Don't Fall For So-Called Free Acai Berry Offers
We are proud to say that we have been warning consumers to avoid so-called free acai berry offers as soon as we became aware of this consumer rip-off. These bogus offers are not free. They are nothing more than schemes designed to take advantage of the fact that we all want a bargain and we'd all love to get something for nothing. But life doesn't work that way. As the old saying goes, if something looks too good to be true there is usually something wrong. And in the case of most all free acai berry offers, there is a lot wrong.
Free Acai Berry Offers Are Not Free
That's right, they are not free. Most of the time, before consumers realize they unwittingly signed up for automatic monthly shipments or before they are able to cancel the monthly shipments of products that they did not order, they start getting billed on their credit cards for very expensive products. Further, when consumers realize these offers are not free they find themselves in a nasty entanglement with companies that are extremely difficult to contact, making it very difficult to undo the mess in which they became involved.
How the Free Acai Offer Scam Works
These bogus offers require people to submit their credit card information. This should be the first red flag. If it's free, why should you need to disclose your credit card information? But these companies say that your credit card information is required because to get your "free" product you must pay for the shipping. A likely story! But of course, there is much more to the story.
Here's What the Free Offer Scam Companies
Hide in the Fine Print
It used to be the fine print that consumers learned to beware. Now we must beware the "terms" or "terms and conditions." This is another red flag. If there are terms and conditions, there must be something wrong.
By the way, no product offered on this website has terms and conditions because there aren't any. You only get products when you specifically order products. When you order from this website, you can order with confidence and security. That's a guarantee! No auto-shipments. No bogus free offers. No surprises. Just high quality acaiberry products.
Here's What Happens in the Free Acai Scam
Folks signing up for the free offers usually find themselves receiving products that they did not expect. This is because within 14 to 31 days because they are placed in monthly auto-shipment programs. The so-called disclosures of these monthly "auto-shipment" programs are usually buried somewhere on the offending company's website behind links labeled "terms and conditions" or just "terms."
So when consumers are considering a so-called free acai offer or free acai trial they should look closely for a link to the "Terms" or "Terms and Conditions" and read it!
Although there may be free offers that are not scams, we have not found one yet. It's important to understand that these free offer scams or "auto-shipment" scams do not just involve acai berry. But since there is extraordinary consumer interest in acai at this time, the crooks have really gone crazy with this.
The unethical operators of these schemes know that most people don't read every word on a website, nor do they click on all the links. These companies may allege that they disclosed their auto-ship program, but they really didn't because they hide their disclosure behind a link and they know most people don't read everything on a webpage or click on all the links on a website.
So instead of properly disclosing the real "terms" of the so-called free offer on the front page where such disclosure belongs and where consumers can easily see it, they hide it. And consumers end up getting stung.
These auto-ship scams are not unique to acai berry. This type of unethical marketing scheme has been going on for a long time and with many different products, not just acai berry. Usually the Federal Trade Commission shuts them down, but this takes awhile since these auto-shipment scams are so prevalent these days. Sometimes the credit card processing companies shut these companies down first by revoking the company's credit card payment processing privileges. This occurs when victims dispute their credit card charges with their credit card issuing banks. When the merchants start receiving excessive charge-backs, the processing companies often revoke their card processing accounts. Then the scam companies frequently find more expensive off-shore credit card processors and they manage to survive longer, until the off-shore companies finally cut them off too. But this is a long process.
Our Best Advice is to Avoid Problems by
Avoiding Free Acai Berry Offers.
Read our blog where we have a number of warnings about these bogus free acai berry offers including one titled "The Truth About Free Acai Berry Offers" which we encourage everyone to read.
And we encourage victims to post their comments and experiences so that we can all help other folks avoid the aggravation and expense of these phony schemes.
Meantime, consumers looking for a high quality acaiberry products at reasonable prices can always shop with confidence and security on this website.
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