Firm nailed for fake testimonials and forum posts
Jul.15, 2009 in
Marketing
New York cracked down on a plastic surgery firm that was posting fake testimonials and positive comments on the web. That firm will enjoy paying $300,000 in fines for their sleazeball actions.
Better idea: Have a good product that real people make positive posts about.
Full details from the Office of the Attorney General.
What questions does this raise for you?
August 7th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
This is the best news I’ve heard in a while. Personally, I just scroll down past the testimonials. I don’t have time for the rah-rah’s on a sales page. If I want to know something about a product or service that doesn’t come from the ’salesman’ I usually go to a third party site such as http://www.imreportcard.com/.
Dave Carlson
August 7th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Thank you so much for posting this about unscrupulous business practices. Its better to be open and honest about testimonials as you say.
September 23rd, 2009 at 9:47 pm
I am happy to hear that the law is after these kinds of scam. I think it is a shame that companies and people just take other people’s money and take them for a ride. I have joined all kinds of programs and am still trying to make it online.
I really like MyPowerMall . It helps me save money each time I shop online.
October 25th, 2009 at 4:33 am
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