FTC Drops Hammer On Skin Care Sellers For Deceptive 'Risk Free' Trials
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A federal court issues a temporary restraining order in response to FTC's complaint citing seven individuals and a "maze of interrelated shell companies" for deceptive "risk-free" skin-care trial offers. Buried in fine print on the companies' websites were terms specifying charges for unsuspecting consumers, FTC says.