Tuesday 17 April 2018
EnduraFlex Rides Again (or: the Checkout Scammers STILL can't imitate the CNN site's layout)
This is yet another fake news story from EnduraFlex. This time, it tries to imitate the CNN site, and although the Checkout Scammers have made some improvements since the "Cornell University Student" weight loss scam, they still aren't there yet; the logo is still wrong (the real CNN website has it enclosed in a box) and the formatting is off. Speaking of the "Cornell University Student" scam, this fake news story contains a few "throwbacks" to it, including a fictional reporter named "Dr. Grant Pischner" (the Cornell student scam had a fictional reporter named "Suzanne Pischner"). Back to the story: it claims that "millions of older men are getting ripped in weeks!" (citation needed) thanks to EnduraFlex. It is written in a matter more suited to Buzzfeed than CNN, and is riddled with inconsistencies (the fake screenshots mention a product called "DSN Code Black" instead of EnduraFlex). The red flags are the same old: the fake comments, the fake "results", and the "free" trial offer (which links to the "AlphEnduraFlexesto" ordering page mentioned in my post about the Tiger Woods variant of the FakeESPN scam). Once again, stay away from EnduraFlex.
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These guys should be banned and thrown in jail! Don't ever get enduraflex ...THEY WANT YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER TO STEAL YOUR MONEY!!!! most companies get a signature for delivery, not these crooks, they claim they sent and without informing me billed my cc for $121.79 for something I never got! and the arsehole I spoke to on their 1-800 number won't give me a refund cause he repeated himself literally 20 times that I have to return the product I never got???!!!! my worst experience ever! I want to get these guys so bad, contacting some media and law enforcement to see what can be done about theses scam artists
ReplyDeleteThere are laws on the books that, at least in theory, should protect Canadians from subscription traps.
Sections 74.01 and 52 of the Competition Act outlaw misleading advertising, which can include deceptive marketing as well as "recurring charges" in the terms and conditions.
In this case, it's misleading for consumers to see the word "free" everywhere and then discover there are hidden charges — the overall impression is the offer is for a free trial.
In these kinds of subscription traps, both the merchant and the affiliate marketer can be held responsible; the merchant for hiding the charges and the affiliate marketer for creating misleading advertising.