There are several ads that get played WAY too much that just make me sick but two raise my hackles the most:
- LIPOZINE: It's a weight loss miracle so says the very assuring lady with the annoying hand gestures. It's from the terribly bogus sounding "Obesity Research Institute" and proven to work via major double-blind studies. Several statements in the ad should flag suspicion. They claim that 70 percent of all weight lost is PURE BODY FAT. I would hope that 100 percent of my weight loss is pure body fat. I don't want to lose any muscle, bone or gray matter thank you. The other tip off is that "Lipozine is not available in pharmacies or drug stores". This is where legitimate products are found. I don't know anyone personally who has fallen for their pitch but you can go over to lipozene.blogspot.com and read about those who have.
- Free Credit Report Dot Com. Yes they have a catchy tune and funny commercials but how can something "FREE" pay for all these commercials? The math does not add up and your clue is in the very fast spoken tag at the end. It's so fast I don't know what it requires but you can bet it equals your money. It is probably for a credit monitoring service that is not a bad thing to have. My beef is call it what it is and don't scam someone into thinking they are getting a free credit report and then doing the bait-and-switch. There is a place where you can get a truly free credit report but it is at AnnualCreditReport.com There you can get, once per year, the reports from all the major credit reporting agencies. This does not tell you your FICO score or update you when changes to your score are made. Oddly enough a site called myfico.com offers this service for a fee as do probably many more including the Free-credit-report singers. If a blow by blow of your credit score is important to you for whatever reason it might be well worth it.
