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CHICAGO — Dreams of rapid weight loss and fake celebrity endorsements from Oprah Winfrey and Rachael Ray lured customers into providing their credit- or debit-card numbers as they signed up online for a “free trial” of acai-berry pills.
Instead, month after month, consumers got shipments of pills they didn’t want and charges of $45 to $65 that mounted despite their attempts to cancel. It was a scam that bilked consumers out of up to $100 million, according to the Federal Trade Commission, which announced Monday it has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to shut down a massive Internet scam.
Denver Post staff and wire reports
