

But read the fine print...

First, its for a membership..

By placing your order you agree to join our Two Month VIP Membership Program whereby for $1.95

Then, the free goes away.. FAST..

Within 48 hours we will verify your details as a valid customer and once done you will be billed $169.95. We will then ship out your two month supply of Acai Berry Detox Max©, including a Free Gift (with purchase) and FREE SHIPPING.

Nothing free in there. $169.95 just to try Acai Ultra Lean!

And there are no refunds!

There are no refunds available for shipments sent to you on the Two Month Discount Membership

Where it the free trial Acai Ultra Lean? Nowhere.

Beware these types of terms when purchasing online this product or any other.

There are many acai berry products being marketed on the internet. Beware when buying as many use this same tactic to charge buyers over and over again for their product.

Acai Berry Scam: Double Berry Blast

2010-06-14T09:13:00.000-07:00

Another "fake news site" promoting acai berry wonder products is advertising Double Berry Blast. Be aware of the hidden terms and fine print before considering this product.

Advertorial "Top Diet Trends" says their "reporter" Dianna investigated several acai berry products and after using Double Berry Blast, she was sold. Tossing out terms like "free trial" right and left, the ads claim that anyone can lose weight by using this acai based diet aid.

The Free Trial claims in the ad are deceiving as we will find out from the Terms of Sale.

Clicking any of the numerous links, visitors are taken to the Double Berry Blast website and encouraged to sign up immediately. However, potential buyers of the supplement should read the terms carefully.

Using what the seller calls a "continuity plan" those taking advantage of the Double Berry Blast free trial are actually enrolled in a monthly membership for the product.

The terms include the trial period..

We offer a 15-day Trial of the Double Berry Blast with enrollment in our monthly subscription for only $1.95.

But the trial sample is actually a full month's supply and buyers will be charged the full price if they do not cancel..

If you find that the product is right for you, do nothing and we will automatically charge the credit card you used to order your Trial the one time membership fee of $19.95 and then the 40% member discount price of $62.95 for the trial bottle on the 15th day.

Then the Double Berry Blast keeps coming..

Further, we will ship you an additional 1-month supply of Double Berry Blast on the 31st day after you placed your order and every thirty (30) days thereafter until you choose to cancel these continuing shipments. No further notice will be sent to you

And the charges for the product keep coming as well..

Upon shipment each thirty (30) days, we will automatically charge the credit card you used to order your sample bottle the 40% member discount price of $62.95 per bottle plus $4.95 shipping & handling for a total monthly charge of $67.90 per month, plus any taxes that apply

And how can Double Berry Blast buyers cancel..

You may cancel at any time by contacting us at 1-800-991-0793 (M-F, 9-5 EST) or email customerservice@doubleberryblast.com.

Remember, cancelling is just the start. Buyers also have to return the unused product..

To cancel your subscription during your Trial period, you must call customer service to receive a RMA # (Return Merchandise Number) and return the product within the 15 day Trial

The terms for Double Berry Blast include high monthly charges which are not completely revealed in the advertising for the product. Be aware of this when purchasing online.

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There are many acai berry products being marketed on the internet. Beware when buying as many use this same tactic to charge buyers over and over again for their product.

Acai Berry Scam: Acai Max Cleanse

2010-06-09T13:07:00.000-07:00

The ads for Acai Max Cleanse are everywhere and each one fails to reveal the real cost of Acai Max Cleanse. Read the fine print before signing up!

Acai Max Cleanse is advertised using the fake news web site. You know, the ones that say "Special News Report" or "Consumer Health News". They use these sites to fool potential buyers that the acai product in question is somehow legitimate and worthy of the news.

Then, they use the "reporter tries this product as a guinea pig". It's fake because the "reporter" is just some picture of a random woman and who has never tried Acai Max Cleanse.

Then they claim that trial samples of the product are enough to see results. And that the trial is an extra low price. Not true according to the terms of sale hidden in the fine print. Let's take a look at the terms for Acai Max Cleanse.

First off, the trial and trial price are short term..

Upon signing up for the 10 day trial membership you will be charged up to $3.87

After the ten day trial is over, buyers will be charged a higher fee..

If not cancelled, you will be charged $87.47 upon completion of the 10 day trial period

And if buyers don't cancel, they will be charged again that same amount..

Monthly thereafter or 30 days from the original order date, the charge will reoccur monthly at a total of $87.47 until cancelled.

The trial sample is not a sample, but a 30 day supply. If buyers don't cancel and return the unused product, they will be charged at full $87.47.

None of this information is revealed in the advertising copy and is at the very bottom of the sign up page for Acai Max Cleanse. So be aware of this fine print before ordering this product.

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There are many acai berry products being marketed on the internet. Beware when buying as many use this same tactic to charge buyers over and over again for their product.

Acai Berry Scam: Acai Slim Maxx

2010-04-27T07:44:00.000-07:00

Acai ads are like mushrooms after a rain storm - they pop up everywhere. You have probably seen them as well "Acai products Exposed! Reporter gets truth on ..."

First off, these are ads, they are not news stories. Today's ad comes from an advertising website with the name of "News Alerts" or "News 6 Alerts". It even features some pictures which look like reporters. Actually, all the photos are stock pictures lifted off the internet because no reputable news source is doing stories about how great Acai Slim Maxx is.

The ads go on about how the "reporter" used the product for four weeks and lost a billion pounds. Wow. They also note that they used trials to achieve their results. Take a closer look at the fine print and you might be surprised at what "trial" really means.

Clicking on any of the Acai Slim Maxx links takes visitors to a sign up form for the product. However there is no information about how much Slim Maxx really costs. For that, we have to dig around and find the Terms of sale. Sneaky stuff.

First off, its a membership, not simply a low cost trial..

By placing your order you agree to join our Two Month VIP Membership Program whereby for $1.99 you shall receive access to the Fat Burning Tracker and an E-Book sent to the email you provided which is designed to educate you on how to succeed for healthy weight loss

Then, in two days, they zap your credit card for a big whopping purchase price..

Within 48 hours we will verify your details as a valid customer and once done you will be billed $149.95

Whoa! But what happens next? Well, if you don't like or want Acai Slim Maxx, tough luck. There are no refunds!

There are no refunds available for shipments sent to you on the Two Month Discount Membership as it is offered under a very heavy discount to you. There are no future obligations of any kind.

There are no cancellations or refunds available. You fill out the form for Acai Slim Maxx, you are stuck with the product.

Word to the wise; Acai Slim Maxx is a one way membership which obligates customers to purchase a two month supply of the product and offers no refunds.

There are many acai berry products being marketed on the internet. Beware when buying as many use this same tactic to charge buyers over and over again for their product.

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Acai Berry Scam: Acai Berry Pure

2010-01-29T10:12:00.000-08:00

Acai Bery Pure is a new named product advertising the dubious health affects of the acai berry. Read the fine print on Acai Berry Pure and all products old online and find out the real costs before buying.

Acai Berry Pure is advertised on Health Report Weekly, another fake news site with only one story - Acai Berry Pure!

Reporter "Stephanie" says that Acai Berry Pure will help buyers lose weight without diet or excesise, will boost energy and will improve cardiovascular health. What's more, is Acai Berry Pure won't fool buyers into signing up for products they don't want. But Stephanie does not tell the reader how much Acai Berry Pure really costs, does she?

Again, the ad claims that buyers, for a limited time, can get a free trial sample. Before you sign up, read the fine print hidden on the sign up page. There we read what Acai Berry Pure really costs...

When you order your free sample of Acai Berry Pure, the seller will..

we will charge the card the card you provide the activation fee specified on the order checkout page and send you a trial supply of Acai Berry Pure

But buyers are really joining a "Program" to buy more Acai Berry Pure for a high fee..

If you do not cancel within fourteen (14) days of the date that you enroll in the Program, we will charge the same card you provided at enrollment the one time membership fee of $149.95.

And then, they start sending more product and charging more fees..

Then, beginning about thirty-two (32) days after we charge the Membership Fee to your card and every thirty (30) days thereafter, we will send you a fresh monthly shipment of the product and charge your card $12.95 ("Monthly Charge")

Buyers can cancel their Program membership by calling..

1-866-426-1921

Read the fine print for Acai Berry Pure before ordering online. There are hidden fees which greatly increase the cost of the product.

There are many acai berry products being marketed on the internet. Beware when buying as many use this same tactic to charge buyers over and over again for their product.

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Acai Berry Scam: Acai Tropic

2009-12-15T09:29:00.000-08:00

Acai Tropic is another acai product which fools buyers with a low trial price which quickly converts to a high monthly committment. Read the fine print and hidden details here now.

The website is Catherine's diet blog and Catherine describes how she lost nearly 50 pounds using the wonders of the acai plant found in Acai Tropic. According to Catherine, Acai Tropic is high in antioxidants, increased her energy, suppressed her hunger and made her skin look better and younger.

Further, the website claims that a bottle of Acai Tropic is free with a small shipping charge if you order through the website today.

First off, acai is an berry found in South America and it allegedly has some anti oxidant values. However, these websites are making claims which have not been substanciated by the FDA. Worse of all, the product is not *free.

Visitors to the website can click on any of the Acai Tropic links and be taken to a sign up form for the *free sample. But the hidden, small print has some shocking details not reveealed in the advertisement on Catherine's Diet Blog.

For some reason, the website which opens is for Acai Optimum and not Acai Tropic. Regardless, there are some specific terms which are hidden way down at the bottom of the page which buyers need to see first.

First, the sample is not free. It is a trial sample and period to use it.

The AcaiOptimum comes with a fourteen (14) day free trial period, measured from the date you place your order, and not from the date you receive your order
When you place your order, you will be shipped a thirty (30) day supply of the Product.

The trial period only lasts for a certain amount of time:

You'll have fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of your order to evaluate the Product
If you don't cancel, then the real charges kick in:

at the end of the Free Trial Period you will be billed $79.95 for the Product you evaluated during the Free Trial Period

Then they send you more:

and thirty (30) days from the date of your order, you will be sent a new thirty (30) day supply of the Product as described in the “RECURRING ORDERS” section, below.

There are many acai berry products being marketed on the internet. Beware when buying as many use this same tactic to charge buyers over and over again for their product.

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Acai Berry Scam: Certified Acai

2009-09-19T08:05:00.001-07:00

Certified Acai is another acai product being marketed with the fake news blog/site so popular these days.

The ad makes claims about acai berry which are used on other ad websites:

4 Times More Weight Loss Than Diet And Exercise
Boosts Energy
Rich in Antioxidants
Promotes Cardiovascular and Digestive Health

This ad was found on "Health News 4" which is supposed to make a buyer believe Certified Acai has been reviewed by a news organization.

If you have seen these ads and are considering purchasing one of these products, read the find print carefully. Normally, it is found on the sign up page under "Terms and Conditions" but also at the bottom of the advertising page as well.

Here is what we found out the real costs of Certified Acai were. It is truly not a "free" trial.

Certified Acai Terms and Conditions: When you place your order today your credit card will only be billed $4.95 for shipping and handling.

You will have 15 days from your original purchase date to decide if Certified Acai is right for you.

If you are enjoying Certified Acai do nothing and at the end of your 15 day trial period you will be charged the low rate of only sixty four dollars and ninety five cents for the bottle you received.

The Free Trial will be charged after you have used the product for 14 days and if you do not cancel.

will be billed the Healthy Lifestyle’s Member's Only price of sixty four dollars and ninety five cents plus nine dollars and ninety five cents for shipping and handling for a total of seventy four dollars and ninety five cents.

You may contact our customer service department via postal mail, email, or by using our toll free phone number. Customer service hours are between the hours of 9 am till 5 pm PST, Monday through Friday.

Where is that toll free number?

There are many charges to the buyer when buying different products online including many of the acai berry products advertised online. Be aware of this when making a purchase and carefully read the terms before buying.

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Acai Berry Scam: MaxAcai Boost

2009-09-11T09:43:00.000-07:00

You have seen the ads everywhere for Acai berry products for losing weight and cleaning the colon to reduce built up waste. But have you read the Terms of Service? Most don't and think the "free trial offers" let them truly try and product and then decide to purchase later if interested. Don't count on it.

MaxAcai Boost is being heavily marketed on the Internet, mainly on internet news and celebrity sites. The product makes claims such as..

Burn fat while you sleep
Cleans toxins and sludge from your system
Makes skin brighter and toner
Gives you energy

However, if you run across an ad for MaxAcai Boost, be sure read the Terms and Conditions for purchase.

There is not a truly "free trial" and signing up for the trial makes the buyer liable for the full purchase at a later date.

Your order trial begins when you place your order not when you receive it!

Beginning on the day that You place an order for a product (“Product”) from the Website, Your nineteen (19) day Free Trial period begins (“Free Trial Period”). The Free Trial Period is calculated in calendar days, not business days.

If you do nothing after receiving the trial order, you will get billed for the full amount

If You are satisfied with the Product and wish to continue to receive the Product on a monthly basis, You need do nothing else. Upon the expiration of the Free Trial Period, Your credit card will be billed for the full cost of the Product that You ordered (i.e., a thirty day supply).

If you still do nothing, they will keep sending you product in the mail.

Unless You cancel this service, every thirty (30) days thereafter Max Acai Boost will send you an additional thirty (30) day supply of the Product You ordered, and the credit card You provided to us will be automatically billed for the Product.

And the real cost of the product kicks in after the 19 day trial is over.

You will be billed at such reduced price until the promotional period ends or Max Acai Boost is assured of payment by your credit card processor, after which time the Product price will be restored to its normal rate, or $79.95. Downward modified or promotional prices may be restored to normal rates without prior notice to you.

If you wish to cancel MaxAcai Boost, you must call 1-866-992-6556 before the next order ships.

Be aware of these Terms if you plan on trying Max Acai Boost in the future. You will be liable for some stiff payments after the trial is over if you fail to cancel!

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Acai Berry Scam: Pure Acai

2009-09-01T09:14:00.000-07:00

From a fake news site, Consumer Defender - Editorials & Opinion, comes a fake review of acai berry products. As usual, the "reporter" only features the products for sale by the affiliate of the acai berry products.

As usual, "The Consumer Defender" makes the same claims and story.

"We wanted to see if acai berry did what it said"
"We researched the best products.."
"We concluded that Pure Acai was the best out there.."
"We tried it for four weeks and found that it worked best with some colon products"

And so on.

Then comes the claims about how the products supposedly work..

Pure Acai will..

Lose Weight
Burn Fat While You Sleep
Cleans your Body of Toxins
Increase you Energy

While the Colon Cleanse will do the following..

Helps Eliminate Bad Toxins that have Built Up Over the Years
Removes 'Sludge' from the Walls of the Colon
Helps Get Rid of Gas and Bloating
Helps to Regulate Metabolism

Then they make the claim that both products are free or free trials.

Within just a few days after I placed the orders I received the Free Trial* offers for both Pure Acai and Bromalite Cleanse. Before I place the orders I found a coupons for each offer.

But before you run off and order, look at the bottom of the sales page. The Terms and Conditions for both products.

From the Pure Acai website - "We are so confident that you will love PureAcai that we are going to give you a ten day Trial Offer Guarantee. You will have ten days from the date you order to evaluate the product. If you are unhappy with the product, cancel at anytime. After ten days we will charge you at a discounted price with a 18% savings of $19.95 off the regular price, for the low price of $78.33. After that we will ship you a new shipment of PureAcai each month at this discounted price as part of our auto delivery program. Additionally, you will be charged $9.46/month for a Health Tracker subscription. There are no obligations, you can cancel anytime via our customer service online or by calling a customer support agent, see contact link below. By submitting your credit card information you are agreeing to the terms of this offer."

From the Bromalite website - By submitting an order, You automatically receive a 12-day trial to the Bromalite Subscription . Your 12 day trial begins 3 days after the date of sign up to allow time for shipping. Once the customer's trial is active you have 12 days to decide whether to accept Your Subscription. Prior to the expiration of the 12-day trial period, You may cancel Your subscription by calling toll-free at 1-866-565-1158 or by writing to Bromalite, Bromalite PO Box 2634-BRM Riverton, Ut 84065. Should You fail to cancel Your Subscription within the 12 day trial, You will be billed $79.95. Additionally, You will be billed $79.95 again 30 days from the Receipt Date to replenish Your supply and every month thereafter for Your monthly Subscription unless canceled by You. You understand you automatically receive a monthly membership to FitFactory for a monthly fee of $29.95 per month billed on the twenty first day unless You cancel by calling 1-866-407-1022.

This is the deal with acai berry products. Read the fine print carefully, know what you are buying and be aware of what is included with the purchase price.

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Acai Berry Scam: Acai Berry Breeze

2009-08-25T07:02:00.000-07:00

Another fake news site, Health News 6, promoting more acai berry products.

First, claims that acai berry products can reduce weight or clean colons have not been validated or approved by the FDA.

A "reporter, Mary Cunningwood" claims that she tried two acai berry products to lose weight and reports on this advertising page about the two products.

Acai Berry Breeze and Colon Cleanse 3000 are the two products reviewed. As with teeth whiteners, the ads say that only by using both products will the desired results be found. Again, the ads claim that the products in question are available for a limited time for a reduced price. Of course, the actual prices are hidden in the Terms and Conditions which shows a much steeper price to pay.

The claims are the same -

Acai Berry Breeze..

4 Times More Weight Loss Than Diet And Exercise
Boosts Energy
Rich in Antioxidants
Promotes Cardiovascular and Digestive Health

Colon Cleanse 3000..

Helps Eliminate Bad Toxins that have Built Up Over the Years
Removes ‘Sludge’ from the Walls of the Colon
Helps Get Rid of Gas and Bloating
Helps to Regulate the Metabolism

The pricing is listed for both products as a free trial.

However, at the bottom of the page is the real pricing.

When you order the Trial of Acai Berry Breeze your credit card will be charged $4.95 for shipping and handling of a 1 Month Supply of Acai Berry Breeze. You will have 14 days from your original purchase date to decide if Acai Berry Breeze is right for you. If you are enjoying Acai Berry Breeze do nothing and at the end of your 14 day trial period you will be charged the low rate of only $83.95 for the bottle you received.

Approximately 30 days from your original purchase date and every 30 days thereafter you will be sent another fresh 1 month supply of Colon Cleanse 3000 and your credit card on file will be billed the Member's Only price of $83.95 plus $4.95 shipping and handling for a total of $88.90.

To cancel Acai Berry Breeze - call 1-866-421-6554.

To cancel Colon Cleanse 3000 - call 1-888-895-1159.

Remember, neither of these products are free. Also, a number of sellers of these types of products, not necessarily the ones featured here, are being threatened with lawsuits for using the images or quotations from well known celebrities without their permission to sell these products.

Acai Berry Scam Blog does not sell the products reviewed here. If you have purchased one of these products and need support or to cancel, please contact the seller of the product directly. You can find this on the Terms and Conditions page of the product your purchased online.

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Acai Berry Scam: Tammys Fat Loss

2009-08-24T09:12:00.000-07:00

I found this one on a fake blog site, Tammy's Fat Loss. Tammy Fisher claims that she lost lots of weight with the Acai Bery diet. She goes on to say that she used two supplements to lose the weight.

Everyone of these Acai ads use the same format. The main character (nearly always fictitious), lost the weight by using two products - an Acai Berry detox and another to clean their colon. Using both caused them to lose weight.

Before buying one of these products, read the fine print found in the Terms and Conditions.

The first product is called Acai Berry Detox. Detox claims it will flush your body of toxins and leave you feeling purified and refreshed. I don't see how this will lose weight. Maybe those toxins are hiding in fat or something? Either way, it is not very scientific.

Next, the other product is called Nature Colon Detox. This product claims to flush out extra weight and increase concentration. Strangely, there is no fat in the colon. The colon is where our body eventually breaks down and expels sold waste. So again, I did not find this very reassuring from a scientific stand point.

Financially, it makes sense; for the seller.

Read the terms and conditions for each product...

Acai Berry Detox - is not free. The price is reduced for an unknown trial period. After that trial period ends, the price goes to its normal monthly fee of $87.13. The buyer will keep receiving a month supply of Acai Berry Detox at $87.13 a month until they cancel.

Nature Colon Detox - also is not free. 12 days after your order is placed (you may or may not have received your reduced priced product in the mail), your credit card will be charged $92.31. This charge will continue for monthly shipments of Nature Colon Detox at $92.31 until canceled.

To cancel Nature Colon Detox call 1-877-350-8480.

To cancel Acai Berry Detox call 1-866-949-0138.

Remember, neither of these products are free. Also, a number of sellers of these types of products, not necessarily the ones featured here, are being threatened with lawsuits for using the images or quotations from well known celebrities without their permission to sell these products.

Acai Berry Scam Blog does not sell the products reviewed here. If you have purchased one of these products and need support or to cancel, please contact the seller of the product directly. You can find this on the Terms and Conditions page of the product your purchased online.

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The Acai Berry Scam

2009-08-21T09:32:00.001-07:00

Numerous ads across every major internet site..

"Acai Berry Revealed!"
"Acai Berry? Lose Weight?"
"Follow this one simple rule"
"Mom lost 22lbs with one rule"

Heard these? They are all for acai berry products. Nearly every one of these acai berry products are sold with another product. What's more, is all of these products are not "low cost or free"; they involve a monthly charge with ongoing product deliveries to the buyer.

What is acai berry? Who are these companies marketing this product? Does acai really work or is it just another scam?

Find out here .. Acai Berry Scam Blog.

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