Erectile Dysfunction Scam Settled
Written by Stuart Stevens | Wednesday, 15 March 2006 | There are 0 comments
The US Attorney General made a statement to the effect that the manufacturers of an erectile dysfunction product promoted by using 'Smiling Bob' adverts will pay up around 2.5 million dollars to settle customer claims. The manufacturers were guitly of making false claims about the pills and were also billing cumstomers for things that they didn't buy.
The Attorney General said that the company was making huge profits at the expense of misinformed customers and consumer protection laws had been violated. The erectile dysfunction claims were not honest and this case should serve as a warning for any copy cat enterprises who seek to rip off men suffering from erectile dysfunction or other illnesses.
The Attorney General said that the claims that acompanied the advertisements for the supplements were not backed up by any good research. Most of the information about the products were based on no real evidence at all and so were leading the customer to believe that they would be far better than they actually were. For example the product called Enzyte for erectile dysfunction was claimed to dramatically boost male sexual function and stamina as well as produce harder erections. This fact had not been substantiated in any clinical tests.
The other supplements that were marketed were Altovis, Avlimil, Avlimil Complete, Pinadol, Dromias, Ogoplex, Numovil, Prulato, Rovicid, Mioplex, Suvaril, Rogisen, Nuproxi and Rudofil. The scam continued with consumers being told they had a free 30 day trial on diet supplements, however they were billed and it was made very difficult to cancel the orders at a later date.
The AG said that in future manufacturers must not use the word 'free' in adverts unless all conditions were printed alongside too and health claims must be backed up by research. The company was ordered to pay legal fees relating to this action and the case was settled in 17 US States.
This should serve as a warning to those who sell dietary and erectile dysfunction supplements that have no real benefit and to those companies that make dubious claims about them.
