Simple Ways to Protect Yourself From the Acai Cleanse Scam

The acai berry cleanse scam is giving the acai berry a bad name. We have all seen the fake blogs with pictures telling you the owner of the blog is a 30 something mom that lost 30 pounds or more with free acai berry cleanse supplements. I think most people know these are fake, but they trick a lot of people into believing claims that are unrealistic.

There are good acai berry supplements out there, but you need to watch out for the scams. Knowing what to look for can help you protect yourself from being the victim of a scam.

A scam site will look like a blog. It will have a testimonial of the person who supposedly lost weight and published the blog. The story will talk about how she (it is almost always a female) had no energy until she found these free trials for an acai berry supplement and a colon cleanse product.

There will also be impressive before and after pictures of the person telling the story. The pictures are usually stock photos and cost $1 at www.stockxpert.com and they have lots of them. Using stock photos is not a bad thing in most cases, but here people are trying to deceive you.

There will usually be a comments section at the bottom after the whole weight loss story and diet pill recommendation. In that section there will be some comments saying how great the supplements worked. The comments section will be closed so you can’t leave a comment or if it allows you to put in a comment it will never be shown.

The fancy fake blogs (flogs for short) will detect where you are in the world and say something like “Hi this is Shelly from Houston, TX and I want to help you . . . “. No matter where in the world you are, it will look like the person is your neighbor.

The easiest way to protect yourself from a scam is to ignore all the hype. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

You also need to pay attention to what you are signing up for. If you want a free trial, that is ok. You just need to realize you will be charged for future shipments unless you cancel. Some people have had problems with certain companies. If you are worried about extra charges, use a prepaid card that won’t accept charges unless you have money in there.

If you want to avoid all the potential problems of free trials, there are lots of great deals out there. Many of the free trial supplements are also available in great deals like by 3 get 2 free. You can even buy single bottles with no strings attached. Just do a little research and you will be ok.

I will say it one more time: if it sounds too good to be true it probably is. Read the fine print and you will know what you are signing up for.