The biggest Fraud cases are the pharmaceuticals companies, I never hear of these companies being charged, just my opinion. Blessings Ted
[email protected] wrote: > I have just received a heartening Federal Trade Commission release > warning > consumers about alternative care. The FTC's concern and warning fall > into > the same category as those types of fraud discussed in this forum. > The release mentions the FTC's 1999 launching of an antifraud campaign > called > Operation Care that has brought 13 federal and state enforcement > actions > against unsubstantiated claims. This federal campaign is news to me. > The FTC seems to zero in mostly on bogus claims for cancer and AIDS > cures. > One case sighted resulted in a million dollar settlement from a > marketer > selling shark cartilage as a cure for cancer. > The FTC lists two websites where patients can inquire whether health > claims > are legitimate, and can report suspicious claims. > The sites are www,ftc.gov/healthclaims and > www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline/default.htm > Also any questions can be answered by calling Paula Kurtzweil Walter , > Tel. > 202-326-2583, or attorney Richard Cleland 202=326-3088. > This FTC action is fine and good, but it seems to me pretty feeble in > that > only 13 cases have been prosecuted in over a years time. > Also, the whole issue of alternative care needs investigation, and > some of > the practices like homeopathy, supplements, herbology, naturopathy and > > chiropractic should be simply abolished. > At any rate, the FTC now provides an opportunity for all of us to > report > examples of fraud which seem so common. This FTC arrangement may be > known to > many of us, but I thought it was worth reporting. Dr Chot -- Ted Helping Hand Consulting http://www.helpinghandconsulting.com
