Anti-Aging ScamWhenever something as emotionally charged as longevity is involved, there will be scamsters ready to profit by exploiting the hopes and dreams of gullible victims. This scam by Anti-Aging Solutions promised the benefits of cosmetic surgery by self-applied laser treatments -- but the laser was just a weak laser-pointer type of light with no beneficial effects. NOTE: The above referenced article has a long list of scams by Guy Paul Beaupre and George MacDonald -- you need to scroll down the list to get to the Anti-Aging scam. The scam is a simple one, but effective. The perpetrators produced professional looking videos and glossy brochures touting the Revitalite Laser. It removes wrinkles. It cures acne. It destroys spider veins. It will even cure chapped lips or cold sores! As if those lies weren't enough, they also assured potential investors that it had been approved for those uses in the U.S., and offered an iron-clad money-back guarantee. W-FIVE took the laser to Dr. Anne Curtis to check its validity as an anti-aging tool. A medical doctor and dermatologist who is considered the expert in Canada when it comes to using lasers to treat skin conditions, Curtis said the little laser could never get rid of wrinkles, acne or spider veins. According to Curtis, "this is basically a laser pointer..." The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent the company a letter explaining that it was illegal to sell the laser in the U.S. because they hadn't filed proof of effectiveness with the FDA -- but of course the scamsters didn't let a little detail like that keep them from trying to bilk more investors. When things finally began getting too hot, the company closed its doors and the scamsters disappeared with the money, only to re-appear in Canada selling the same scam under a new name (Softlaser). Caveat emptor. |
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