JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri attorney general is warning consumers about Internet offers for Acai berry products and other nutritional supplements. If you respond to these "free" offers you could end up with excessive charges.
It's a warning
Call For Action issued in January.
Attorney General Chris Koster says companies entice consumers with 14-day free trial products. Consumers say it's impossible to contact the company to cancel the trial period, and credit cards are automatically charged for another month's supply.
"Most of the benefits from these free supplement offers go to the scam artists in the from of healthy incomes at the expense of unsuspecting shoppers," Koster said. "Free offers are a common tactic used by unscrupulous businesses, and should send up a red flag to consumers."
