A NEW Angle Now with the $1 Trial CD and Forced Continuity

Oh come on. Yes, some people bury the continuity terms in small print. But not the majority. Almost every one of those offers I've seen states very plainly (often in a video) that they're giving you the $1 whatever as an incentive to try the continuity program.

And honestly, if it isn't clear to you why they're making the $1 offer maybe you should do a little more due dilligence. If something seems too good to be true, it usually is.

REGARDLESS...

People who sign on for those offers with the intent of getting the $1 whatever and never honestly evaluating the continuity offer are just as much scammers as the few bad apples who do continuity programs the wrong way. (<---Run on sentence for effect. )

The golden rule is a 2 way street.

How are you supposed to find these continuity scams and teach them a lesson if they're hiding the continuity from you? Which is it....are they hiding it from you or not?

Well to be perfectly honest, all the $1 trial, free but cover the shipping offers in the IM space have all been right upfront about the continuity programs. Even in the videos they mention that. I may have missed one that wasn't clear but all the ones I've seen had it right up front several times.

Mike Hill

Dave,

I certainly agree with you. As I stated, I personally would not go with a $1 trial unless I was serious about giving the program an honest look for a month.

Regards,
Dennis

no ones changing forced continuity. RFT's are dominating the entire CPA industry and will continue to do so...

obviously theres always going to be that small % of dbags who try to scam people.... its in EVERY business, in every country..... you as a card holder are always protected, thats the thing you need to know.

oh and you're wrong with the ftc comments.

they're cracking down because the **** people were CRUSHING it, making obscene amounts of money, and MANY weren't issuing refunds when customers asked which is just stupid.... they think short term only.

oh and for not disclosing continuity. which is just reaaaly dumb on their part.

THAT is the reason why.

and for the people who say they never saw continuity, or terms..... for the most part is laughable.

I run a big continuity program, shipping a physical product..... its amazing how many people don't read the offer..... the terms are on the offer page, on the checkout page, at the bottom of the pages, in links that pop up...... yet they swear up and down theres nothing there.

people don't read. they see the offer, want it and thats it.

And Enzyte.

"All that stuff" is continuity.

FTC cracks down on 'negative option' marketing
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FTC Cracks Down on Scammers Trying to Take Advantage of the Economic Downturn

John Beck/Mentoring of America, two principals, and three purported "inventors" marketed three get-rich-quick schemes, duping hundreds of thousands of consumers into paying approximately $300 million. The defendants marketed "John Beck's Free & Clear Real Estate System," "John Alexander's Real Estate Riches in 14 Days," and "Jeff Paul's Shortcuts to Internet Millions." The defendants allegedly made false and unsubstantiated claims about potential earnings for users of these systems. They used frequently aired infomercials to sell the systems for $39.95 and then contacted the purchasers via telemarketing to offer "personal coaching services," which cost several thousand dollars and purportedly would enhance their ability to earn money quickly and easily using the systems. In addition, all purchasers were signed up for continuity programs that cost an additional $39.95 per month, but which were not adequately disclosed to consumers. Some consumers also continued receiving unwanted sales calls after they told the defendants' telemarketers to stop calling. This case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Grants For You Now and its affiliates and principals operated Web sites such as
grantsforyounow.com, grantoneday.org, and easygrantaccess.com that deceived consumers by promising them free government grant money to use for personal expenses or to pay off debt. According to the FTC complaint, after obtaining consumers' credit or debit account information to process a $1.99 fee for grant information, the defendants failed to adequately disclose that consumers would be enrolled in a membership program that cost as much as $94.89 a month. Some consumers also were charged a one-time fee of $19.12 for a third-party "Google Profit" program. All the defendants' Web sites falsely offered a "100% No Hassle Money Back Guarantee." This case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Google Money Tree, its principals, and related entities allegedly misrepresented that they were affiliated with Google and lured consumers into divulging their financial account information by advertising a low-cost kit that they said would enable consumers to earn $100,000 in six months. They then failed to adequately disclose that the fee for the kit would trigger monthly charges of $72.21, the complaint states. This case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada.

Classic Closeouts, illegally made unauthorized charges and debits to the consumers' accounts months or years after they bought low-cost clothing or household goods from classiccloseouts.com, the FTC charged. The charges usually ranged from $59.99 to $79.99, and Classic Closeouts charged some consumers' accounts multiple times. Consumers' efforts to contact the defendants to contest the charges were unsuccessful. Many consumers also disputed the charges with their financial institutions. After the financial institutions reversed the unauthorized charges, the defendants contested these disputes, falsely claiming that consumers had chosen to join the Classic Closeouts "frequent shopper club." This case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Lots of other cases on the site involving making fraudulent claims, misrepresenting the amount of income that can be made using their get rich quick schemes, etc. that don't involve forced continuity ... just plain old deception.

LOL Did you not read my post? i said both of them silly.

they're not disclosing continuity and they're not refunding customers who call to cancel.