I noticed an ad (couldn’t help myself : ) today on MSNBC.com that said:
Muskegon Mom Lost 47 lbs Following 1 rule!
I Cut Down 47 lbs of Stomach Fat In A Month By Obeying This 1 Old Rule
www.RachelRayBlogs.com
Here is an image:
One simple rule? I had to click on the link and was taken to rachelrayblogs.com, which then went on to say:
My name is Alyssa Johnson from Muskegon, MI and I wanted to share my weight loss story with you. I am no celebrity, fitness fanatic, a person that has tons of money for a personal trainer or someone like that. I am just a wife/mom who figured out a system that worked better than all the famous diets, work out programs, etc.
First off let me tell you a little about myself. My husband Adam and I have been married for 15 years. We have 2 boys and a girl. Our oldest Brent is 13, then Taylor 9 and Ashley 5. Brent and Taylor were doing baseball together, however recently Taylor started soccer instead.
Which basically means our lives are more hectic with me chauffeuring around the kids and remember which day is which practice and who goes where. Hopefully my story can inspire you to try what I discovered and lose some weight!
Here is an image of the Muskegon Mom who lost so much weight:
I followed some of the links and they all pointed to rachelrayblogs.com/r.php?o=1 which then takes you to rod.tntracking.com which then takes you to acainutraburst.com/index.php?AFF=1628&AFFSUB=51282, a page about Acai Nutraburst.
All a bit too organized to be a real testimonial, so I decided to try it from another computer in Englewood, Colorado and this is what I received from MSNBC.com:
Englewood Mom Lost 47 lbs Following 1 rule!
I Cut Down 47 lbs of Stomach Fat In A Month By Obeying This 1 Old Rule
www.RachelRayBlogs.com
Again, I followed it and this time I was taken to the same site, same content but the location changed. Here is an example:
My name is Alyssa Johnson from Englewood, CO and I wanted to share my weight loss story…
…and here is the image of the Englewood Mom who lost so much weight:
As you can see, the picture is the same, but the text is tailored to reflect your location, all made possible by your computer’s IP address. When you connect to the internet, your internet service provider provides you with an IP address (it’s a must and you can’t communicate without one). This IP address is registered and shows the city you are located in (not always 100% accurate…).
So, in the example of the RachelRayBlogs.com (which by the way has no affiliation with Rachel Ray), they use a popular celebrity with a testimonial that is completely fake but tailored to your location to get you to buy a product.
The website is nothing but a scam. They make money by taking out an ad from Microsoft, which costs them .10 cents (guesstimate), you click the ad and they trick you into believing someone locally had success with Acai Nutraburst, you decide to give it a shot and visit Acai Nutraburst’s website where you end up buying the product; RachelRayBlogs.com ends up making $10 (guesstimate) from the referral.
Notice that above I mentioned the link acainutraburst.com/index.php?AFF=1628&AFFSUB=51282? That AFF=1628 And AFFSUB=51282 are how the affiliates are paid.
It’s all a high tech way to trick you into buying something that may or may not work – Personally, I would never try something that used fake testimonials as advertisements!
If you want to see this in action for yourself (before they take it down), then cut and paste the following into your web browser:
rachelrayblogs.com/r.php?o=1
Then try it from another location outside of your area (or ask a friend to try it and compare).
Rachel Ray probably has no idea this site even exists!
FYI – Here is the rest of the sites sales pitch:
Yep, that was me at my heaviest and right before my life changed when I started using NutraBurst Acai and Col-n X. I found out you can actually try them for free. Here’s the trick! These offers are expiring on Tue, Jun. 23, 2009! So hurry for they’re gone!
How I got my few extra pounds. : ) Ok 47 lbs is a little more that a few extra, but anyways.
I used to weigh 127lbs. I was never runway model skinny, but I was slim. I had a little booty. And my husband always made me feel fantastic. After my first son was born, I gained about 15 lbs. But then I slowly lost if over a 2 years. Just being active and running around.
Then I got pregnant again. So there I go again, I gained back my weight and then some. This time I did not just drop off the weight. This time after Taylor, I never got below 142. But hey, I had two kids. And I still looked young. Finally, after Ashley was born, I gained a total of 47lbs.
I weighed 174lbs and felt uncomfortable in my own body. I stopped going out with friends. I felt ugly. So I decided to start dieting. I tried all the brand-name diets like Atkins, Jenny Craig, Slim Fast, Nutri-slim, South Beach, bought diet products advertised inside Shape magazines, etc.
You name it, I tried it. Even the one that Anna Nicole Smith was promoting for awhile. But none of these products had real results that lasted.
Yes, I would maybe lose 10-12 lbs or so then I would gain it right back up. I was so frustrated with these programs that basically made be go up and down in weight without lasting results. So, I just gave up. I started eating more and more because I just did not care. I was in a downward spiral. At my heaviest, I weighed 182lbs.
Most people think that overweight people got that way because they are lazy. Truth is, many woman gain extra weight because of life. Kids, work, school, driving around running errands. It all takes time from our day. And it is all so exhausting.
Who wants to come home after a full day of work, then drive our kids around to their practices or help the kids with their homework while cooking dinner, put kids to sleep, and then try to make a dash to the gym? That is insane. And I am like most Americans. I am not superwomen. I need to do what I need to do and then prepare for the next day.
This has nothing to do with laziness. People have lives and that may not necessary include going to a gym. I tried all the diet programs that people have swear by. I really did try them. But nothing that worked. I felt hopeless that this was just the way I was going to look forever. Then I saw one TV show that changed my life.
The TV show that turned my life around!
It was one Oprah TV show that changed my life. I would not say I owe my life to Oprah, but I would say that if I had not been watching when a Dr. Mehmet Oz came on to talk about a new superfood called Acai berry, I would probably still be fat.
Dr. Oz was a pretty credible guy. He is vice-chair and professor of surgery at Columbia University. He had authored over 400 original publications, book chapters and medical books. And I trusted Oprah not to have shady doctors on, so I had a feeling this was not one of those too good to be true products.
Dr. Oz raved about a new berry from the Amazon Rainforest called Acai (pronounced ah-sa-ee). It is more powerful than pomegranate or red wine. And they can be put into easy to take supplement capsules. But the part that hooked me was when Dr. Oz explained how Acai helps you lose weight by reducing hunger and raising energy levels.
Acai seemed like the product I had been waiting for all along. Plus, after I saw that show I found out that even CNN, ABC, CBS and the Wall Street Journal have been covering the health benefits of Acai berries.
Even Rachael Ray herself has used this diet and was successful. She looks hot now!
Then the very next day I saw Dr. Oz on another show talking about another extremely effective way of losing weight as well. Dr Oz explained that how cleansing your colon or a Colon Cleanse is a great way to lose unwanted weight. I do not know all the medical details, but basically he was explaining how years worth of gunk and junk get trapped in your colon and trap in all sorts of toxins.
It is a thick slime like tar and it also ads a few inches to your waistline. And basically there are some products out there, again that come in a supplement pill form. And that all you have to do was take a pill and it will naturally clean out your colon.
Dr Oz explained that, you can do all the exercise you want and not lose weight without the right supplements to clean you and energize you. I thought, Maybe thats why all those diets failed for me. Dr. Oz said that cleansing out this sludge would automatically make you lose weight in ways dieting and exercise can not.
I liked Oprah and Dr. Oz because they themselves were not trying to peddle some product themselves. Oprah and Dr. Oz was trying to get the public understand the health benefits simply taking either an Acai berries or a Colon Cleanse supplement pills. And Rachael Ray did it herself!
The Acai & Col-n X combo diet that melted my fat away like magic
These were the two amazing products that Oprah and Dr. Oz spoke about: Acai berries and Col-n X supplements. Typically they are sold separately by two different companies. But, I had my idea to combine these two methods, I needed to find a way to test it without spending lots of money.
I searched for a few days and found some great free trials of products to test.
The two products I found, and still use, are NutraBurst Acai and Col-n X.
Here is how I combine them so effectively:
Step 1:
NutraBurst Acai is the first and most important part of my routine.
NutraBurst Acai helps me:
* Super boost my energy by giving me more vitamins and nutrients than any other food on the planet
* Cause me to lose my hunger pains. You just do not feel hungry anymore.
* Stabilizes my metabolism
* Revitalizes my skin cells. So when I lose the weight my skin will be tight around my body. This also tightens skin around my neck and face. Basically tightens your skin throughout your body. I just look younger, because I am tight everywhere.I got a free 30-day trial of NutraBurst Acai and I simply love the fact that I can take the Acai 1 capsule in the morning and one at night.
Step 2:
Col-n X is the second important step in my routine. While NutraBurst Acai gives me energy, revitalize my cells and helps suppress my hunger, the Col-n X:
* Removes walls of aged sludge in my colon. This sludge goes away down the toilet and out of your body.
* Now that my colon is completely cleaned out this intern allows my body to actually get rid of the fat by dumping the fat out through my now cleaned out colon. It is amazing
* And then since the colon is now clean, my body will actually able to absorb the NutraBurst Acai even better
* This allows even more fat and toxins to be eliminated through the colon, including toxins built up in the liver, gal bladder, pancreas and even breast tissue
* This becomes a revitalizing cycle that keeps on benefiting my body over and over. I become beautiful again from the inside and now it will begin show on the outside.
* This will drop pounds of retained water and fat, tighten your skin, make you look and feel 10-15 years younger, boost your energy, regulate your mood, my blood pressure and cholesterol levelsI got a free bottle of Col-n X and I take 1 capsule in the morning and 1 in the evening when I take my Acai. They are the perfect weight-loss combination, helping drop my ugly fat from everywhere and cleanse my system of harmful waste build up.
The results of MY OWN diet routine
During my trial period I lost 32 lbs! I continued using both products and lost another 15 lbs. (That is a total of 47 lbs in 3 months!) I am back to 137 and am just 10 lbs away from my pre-mom weight!
I feel healthier and more refreshed than ever. My husband is so proud of what I accomplished and I have more energy to do fun activities with my kids. But best of all, I look and feel sexier than I did in my twenties!
I hope my story provides at least some motivation to help you lose weight. Just do not give up, because losing weight really will change your life in ways you never imagined. You will feel things you have not felt since you were 20. Most importantly, you will finally be happy with yourself for tackling your weight once and for all.
I really recommend my method; it worked wonders when everything else failed. But the best part is that the products I found have free trials, so you can test it out and see if it is right for you.
Try my diet if your stuck in a rut!
Be sure to order both NutraBurst Acai and Col-n X if you want to get maximum results. Both products have amazing free trials with a full money-back guarantee. I just paid shipping (less than $5.00 for each).
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hey I thought sites like this have recently been banned
I wish I seen this website before I ordered this product the other day and if I have a problem canceling this product I will file a law suite. All the women who orderd this product should come together and file a group law suite against this company, oprah, racheal ray, and dr oz……..
I ordered my free trial for 99cents. I ordered it off of a pre paid visa card (one You buy in the stores) so there will be NO further payment taken out of my account. So im not really concerned about the money issue. I just want to know do the pills ACTUALLY work?
I don’t know if this works, but DO NOT take the free trial. You will be repeatedly billed each month until you return unused bottles and cancel – and good luck getting through to customer service. I tried something like this and the pills and the bills kept coming. I disputed it with my credit card company and got all the charges reversed, however i had to cancel the card and get a new one in order to stop the charges from continuing. Any supplement worth buying can be bought in a store or on a legitimate website.
The site looks at your computer’s IP address and uses that to determine what town you live in, then tailors the ad to reflect Alyssa Johnson from your town, etc. etc.
It’s pathetic.
I ordered a year supply of the product. I NEVER GOT IT! I actually liked their product and I am a doctor but these people are scam artists!!!! They stole over $200 from me and I know that several others are in similar situations!
I did some research and found out who the people who own the company are and will be filing a class action lawsuit against YourNutra Health, Nutraburst Health, Traffic Needs, Razor Media and what ever other names these chumps use and I intend it’s management team, who have repeatedly lied to me. If you have also been scammed by these cheats leave a comment for more details on how you can get involved in the lawsuit. I can’t get to all of them and the more people we have the better chance of success we will have.
Our Alyssa Johnson is from Ashburn VA… you are right she just keeps moving around. This is a big scam. Luckily her husband and kids names are not changing.. else she would be changing families also every week :)…. I think this SCAM must be brought out.
What a surprise. I just saw the same exact picture and story of Allysa Johnson from Saegertown, PA! She must move around an awful lot–haha!
lol!!! I looking at the weather conditions in different cities and a sponsored advertisement came up saying first saying”
“Ft Wayne – Mom Lost 47lbs Following 1 Rule
I Cut Down 47 lbs of Stomach Fat By Obeying This 1 Old Rule”
Then when looking in another city it said
“Louisville – Mom Lost 47lbs Following 1 Rule
I Cut Down 47 lbs of Stomach Fat By Obeying This 1 Old Rule”
Both sites led me to the site you wrote this on. Even more disturbing, right under the advertisement was this link:
Acai Berry EXPOSED (Official Report)
Our Report Investigates an Internet Sensation. Miracle diet or scam?
HealthNews6.com
This site is a false news station which claims to do an investigation on the product. The “news station” links are bogus, such as weather, sports, or news. These types of misleading advertisements should be stopped and people should press their representatives to take action.
Also both these false sites comments section are “closed”, go figure. ALWAYS AT LEAST GLANCE THROUGH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS- nice post/note tonya, ty James great site- keep it up!!
after falling for the ACAI Nutraburst weight loss scam and reading these comments along with other sites, I called my credit card company and they canceled my present card, r sending me a new one right away, I will not be responsible for those charges of $5.47, and better yet filed a fraud charge against these people. Try this for it worked 4 me………………………
would maybe lose 10-12 lbs or so then I would gain it right back up. I was so frustrated with these programs that basically made be go up and down in weight without lasting results. So, I just gave up. I started eating more and more because I just did not care. I was in a downward spiral. At my heaviest, I weighed 182lbs.
I would not say I owe my life to Oprah, but I would say that if I had not been watching when a Dr. Mehmet Oz came on to talk about a new superfood called Acai berry, I would probably still be overweight.
It’s criminal how people can get by w/ this kind of thing. I think most of us thought that false advertising and tricking people out of their money was outlawed a long time ago. But in the last decade or so, obviously regulations have been relaxed hugely so one can blithely get by with false advertising and tricking people w/out anyone stopping you. I KNOW that when I agreed to pay shipping for my free sample of this product I didn’t see anywhere that I was agreeing to buy more at the regular price (atrocious)…And I don’t see how they can get by with claiming I agreed to do so and taking my money without my knowledge or agreement. This kind of thing is happening all over the place…companies changing hands and then informing customers that they must conform to new requirements w/ no recourse, etc
I got into these messes, as well as the dental whitener ones too! in particular,” dazzel white” aud is a real jerk!!! i called my bank because i have charges they can’t even tell me who they are from! all they are is numbers!!! they advised let these clear, then pursue dispute/fraud with them.in the meantime,i keep on calling, & holding >20 min sometimes, until i get a confirmation number,or email i can copy while i wait to be able to work with the bank!!so,people beware!!!!! i wish warnings could be posted somehow before people ever sign up!! i wonder if Oprah & Rachel ray’s people even know about this!!!!!
i had noticed this ad keeps showing up beside news articles saying she lives in my hometown. so i put some random zip codes and she lives in most of those towns also.
I nearly was scammed myself, but being a victim of identity theft before I got cold feet and elected not to order. Reading these posts really just gets my blood boiling as i scroll down that this criminal activity that is protected by fine print and B.S. is allowed to continue. I would really enjoy finding an address to those scum running this scam and going there and opening a can of some Oklahoma whoopass on somebody.
acai nutraburst ripped me off and all I want is my money back. Does anyone know the mailing address to send the product back to. No one will answer the phone they just put me on hold and never answer. Thank you.
The best thing you can do is contact your credit card company and report your credit card as lost or stolen (with notations for blocking of charges from these companies). No more charges from them can go through to your old account nor can they be forwarded on to your new account. All of you….talk to your banks, credit card companies, etc. whatever method of payment you used to purchase your so-called “free trial.” Even if you have to close out your account and reopen a new one, it is far better than dealing with these criminals. They belong behind bars!
I went to the acai website, and although interested in the product, you had to put in your information…name, email, phone number, etc to read about the product. I did, and after reading…hit my back browser to navigate away from the site. All the pop ups came on saying do you want to leave the site?, etc. I did and I didn’t order the free trial.
Well, 2 weeks later I got a phone call from the company and a very pushy salesperson! I couldn’t believe they had my info even though I hadn’t pressed enter to order the product! Well, I refused and they hung up on me! This IS such a scam. someone should contact Rachel Ray and Oprah to put a stop to this!
I can’t believe I fell for this scam. In fact, I’m going to write a post on my website.
I would actually pay $75.00 for a product that provided me with more energy and possibly weight loss.
This Nutraburst scam is sad in that if the product was that good, people would buy it without the obvious intended small scam print.
Since I posted mssg on Aug. 12, I did finally get an email mssg back from company assuring me they won’t send me more shipments but totally ignoring my request that they put the money for the product I didn’t order back in my tiny bank account. I submitted consumer fraud claim to my bank and they were very well aware of this company. As others have noted, it wouldn’t be quite so bad that these people (I have to assume it’s real people deliberately doing this to others) were skirting the edges of the law and going way past the edges of human decency if they at least were hawking a product that works, even a little. I’ve gone ahead & taken the tablets from my “free sample” w/ hope for the best (while saving my un-requested bottle in hopes of being able to return it & get my money back.) Acai might be a useful herb, but it doesn’t seem to have any effect whatsoever as it is offered in this company’s product. No energy boost whatsoever, and I’m 2 lb. heavier than I was 3 1/2 wks ago when I started taking the samples.
It’s criminal how people can get by w/ this kind of thing. I think most of us thought that false advertising and tricking people out of their money was outlawed a long time ago. But in the last decade or so, obviously regulations have been relaxed hugely so one can blithely get by with false advertising and tricking people w/out anyone stopping you. I KNOW that when I agreed to pay shipping for my free sample of this product I didn’t see anywhere that I was agreeing to buy more at the regular price (atrocious)…And I don’t see how they can get by with claiming I agreed to do so and taking my money without my knowledge or agreement. This kind of thing is happening all over the place…companies changing hands and then informing customers that they must conform to new requirements w/ no recourse, etc…
I digress. Went through this when my propane company was bought out & I was abruptly informed I had to pay much more to remain a customer. Ok, remove me from your customer list I said, so they promptly billed me for removal of my propane tank, which previous company did not have a charge for. I’m fighting that through the courts on general principle. One should have to honor contracts entered into, but one should not have to honor contracts that one didn’t agree to or even know about. That’s just simple human decency.
Well, I too fell for the advertisement for the Acai Nurtra burst.There was an ad on Accuweather.com at the top of the page that got my attention because a lady by the Name Alyssa Johnson claimed to be from S’Ville WV, in my neighborhood had lost all this weight. I fell the story she told because i fit the category of her lifestyle and I am over weight. I was so excited about the product that I couldn’t wait to get it. I ordered it online 07/5/09 and I thought by 07/12/09 that I should have received it but didn’t. I only had to pay the shipping of $4.95. I called the
number that I found on the advertisement and i wrote the order number, now I did have to wait a few minutes but i stayed on the phone until i talked to someone.
He insured me that i would get my order by 07/14/09 but that I needed to cancel before the 5th of August if i didn’t want any more. Well. We went on vacation on Aug. 5th and I forgot until August 6th. I balanced my check book and their was an amount of $74.94 withdrawn from account so i called the Number back and talked to some man, after being on hold for a while and I asked him if they sent me another order of the Acai Nutraburst and he said yes, in the amount of $74.94.I told him that since they already sent in the mail I would except this one but I did not want any more of the mailed to me and that I did not want my card billed again, and I stated “Did you hear me?” DO NOT USE MT DEBIT NUMBER AGAIN?” He said yes mam, and said that they would cancel my subscriptions and that they would no to use my card any more unless they hear from me personally. The man said,” okay If you want another order just call our customer service. So, we’ll see what happens now!
My Alyssa Johnson was from Dayton Ohio…so I ordered my “free”trial bottle of ACAI Burst ($4.95) and my “free”trial bottle of Col-nX ($3.95) Both orders were placed at the same time.
I received the Col-nX 5 days later and the Acai 7 days later. After reading the warnings on each bottle I took them to my doctor for advice.
I was told that the ingredients would work against some of the medications I am taking. I did not take the pills from either bottle. In fact one the Col-nX is still sealed.
NEEDLESS TO SAY contacting both companies was useless. In order to protect myself I called my gank and we have a plan.
The 14 day free trial period starts WHEN YOU PLACE YOUR ORDER. You can cancel your subscription but you have to pay for the order, return it ( at your expense) then they will reimburse your money (in their sweet time) In the case of Acai Nutraburst, they charge you $25.00 called restocking fee,
To any future buyer…go to your local health food store..the same stuff is available for around six bucks. Talk to your doctor or your local pharmacist .
As for you Don, where do you find the ingredients of the pills and the earnings???
You don’t get those until you receive your “free trial” package.
If you can compress 14 days into 5 or even 7 days you don’t belong on the internet, you need to be working for the government…..they really need your help!!!
I have fallen into the nightmare! Have been on the phone for hours now. The number for colinx put me on hold for 5 minutes, then transferred me to a voice mailbox. I’m sure somebody will respond to my message (ha). Then I tried their email on the “contact us” page. Imagine my surprise when it came back undeliverable. Next call was to my credit card company to find out if I am going to be charged $89.89 for the rest of my life? Next call was to the Attorney General’s office, who advised me they had already had many calls about this company.
Oh, how I wish I had read about this before I ordered!!! BEWARE PEOPLE Oh, yes, and to make matters worse, the products DON”T WORK!
Work for Acai NutraBurst do you Don?
That’s a line of rubbish if I ever heard one! Look how the websites use lies to sell the product and prey upon people who trust that the reviews are real.
Unless you are a lawyer, you’ll never find all the hidden gotchas packed in the terms. Phone numbers that don’t work, transfers to static, infinite wait times, lost transaction ID’s and more all designed to make refunds difficult or next to impossible.
The internet is filled with examples and complaints about this product. Best thing to do is contact your credit card company and refuse payment!
Hey, here is an idea, how about not automatically renewing the product, or better yet, how about a phone line that works.
We’re not stupid Don, just trusting!
Read the terms and conditions… I know America has gotten fat, but we’re stupid too now???
I got a call today confirming my order and after realizing what a mistake I made I told them I wanted to cancel. She gave me a customer service number to call and I did get through.Give it a try. 866-931-6793.I should have googled the name before I ordered not after. What a lesson.
I sure wish I had seen all this before I fell for the scam a couple of weeks ago. I got the “free sample” which I’ve been taking religiously & actually gained a couple of pounds. Came home from vacation yesterday & found a bottle delivered w/ invoice & $75 taken from bank account. I absolutely can not afford this. I’ve tried all morning to get through on phone line, then sent an email. This is maddening!!!
Carol,
Don’t let the charge do through!
Dispute the charge on your credit card as soon as possible. Not only will you be getting your money back, but the credit card company will remove Nutraburst’s ability to charge cards!
Don’t wait to dispute the fee, do it now! I did it and had my money back in my account the same day!
Good luck!
I got into these messes, as well as the dental whitener ones too! in particular,” dazzel white” aud is a real jerk!!! i called my bank because i have charges they can’t even tell me who they are from! all they are is numbers!!! they advised let these clear, then pursue dispute/fraud with them.in the meantime,i keep on calling, & holding >20 min sometimes, until i get a confirmation number,or email i can copy while i wait to be able to work with the bank!!so,people beware!!!!! i wish warnings could be posted somehow before people ever sign up!! i wonder if Oprah & Rachel ray’s people even know about this!!!!!
I bought it and it didn’t work. I feel it is a scam because I did get through on
866-762-8701 and was told that they do not provide a full refund. They kept saying it was all legal charges and that the 100% satisfaction is not true. They only want to credit 49.95 for the cost and I was charged 74.94 and I have to pay shipping for it back. They hung up the first time and the 2nd time they said that they “DIDN’T have a CORPORATE OFFICE”. The bottle has different instructions than what is provided on the bottle also…”BEWARE” this is not what it seems to be and can be costly …you have 14 days to cancel from the date on invoice to prevent future shipments.
I purchased nutraburst and it didn’t work! Please tell me, how do I cancel it using the credit card company? I might have to turn them in as the phone number they provide doesn’t work and the email comes back as wrong e-mail address!
I just order my free trials but reading all this stories, i want to cancel now, does anyone about there knows how to cancel? your help will be really appreciated
WOW… So sorry to whom ever bought these products. I was so close to purchasing them. THANK YOU all for your stories. It’s hard to find truth on the internet. I always look up everything before making an online purchase like this. Contacting your bank is a great idea to getting your money back. Good luck.
I just went throught the same thing as Penny Green above. The big trick on the Colonx was that they don’t even send the item until the 14 days have passed so you’re stuck paying the restocking fee and without a leg to stand on with your CC company. Their terms are 14 days from the day you PLACE your order…NOT from when you receive it. The government should concentrate on this kind of fraud. These guys are the biggest thieves.
I haven’t been burned by this scam, but was by a dialup I-net connection fraud. The solution was SIMPLE. I didn’t try to contact the company. I contacted my bank and disputted the charge on my credit card. The bank restored my money and then THEY went after collecting charges from the fraudulent business. This was actually easy for them to do. Contact your bank or credit card company and tell them that the charges were illegit and to kblock any future charges.
As for colon cleanses, I don’t believe it. I had to drink a special fluid for a colonoscopy exam before they ran the camera inside of me. When I saw the pictures, I saw a VERY clean colon…
I sent for the free sample ACAI Burst and I thought what a hoax. Then 2 weeks later they sent me another bottle and sent billedme $79. off my account…….Better buisness here I come
And my colon is as dirty as ever.
Try changing your diet not going on one, and stick with lean meats, good carbs, and proteins, i..e. South Beach, foods and you’ll lose weight. Exercise alone does not work. Never will. I’ve lost 60 lbs,, feel great two years later, and love what I eat. And it was free.
Just got off the phone with the fraud department with my bank, because I agreed to the terms and conditions that are so lost in the ad that they would not credit back my account. I finally got through Acai Nutraburst and they have no record I had called previously. They told me if I sent back the unopen product, they would credit me back $49.94. Someone is making lots of money. Thank you for this blog!! But instead of reading all the blogs, why not fight back? Lot of hard working people are losing money on this while low lazy scums are getting rich! I would love to see this on 20/20 or investigating show…like to see how they live and what they drive? Does anyone know how we can all come together and stand up to these scum bags? Yes report to the Attorney General but do they really do anything about this? Wish Oprah or Rachel Ray’s Lawyers stomp on this…obviously the working class people are being played. So much for the American Dream!
I am not a person who looses their cool…but today did it. In early July I saw an online ad for Acai and colocleanse and a story about a Kristin Johnson whom I “thought” was someone I might have seen, but wasn’t sure.
I ordered the Colocleanse, then read (too late) the scams on these products. I called the phone number provided immediatly to cancel my order within an hour of placing it, and told THEM not to ship the product. I was told that their computer system was down, and that I could call back in 24 hours. I called back within 24 hours and then was told that my order had already been shipped, and that I had to wait until the product arrived before I could cancel it. The product arrived and I immediately called THEM. THEY said I could cancel closer to the end of my 14 day trial, but would extend my trial for 28 days.
It didn’t matter what I said to these people…they just kept right on talking about the trial and the product, and would not take NO for an answer. I told them that I didn’t want their product, and I wanted my credit card canceled, and that I would send them back their unopened bottle of pills. I was then told that they would only except courier service delivery and that would cost me over $80.00.
I called THEM again (5 times) and got a different foreign voice, telling me to call back and I could cancel the order the day before my trial period was up. I screamed at them saying this makes absolutely no sense and I didn’t want the product and had contacted them immediately to cancel. I asked to speak to his (got a guy this time) supervisor..I was told he wasn’t in. Finally at the end my screaming at this person he gave me a cancellation number, but I am not falling for that one either.
By the way….my sister who lives in another state had looked at the same ad, and had started to fill out the information form, she got as far as typing in her phone number, and then decided not to pursue placing an order, and clicked off of her computer. Within minutes her phone rang and it was a woman from this same company wanting to sell her the product…my sister asked how could they get her phone number when she hadn’t placed an order…they said “oh that happens a lot, when someone partially fills in the order form it bounces back to their department.” The woman was so over powering and persistent, she just wouldn’t take no for an answer as to why my sister wasn’t buying the product. My sister hung up the phone (smart gal.) These people MUST BE STOPPED!
I called my credit card company and warned them of this transaction, and they have taken the notes to add to my file. I will have to continue to monitor my card to see if any transactions took place.
I am FURIOUS!!! Dr. Oz, Oprah, Rachel Ray…ads for these products are located on the same page and one believes it is legitimately endorsed by these people.
Well I wanna say thank you to whoever started this page. I just found a site about the Acai Natraburst supplements and was so impressed that someone local to me had a success story that I wanted to check it out myself. Thankfully the links on the site I found didn’t work and I had to do a search on the supplement which lead me to a search page with several mentions of the scam by others with the same story I had just read. It was pretty funny it was pretty much word for word, only differences were the names, location and pounds, everything was exact.
The link for the site I found is: kristingotskinny.com.
Once again thanks for the heads up if it weren’t for your site I may have actually went through with ordering it.
I was taken for a ride on TheRachelRayDiet.com (74.86.175.138). Also, research on AcaiNutraburst.com (66.104.74.53) shows the company belongs to:
Razor Marketing Inc.
421 Leroy Drive
Corona, CA 92879
951-735-9966
Larry, Frutkin is the administrative and technical contact located at:
421 Leroy Drive
Corona, CA 92879
US
951-735-9966
Domain servers are:
NS1.ACAINUTRABURST.COM 66.104.74.13
NS2.ACAINUTRABURST.COM 66.104.74.53
Razor Marketing, Inc. has a California Corporation number of C3010675 and filed on 7/23/2007.
Jurisdiction: NEVADA
Address: 711 S. CARSON STREET, SUITE 4, CARSON CITY, NV 89701
Agent for Service of Process: LINDA L GOODMAN
126 WEST FIR STREET
SAN DIEGO, CA 92101
Also, I noticed this ad between to two weight loss sites:
Clearwater News: ‘Mom Earns $7k/Mo At Home!’
Read The Story of How A Clearwater Mom Turned $1.97 Into $7359.65
SarahsMoneyBlog.com
SarahsMoneyBlog.com is not even a valid site, yet Microsoft allows this?
The ad then goes to Sarahsmoneyblog.net and
http ://the-daily-herald.com/indexc.php?t202kw=ad2-pulse360msnbcnews
and if you click on the same ad twice, you’ll be taken to:
https ://www.yoursearchprofits.com/051809/index.php
Here is part of their TOS that states what will happen if you don’t cancel.
Thank you for visiting RM Inc.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
The following terms and conditions are a legally binding agreement which govern your use of our website and purchase of products on our website. Please review the entire agreement carefully. When you submit an order for our product you are certifying that you have read and agree to all terms and conditions contained in this agreement.
TRIAL OFFER AND CONTINUITY PLAN SUMMARY
Free Trial Offer:
To help you get started, we offer a 14-day free trial of the Acai Nutraburst with enrollment in our home delivery program. You can try Acai Nutraburst risk free to determine for yourself if this product is right for you. When you submit your order, you agree to pay the non-refundable shipping & handling charge of $4.95 for your free trial bottle. If you find that the product is not right for you, simply call our Customer Service Center at 1-866-762-8701 or send an email to info@acainutraburst.com to cancel before the end of your 14-day trial period and you will not be charged anything else. Your 14-day trial period begins when you place your order and includes processing, shipping, and transit time. If you do not receive your free trial bottle within five (5) days of ordering, please contact our Customer Service Center at 1-866-762-8701 or by email at info@acainutraburst.com.
If you do not cancel before the end of your 14-day trial period, we will ship you a 30-day supply of Acai Nutraburst on the 15th 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. Upon shipment each thirty (30) days, we will automatically charge the credit card you used to order your free trial bottle the price of $69.99 per bottle plus $4.95 shipping & handling for a total monthly charge of $74.94 per month, plus any taxes that apply.
Cancellations:
You may cancel your continuing shipments at any time if you are not completely satisfied with the product by notifying Company at 1-866-762-8701 or email us at info@acainutraburst.com. However, unless you are canceling pursuant to the 14 Day Trial Period set forth hereinabove, we will not refund any amounts previously paid up to the date of cancellation or termination. You shall not receive any pro-rata refund for partial months and you remain liable for any and all unpaid charges billed through the date of cancellation. You understand and agree that cancellation of the continuity program is your sole right and remedy with respect to any dispute with Company.
Chargeback’s and Reversals:
We handle all chargeback’s and reversals as potential cases of fraudulent use of our product offer and/or theft of product. In cases where we have provided a product and we have verified that a client has received a product and/or refused or returned product(s), whether or not they have used the product in any way, possible actions taken by the company may include filing a complaint with the Internet Crimes Bureau and/or local authorities, or reporting the incident to the appropriate authorities in your state to investigate theft of product and possible mail fraud which is a Federal Crime. All cases of chargeback requests will be vigorously fought by the Company. BE AWARE that if you choose to claim your online transaction was fraudulent that all activity and IP address information is captured. This digital proof of whom and where the order was placed will be submitted to the proper authorities. This information may be used in a civil and criminal case against a customer if there is fraudulent use or theft of product(s).
I too ordered it from my home computer and the person claiming she had lost weight was a Kristin Johnson from my home town, I just went onto my computer at work and saw the ad about Kristin from the town I work in had lost weight, so I opened it up and it was the same person as the one in my home town.
I had just received my free trial in the mail the day before, so today I immediately called the customer service number to cancel any future shipments. I did not have a long wait, but the person tried his best to have me wait until closer to the end of my trial date before I canceled.
He finally conceded and gave me a cancellation number. Their recording said to have your order number ready, but he said he could not look the account up that way. I also let him know about the ads on the web site and how misleading they are.
You really have to click the terms and conditions link to find out about the future charges to your credit card account
SCAM! I wish I would have read this first. I ordered by free trial of acai nutraburst. It doesn’t do a damn thing and you do not feel any more energy, etc. I kept trying to call and never got through. I received another bottle about one week ago…. and they are charging me $74+!
I kept calling, No luck…. I finally got through today and after being on hold for about 20+ minutes, someone answered. She told me “too bad” no refunds but I can cancel future orders. You needed to read your terms and cancel in time. I asked them how am I supposed to do that when I can’t get through to you.
I will definitely be filing a chargeback with my credit card company!
Yup another carpet baggin’ scamola. Always, ALWAYS be leery of an ad with a local person on it, pure scam all the way. Great site, keep up the good work of exposing these rip-off artists.
Finally! I’ve been trying to contact someone every day at their supposed customer support line and e-mail since June 20 and kept getting the same recording on the phone “you have reached the maximum hold time” “you can contact us at info@acainutraburst.com.
Well, every time I e-mailed them they said they didn’t have a record of me with the information I provided them. I told them they didn’t have a problem finding me to charge my card when I canceled before my trial period was up. To be honest, I canceled because I became skeptical of the product because I couldn’t reach anyone at the number.
The last e-mail I got from them said that they weren’t the ones that charged me even though my debit card states that they did and gave me a phone number to call which was for e-bills who told me that the charge was for acai nutraburst.
This has been nothing but a big runaround! It wreaks of SCAM! Free trial my butt! Don’t fall for it!
Seen a blog on Alyssa, just as the one mentioned above. The only difference was it stated she was from Grandview, Wa. There is no Alyssa Johnson in this town that looks like the one on the blog. This is totally a scam.
I happen to be from near Woodstock MN. Well, Woodstock is a town 3 blocks wide by 5 blocks long. No Alyssa or Adam Johnson live in this area. The ad claims her son plays soccer..well if that is the case she would be driving over an hour one way (no traffic out her..it’s a good 70 miles) to the nearest soccer team and if he plays in MN it is a 3 hour drive as the closest one is in Mankato…half way across the state! All of it is a scam; the diet, the claims of residence etc. Someone should ‘out’ these kinds of shams that dupe hardworking folks trying to do better of their money and put their health at risk! It’s a sad joke.
i tried nutraburst and and didn’t lose a thing except my money! Very disappointed :(
T. Davis
Thanks for point out the Jill Rogers ACAI Nutraburst Weight Loss Scam!
The scam for Jill Rogers starts off differently than the Alyssa Johnson scam, then the start matching when talking about Dr. Oz. and it is all designed to sell you on ACAI Nutraburst and if you try to leave, then it tries to sell you on Acaifit.
Below is the part that is different:
By the way, the owner of the site is hidden, the site was registered on 5/11/09 for only one year (the minimum you can register a site for), has an IP address of 74.86.136.76
There are a ton of other sites using this same IP address; that does not mean they are all related to one another, simply that they share the same IP – however, chances are very good that the person that owns the Jill Rogers ACAI Nutraburst Weight Loss Scam website owns some or many of the others.
As a side note here, I’ll point out for business owners that have hired someone to do their web development, you HAVE to make sure that your site is NOT being hosted on an IP address shared by a ton of other sites which include misleading sites such as those mentioned above.
I should note that the IP addresses of the Jill Rogers ACAI Nutraburst Weight Loss Scam and that of Alyssa Johnson ACAI Nutraburst Weight Loss Scam are not the same; this does not mean they are owned by separate people, just that they don’t share the same IP.
I am a victim of the same scam, who used the kind of ads. My credit card was charged for 3x. I thought thats a free trial but I was charged almost $250 for 3 bottles. ACAI NUTRABURST AND COLON CLEANSE. What is really unfair is I don;t have the product yet. God knows what do do with these kind of people doing a very unfair business!
ANOTHER SCAM!!!
jillsweightlossblog.com
Couldn’t contact that Acainutraburst, line is always busy. I would really appreciate any suggestion for me. Don’t know what to do with those charges. I can’t afford to pay that amount.
Tha
I just want to say that I can not believe Oprah, Rachel Ray , or Dr. Oz would allow this type of false advertising to take place. I did do some link work and found the same to be true. I was going to sign up for it and then something told me to put in a search for Acai. I had remembered the site I had seen previous said a months worth free so I wanted to check. Sure enough the picture is slightly different but they tried to say “Brittany Johnson of Oneonta, NY lost similar weight , Three children yadda yadda. Fraud as far as I can see !!! Sad really. If this stuff works I am calling these two companies to send it to me to try truly FREE. 6 Lonergan Ave ONeonta, NY 13820. I would be glad to put a retraction of its worth — If it works