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Scam Alert Part 4 – Teeth Whitening
It’s hard to believe the swamp into which I have waded. I was just a blogger who happened to get tired of seeing all of those phony “Kevin Hoeffer” ads. Now I’ve discovered yet another set of sites and product scams, all remarkably similar to the previously listed scams on this site. This one is for teeth whitening products. I only have a couple so far but I’m sure the list will grow quickly, just as the others have. But since they are now advertising, I thought it best to get the latest scam alert out there.
There are two versions of this scam. One that is hard to catch is the “fake reviews” type site, where they will review several products. Sometimes they only review their own, while other times they review theirs (always with the best ratings) alongside well-known brands, which they rate poorly.
The other version is the fake blog, which just is borrowed from the other scams listed on this site. These have the same layout, reused text, reused comments, reused photos, similar URL’s, similar looking ads, etc., as the other known scams I’ve discussed here. Many of these mention a “Dynamic Duo” of products. I’ve listed these bogus products at the bottom of this page. And they often only charge shipping – so you will hand over your credit card number. They’ll charge you shipping PLUS a very large fee for something you didn’t want and they will not cancel or refund.
You have been warned. And now for the list.
amandasteeth.com – Exact copy of howigotwhiteteeth.com but uses the name “Amanda Anselmo.” (That’s three Anselmos now – Amanda, Cathy, and Karen!)
amysbrightsmile.com – Exact copy of amysteeth.com (yes, it’s still a scam).
amysteeth.com – Typical fake blog format, same 2-product scam, reused text, uses the name “Amy Henderson” who is one of many phony Las Vegas residents in these scams.
beckyswhiteteeth.com – Exact copy of amysteeth.com but uses the name “Becky Swanson.”
blog.jennyswhiteteeth.com – This is the advertised subdomain on this site. Standard 2-part product scam, reused text, layout, etc.
brightest-teeth.com – Typical blog, same before/after teeth used for other phony blogs here. Noticed on Google ads 2/25/09.
cathysteeth.com – Exact copy of howigotwhiteteeth.com but uses the name “Cathy Anselmo.”
christineswhiteteeth.com – The main page is a decoy, which appears to be an informational teeth whitening site. The subdomain blog.christineswhiteteeth.com is where the fake blog resides, and is the typical unoriginal lazy affiliate fake blog we’re used to seeing. Advertised on Google 3/20/09.
coloncleansefacts.org – The name sounds like the Acai scams, but this is a teeth whitening scam site! I guess they figured no one would notice the URL has nothing to do with what they are selling.
consumernewsreporter.com – Typical fake blog for ripoff teeth whitening products. (At least the disclaimer admits the blog is fake, but still…). Advertising on FoxNews via AdBlade, Jan 2010.
elliesteeth.com – Exact copy of amysteeth.com but uses the name “Megan Henderson.” It’s funny that they apparently didn’t match the fake blog name with the url here. Megan or Ellie? Oops!
heatherswhiteteeth.com – Exact copy of karenswhiteteeth.com and even forgot to change the name to reflect the url (so you see “Karen Anselmo” and no “Heather” anywhere!)
howigotwhiteteeth.com - Standard blog layout, reused text, typical “Dynamic Duo” 2-part dubious product scam, typical fake comments, typical references to news sites, uses the name “Lisa Anselmo.”
how-to-whiten-teeth.com – Exact copy of howigotwhiteteeth.com but uses the name “Karen Anselmo.” (and it has a different layout than karenswhiteteeth.com)
jadesteeth.com – Exact copy of amysteeth.com but uses the name “Jade Henderson.” Maybe this is Megan Henderson’s twin sister since they look exactly the same!
karenswhiteteeth.com – Exact copy of howigotwhiteteeth.com but uses the name “Karen Anselmo.”
kaylaswhiteteeth.com – Very close copy of howigotwhiteteeth.com with some minor graphical changes and uses the name “Kayla Anderson.”
kellyswhiteteeth.com – Similar blog layout, same 2-part product scam, reused text, uses the name “Kelly Miller.”
LA5Daily.com – Yet another whitening affiliate site. Seen advertising Jan. 2010.
laurasteeth.com – Similar blog layout, same 2-part product scam, reused text, uses the name “Laura Harper.”
lisaswhitesmile.com – Main page forwards to an exact copy of howigotwhiteteeth.com but uses the name “Lisa Thompson.” Go to the subdirectory lisaswhitesmile.com/2lp/ and you’ll find an exact copy of amysteeth.com also with the name “Lisa Thompson.” This url hosts two scams for the price of one!
maryswhiteteeth.com – Another phony blog, uses the same tired before/after teeth photos, same products. Advertised on Google 2/25/09.
my-white-teeth.com – Similar blog layout, same 2-part product scam, reused text, uses the name “Olivia.”
my-whitening-story.com – Exact copy of howigotwhiteteeth.com but uses the name “Karen Anselmo.”
myteeth.org – Very close copy of amysteeth.com with some minor graphical changes and uses the name “Sharon Peters.”
rachelteethwhitening.com – Exact copy of howigotwhiteteeth.com but uses the name “Rachel Tamplian.”
sarahscleanteeth.com – Has the familiar phony blog template, phony comments, has the familiar “Sarah” from Las Vegas fake profile, peddling dubious products.
sarahssexysmile.com – Typical phony blog, same products, same free trial. I saw a subdirectory being advertised on TheSportsKing.com 2/16/09, but the main page is slightly different.
sarahswhiteteeth.com – Phony blog, uses the exact same template as sarahsdebtblog.com, and links to another “only pay shipping” scam.
The following list contains the “fake review” sites, where they put a glowing review of their own product at the top and have bad reviews for the more well-known products at the bottom. Or sometimes they only have a couple of glowing reviews (with no bad ones) only of their own products. Another common tactic is to put their product as the highest rated, then second is “professional whitening” which they say is too expensive, then put poor ratings of legit products below that. Because the products being touted are dubious and associated with so many scammers, they should be considered scams as well.
bestwhiteners.com – Almost an exact copy of whiteningreview.com
teethwhiteningreviewed.com – Bogus “Celebrity Sexy Smile” being pushed, and uses the same lame “hidden coupon” trick.
top-teeth-whitening-reviews.com
whitener-reviews.com – Reads like one big ad to me, “hidden coupon” trick.
whiteningreview.com
whitenteethathome.com – Fake review site that only gives high ratings to dubious products from the list below.
The products being pushed by the above sites should be avoided, and include:
Artic White
BellaBrite
Celebrity Sexy Teeth
Celebrity Smile
Dazzle White
EasyWhite
Ivory Smiles
Ivory White
Luminous Brites
NutraBrite
Movie Star Look
Movie Star Teeth Whitening
Smart White
South Beach Smile
Teeth Whitening Now
Vibrant White
Whitening Now
Thanks to a commenter on this article, I found this very well-written article about this current wave of scammers. I highly recommend everyone interested to visit this site and give it a thorough read. I was also able to update the list above with more sites that they found.
If you want true reviews of teeth whitening products, go to teethwhiteningreviews.com for real unbiased information. I have no affiliation with them, but I appreciate the work they have already done in helping consumers in this area.
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Yes, I agree it – it has gotten realy bad. Its really surprising how many people are getting dupped by these companies. Check out all the complaints I have gotten from users:
http://www.teethwhiteningreviews.com
p.s. nice blog design – also like the the narrow columns – refreshing.
Hey, thanks for posting, I was about to fall for one of those diet scams and then I saw your site. You saved me a lot of trouble, please keep researching and outing these scam landing pages!
I would love to donate to your efforts, but it seems the donate link on your page doesn’t work-it just takes me to the PayPal homepage. You have a PayPal email address I can send money to?
Glad I could help! It’s knowing that I’ve helped avoided someone being scammed that makes my efforts worth it. Thanks for pointing out the defective donation button. I just added it and forgot to double check it. It should be fixed now.
Wow you are smart dude how you figure this stuff out? Someone told me there was a site that teaches you how to do this like a ponzy scheme ill find and post it later
Thanks for the great comment. If you find out anything else, please post it!
I feel so stupid. I was easily duped. I got taken for $70. The product actually works, but I resent the persistent “customer service rep.”
I complimented him in that he must have received thorough training and not budging.
Thanks for posting this. I ordered a free sample of the “movie star look” teeth whitening product. Regretably, I didnt do my research first. I started looking around online and saw that it was pretty much a scam. I called the company to cancel my membership, and the recording on the phone said I had reached some diet program! I was furious. Also, no one picked up the phone for six minutes. I called my bank and was issued another debit card number to prevent the “movie star” frauds from charging a bogus amount to my card.
A word of advice for those looking for a teeth whitener: DO YOUR RESEARCH FIRST!!!! A lot of these websites seem legit, but they arent.
Thanks again for posting this article. Very helpful…
By the way…I dont know if I’ll still receive the free sample thru mail. Someone replied to a question about the product on yahoo answers and they said that they got the same diet recording too. However, they did receive the product. My only concern about it now is: is it safe?
Yet more evidence that these teeth whitening scams are directly related to the Acai/Cleanse scams. Thanks for the info, and I’m sorry you got involved with it. I haven’t heard that the products are unsafe, only that they didn’t really work. But I will defer to teethwhiteningreviews, which has many first-hand user reviews of these products.
I also purchased the Movie Star Look teeth whitening kit. I had a bad feeling about it right after I purchased it. I figured as soon as I recieved my free kit, I would call and cancel my membership right away so they couldn’t charge me every month. It took a long time to come, but the day I recieved it, I called the 800# that was on my receipt, and the recorded message for some diet company and no one every picked up. I knew right away that I had just been scammed. I called my bank immediately and cancelled my check card. I then went online to see if I could find out if other people and been scammed. I found one post and I wrote right away that I thought it was a scam. Hopefully she got my message.
I feel like a complete idiot for falling for it. I should of just listened to my gut feeling. I will not be purchasing anything else like this online.
Thanks so much for your research and help.
I’m sorry to hear this happened, and I appreciate you sharing your story. Your comment will no doubt help others who find this page. At least you were on top of it and caught it in time!
Im afraid I was also a victim of this scam. Isn’t there any way to stop these guys? Thank god I only ordered the free trail. Do you think maybe the better business bureau could do about this?
The BBB issued a warning in early January about the Acai scam, so I can only imagine they’re already getting flooded with complaints about this one as well. If they haven’t hit your card for the big charge yet, you might want to call the card issuer.
Hello…me again. Someone asked a question about the Acai scam. I’m not too sure what website he used, but I know that my dad purchased a sample of the Acai Berry and some other “cleansing” vitamin/pill. They were both free samples. He used my name to get one of them. (you know, one per person…)
Anyway, I didnt know that he did this, so as soon as i opened the package, I called the 800 number and cancelled the membership.
A couple of weeks later my dad was ranting and raving about a huge charge to his debit account. It had come from these same people. He went through some trouble with them over the phone as far as getting rid of the charges.
Hoped this helped someone.
I actually just signed up for the free trial on Movie Star Look and South Beach Smile. Right after I knew I had made a mistake. I called both and was successful in reaching a costumer rep and canceling (even received a cancellation email from one of them). However, I’m going to go to the bank after work and cancel my card just to be safe.
UGH!!
At least you were able to catch it in time! Thanks for stopping by!
I did the nutrabrite and movie star look! what do i do now..r they gonna ruin my debit card?
Hey M – might want to call your bank. Some people just have a new one issued to be safe.
I started to order the Movie Star Teeth Whitening kit when it dawned on me that is just didn’t seem “right.” So I closed the page before I hit the submit button but my information was still entered. I’ve heard that there is still a way that your credit card information gets to them. It is true and will they still charge my credit card although I closed out before submitting my order? Thanks.
I wouldn’t think so if you never submitted your info. May as well keep an eye on your credit card just to be safe.
I signed up for the free trials for celebrity smile and whitening now after stumbling across “Cathy’s blog.” Hook, line and sinker. What an idiot. Fortunately right after I did it I came to my senses and tried to cancel. Called to cancel and guess what, I hung out on hold for an hour with no one picking up. I sent 3 emails and got NO response although I find it funny that once you order the free trial the bill you immediately and confirm your order immediately. So I called my bank immediately and told them what happened and cancelled my debit card immediately. Hopefully that does the trick. Has anyone cancelled their debit card and still had a problem? Thanks.
Hey Jimmy, from what I’ve heard, canceling the card seems to work. Good luck and thanks for the comment.
I was reading a news site (UPI) and accidently clicked on “Cathy’s Teeth” because it looked like another news article . What caught my eye was the space that was missing between the town she was from and the next word. Plus what was the chances that it was someone from the town my ISP hosts. I am sure I would of heard about it from our active Mom’s group or the town Info page.
I did a search engine search and your site popped up. You listing all the domains and what it was was very helpful. (And amusing
I guess they don’t realize that they need to check thier work. Thankfully for us.)
So, thank you again for all the time you took creating that post.
Thanks for stopping me from falling for this. Was about to order a “free trial,” when I thought I’d better check out possible scamishness first. Oy!
Amazing… I had seen the “Cathy’s Teeth” site and at first figured it was legit, and that “Cathy” was probably making a ton of money from commissions for sales on these products. Some time back I had signed up with one of those affiliate marketing sites where you get commissions for referrals like that. I never did anything with it, but after seeing these ads, I thought I could give it a try — post some ads on Facebook and get commissions on the teeth whitening sales.
But I was a little suspicious (my clue was that Cathy’s site is rigged with JavaScript to say she’s from some town which happens to always be the same town as the person looking at the page), and so before trying it, I googled and found your blog post here.
And now seeing this blog and the comments, I’m sure glad I didn’t go through with the plans! I don’t think I could live with myself if I’d been responsible for sending people to a site where they got scammed, and that I received a portion of the money (assuming I’d even receive any commission at all…).
Thanks for sharing this!!!
Hey Jeff – Nice to see someone doing the right thing. Trolling the affiliate forums, I’ve read many posts by so many of them who see nothing wrong with tricking people out of their money. Great comment.
Thanks for sharing this. I saw one of these websites a couple weeks ago and believed it until I stumbled across a different website with the same Cathy but different hometown and duo just this morning. Then it started to make sense. I even post a comment on their website about this, so here I’m checking to see what would they do with my comment. And guess what, it’s not posted!
http://www.howtofixyourwrinkles.com/?t202id=91561&t202kw=asadwrinkles6
Here is another site to question. Instead if white teeth it is removing wrinkles.
Thanks so much for this. I almost got scammed by one of these things but thankfully I did a search first and landed here. You just saved me a big hassle. Keep up the good work.
So I just came across this and now I feel like a complete STUPID A$$ because I just bought the “dynamic duo” free trials.. how will i be able to cancel it or am I SOL now??PLEASE HELP!
A friend of mine just went through this with the Acai Berry SCAM and they had charged her 87$ THREE times for THREE shipments before she noticed it on her credit card. It was one of those “just pay for the shipping” SCAMs, same as the teeth whitening one this is. Raised her blood pressure about 10 points by the time she got it stopped. LOTS of phone calls, LOTS of complaining before it got done she said.
What we have to remember is: If they let you pay with PayPal you are okay (probably) but if they ask for a CreditCard, run the other way. With PayPal, YOU decide how much money they get, with you giving them your CC number, they CAN and DO decide how much they are going to charge you. I thought I was pretty smart but they got ME for about $300 on that Pimsleur con. READ THE FINE PRINT, KEN, YOU IDIOT. <–Even in all caps and I STILL got something I did NOT want. Good blog, thanks for sharing! Added a short note about wafflesatnoon on my blog.
Ken
Fun blog!
I had to laugh though, as I scrolled past the list of scam sites and suddenly the Google ad for the page came into view. An ad that just happened, at the time of this particular page view, to be for… BrendasWhiteTeeth.com. At first I thought it was a gag, or an illustration, but nope, it was actually a link! Priceless.
Lauren… Grr…. That is a never ending battle. Thanks for the heads up. Will filter that one out next
Hi! Love the blog, I wanted to do the same thing. I was not ripped off, but I do enjoy exposing these sites. I wrote to MSN who had two articles on the acai scam, and yet they allow them to advertise right next to the very articles! LOL… they kept deleting my posts and refused to respond to my emails. So, MSN must be desperate for ad money, because they continue to allow the diet, teeth and wrinkle frauds to buy ads. My friend was scammed and she is working with the Attorney General who will be filing charges against Neutraceuticals. But these scums are proliferating faster than they can be exterminated.
Hey, I came too close to getting ripped off… but I decided to research a little, and your site saved me!
Thanks for caring enough about other people and their money to expose the widespread teeth-whitening scam.
You’re great.
I had ordered both products touted on Cathy’s “blog” and then (too late) I found all these complaints and realized I had fallen for a scam. I didn’t open the products and the Easy White is being shipped back tomorrow. But here I found rather interesting, the address I was given to return the product to is the exact same address (down to the suite number)that I found for two other unrelated products that are also scams. They are: “Acai Alive” and “Overnight Genius”. There are lots of the same type of complaints online for these products. At some point I had received an email message from Easy White that included the phrase “Please do not return the software without first obtaining an RMA #… That was very puzzling. I came to the conclusion, they thought they were writing to someone who had ordered the “Overnight Genius”, which is software. They can’t even keep their scams straight.
Well The one that I saw said that she lived in Glasgow, KY . I live in glasgow Ky and I couldn’t find anyone by that name here.
My first hint to this scam was the fake blog showed “Cathy” as living in a town right next to mine. What are the odds of that? I could tell when something wasn’t right when this “dynamic duo” opened two different product pages and both had that cheesy countdown timer on the trial sign-up. Be smart and look for reports like this before you buy anything these days.
I fell for the Cathy’s teeth scam, and too late noticed that there’s also a nancyskinsuccess, and laurasbody and another weight loss scam with “Helen.” I have spent the better part of the week trying to get my $78.23 back from Easy White. I sent back their “free” sample that I only received after the 10 day “trial period” was over, and had to pay to do that, but I do have an email from them confirming my cancellation and agreeing to give me the refund. They wanted to charge a 25% restocking fee, but I got them to waive it, I think because I threatened to go on Facebook and tell everyone that they are a sleazy scam outfit and pass the message along. With the other product, Ivory Brite, I kept the sample,and they refunded my $88.97 after numerous nasty emails in which they tried to claim I didn’t cancel within the trial period, even though I had an email from them confirming the date of cancellation. The person on the phone (yes, I actually reached someone) tried to tell me that their fine print said you have to cancel BEFORE 15 days, not within. I am wondering if I should cancel my debit card anyway in case these scam artists decide to charge me for future “shipments.” Is there no way to stop these people from continuing to rip people off ?
Also, i forgot to mention that I posted comments warninI people on the “blogs” of all these websites, and two of them were kicked out instantly, onr lasted a day and disappeared, but my long diatribe is still on the cathysteeth site. For some reason, maybe they don’t monitor it as often.
I fell for Cathy’s Blog and clicked on one of the links. After completing my debit card info to pay for shipping, I read the small print and realized that clicking “Submit” would authorize automatic shipments. I x’d out of the site without submitting. A few weeks later I received a package from them. I checked my bank account and found a charge of $78 for the shipment. I did speak to a customer service rep who was obviously from India, but who gave his name as “Kevin Timberlake”. Hilarious! He agreed to cancel my account and refund $70. I accepted his offer, then called my bank to stop payment on the charge and also get a new card issued.
Hello all! I’d like to share a little trick I picked up after getting hit with that Focus Factor pills mumbo jumbo a while back. I’m sure you all recall the commercial…call this # and receive a free bottle of the product; just pay like $5 or $6 S&H. Everything seemed to go pretty smooth. I received my product & began using it. Then around 2 weeks later I received another shippment containing 3 more bottles at full price. After a 2 month standoff, I decided to call it quits & accept my loss…lesson learned. Now for the trick. Whenever ordering an item that offers a free trial & only asks that you pay S&H, never, ever, give your debit or credit card info. Instead, use a prepaid or rebate card. I do it all the time. It has a legit card #, expiration date, & a security code #. I ordered the whitening combo from Cathysteeth.com 3 1/2 months ago with a prepaid AMEX card containing $17.83 & followed all the rules regarding cancellation (because you do want to remain honest *WINK,WINK*). No addtional hidden charges; no addtional surprise packages; and most important of all…NO PROBLEMS. This does work. I buy low value prepaid cards just to take “ADVANTAGE” of offers like this. I hope I’ve been a help…Tap0snap!
Funny thing, Julie’s teeth, and Susan’s teeth are exactly the same in their ads! These “moms” promote the same or similar products. For ex: http://www.blogginmomma.org/teeth/index3.html;
http://juliesnewsmile.com/default.asp;
http://susansteeth.com/
I did order the free trials (in 5 days), but canceled immediately because I read the FINE PRINT.
You are automatically signed up for monthly charges of $78.93 every 30 days (Whitening Now) and $79.99+$8.99 (Ivory Brites) UNLESS you CANCEL within the 14 day trial period (starting from the ship date, NOT the arrival date).
I didn’t wait to try the products, but called to cancel my trials right away.
CURIOUS: when I called to cancel the Whitening Now offer, the rep offered twice to lower the monthly price! The first offer was much less than $78. The second offer was only $18/month – instead of the original $78/month. Wow. In 5 minutes I could have saved $60 a month charges ($720/year savings).
Be warned, if you like the products, be aware of the actual monthly costs of using them on an on-going basis.
PJRyan from California 90265
If I’ve been had, what do I do? Call the bank to cancel my old credit card and get a new one? Is that efficient? Thank you!!!
tanyasteeth.com. Must be a scam, because it starts by saying “Hi, my name is Tanya, I live in Springdale, Arkansas”, but if you change geographic areas, you see a different locale. Try from http://www.proxylord.com, for example, and now Tanya is from Amsterdam.
I knew Cathy’s teeth was a scam the moment I looked at it. I was searching around to see if any poor people were scammed because of it, and I stumbled on this site.
The website lies so many times!
1.”Hi, I’m Cathy and I live in (insert your location here)” They were using a script to make it look like they lived where you are.
2.They claimed expensive teeth whitening products don’t work and claimed any progress you might see is a “placebo effect” when those products really do work.
3. Their comments section has all nothing but full and regular names… Jessica, Jimmy, Emily.. names like that, where a lot of people on the internet have give themselves unique names. Obviously fake.
Though number 1 should give it away even before you read the rest of the paragraph full of lies. I am not sure if the website has any viruses… I don’t think so, but I’m doing a scan of my computer just in case I guess. Filthy website…
LMAO, Cathy almost got me too!!! I went to the page and saw the fine print. Its hilarious & sad how these companies try to swindle people. I seriously am going to try what Cesar (above) says, if its a prepaid card and there is no money on it………how can they possibly collect??? Simply beautiful!!
thank you so much for the info. I had just placed the order for Ivorybrites and looked further into it (unfortunatly after the fact i gave my credit card info)after i read your artical i called my bank and caneled my card. She said to keep checking back with them for the next couple of days to make sure i wasnt charged. Thank you sooooooo much for the advice and hopefully i dont get charged.
Yes, yes, I too fell for Ol’ Cathy that happened to live in my hometown of only 24,00 people- shocking! However, after cancelling my membership with ivorybrites, I could not get ahold of Dazzle White to cancel their membership – shocker there again! So I called my local bank and cancelled my debit cards and ordered new ones! Nice blog – thanks for the tips!
Thanks. I was also suspicious, now I know I am right. They are just scams, that’s why they seem so desperate.
I have yellow teeth so this sounds good to me a little to good so i checked. Thanks waffleatnoon
Nice one Cesar. I was scammed and I just wish there was a way to really stick it to these slimy bastards. I was taken for about $200 and would love nothing more than to see these people go down hard. Any ideas???
Thank you for this, I wish I had seen it before I got sucked into some foreign contract that my credit card co. told me even if I get a new card they legally have access to deduct monthly charges. Buyer Beware!!!
I have worked in the banking industry for over 15 years here’s some info that is good for everyone to know. If you use your debit card (attached to your checking account) you are protected by visa/master card and your bank, within certain parameters.
Every bank is different, but this is what is all the same. Call your bank ASAP, they will block/cancel your card and NO MORE purchases can go through. Here’s the clincher though, if the company has already keyed in your card number they have a valid authorization and there is nothing your bank can do about blocking it. They have to allow the purchase(s) to come through your account, then file a dispute. This is a case closed one, you were obviously scammed, and you shouldn’t have any problems getting your money back.
When you have a choice on using your debit card or giving a company your routing number and account number… NEVER NEVER NEVER give them your account and routing number unless you are certain of their reputation. If you do you will have to close your account and open a new one, what a PAIN!!!
I’m very skeptical of online offers and alert for scams, and I’m so mad at myself for falling for this one. I sent for the “free trial” Ivory Whites and Whitening Now; they arrived the day before I left on a trip. When I returned, my bank statement showed $79.56 to Whitening Now. I called and was told I didn’t call back in time to cancel it. I had failed to read the fine print terms and conditions. I was charged almost $80 for a 14-day trial (a very tiny vial) of their product. The most they would do is refund me $40 – BUT that would trigger a second shipment for which I would pay “only” $18. The person I spoke to (in India) was very hard to understand and he just repeated his script over and over: it was my fault for not reading the fine print and they would not refund the money. He also refused to allow me to speak to his supervisor. It was a hard lesson in not being vigilent enough.
Yep, just a scam. Why can’t we stop this before more people get duped? It’s fraud and disception, plain and simple.
yesterday may 31 2009 had pop up it was karen from pearcy,ar. i live in royal 5 miles down road so i read the blog about getting 2 free trials mixing them together was the seceret so last night i used credit card to pay shipping only $4.99 with 2 different companys i showed my wife the website and she,s got 2 different whiteners than i ordered last night as the seceret duo what a lying scam iam a nervous wreck what can we do about this iam going to try cancel my credit card order. clay royal,ar.
WHITENINGNOW: Free trial teeth whitening scam!! What can I do to get my money back?
Whitening-now.com lures me with Kathyteeth.com, successful teeth whitening story using only free trail product. So I order a free trial with $6 shipping fee. 15 days later I was charged $ 82 and $ 2.50 international transaction fees with no product received. I was shock!! and immediately called to cancel. They refused to refund my money anyway!! because I didn’t call to cancel the free trial within 14 days, he said, I have to pay $ 82 for the trial kit. What a JOKE!!! After an hour of rough conversation, I manage to get the cancellation no. Then I check with my bank and realize that the company charge me another $82 just right when i call to cancel my product. This whitheningnow is a total scam!! please be careful!! The product itself is ineffective. They also use more than 10 different names for the same product and tons of ad webs and blogs to lure you.. I am so mad with this dishonest practice. I realize that many people out there are going through the same awful experience. What should I do to get my money back and report this scam? .
Hey good work! They also run these scams with weight loss, cellulite, wrinkles, and acne. You should publish those too.
Why doesnt eveyone just post what there “magic secret” and no one will be scanmmed.
Great post. This is just like the acai berry flogs. I think Betty above makes a great comment.
I was scammed by IvoryBrites & MyWhitening aka Advanced Wellness Research. IvoryBrites charged my card $88.97 & MyWhitening charged me $78.97 & then sent another shipment for $83.92. I returned the 2nd shipment, cancelled my account w/both companies & cancelled the credit card they were charging & had JCPenney MC issue a new card. My MC co. put those 3 amts. in dispute & I didn’t have to pay. I reported these 2 cos. to the BBB & they credited by MC for all 3 charges. I learned a valuable lesson & feel good about my JCPenney MC co. I had to fill out a ton of paperwork, but it was well worth the $250 I would have had to pay.