It is my impression that the so-called diet companies or diet products are doing two things: 1 - They are doing a kind of identity theft, getting a credit card number and charging an amount in the name of a company that is virtually impossible to trace, and 2- morphing from one name and phone number or e-mail address to another.
I have been charged on my bank Visa by four different "companies": Hoodia Burn Fat, Burn Fat 2, and—just now in the month of January—by LeanRx.net (which has disappeared from the internet), and XtremeBurn. Charges have ranged from $69.95 to $79.95. I have received no products or services for these charges.
When I call the phone numbers given, there is no way to contact a real person. And, the e-mail addresses have no way to cancel or their website is being "updated" and can't be accessed. I plan to change my credit card number to foil these fraudulent companies.
I think these companies, if they can be located, should be sued for fraud. I think also the Attorney General (of a state or in Washington) should be alerted of this new form of fraud. If possible, it would be good to get the attention of the news media or some national television program such as 60 Minutes.
Lynn
Prague, Oklahoma
U.S.A.
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