FTC Charges Florida Companies With Illegally Sending False Weight-Loss Spam Emails
The FTC said it filed charges against Florida-based companies Tachht and Teqqi, and owners Colby Fox and Christopher Reinhold, claiming the companies illegally spammed consumers with emails that pitched “bogus” weight-loss products by falsely claiming endorsements by Oprah Winfrey and…
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other celebrities. The FTC filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court in Tampa alleging violations of FTC Act sections 5 and 12, along with the 2003 Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing Act. Tachht and Teqqi sent the emails via hacked email accounts so it would appear to be sent by the consumer's family members, friends and other contacts, the FTC said. Links in the emails promoted “unproven” weight-loss products like Original Pure Forskolin and Original White Kidney Bean, the FTC said. “These defendants used a variety of deceptive tactics to sell their bogus diet pills, said FTC Consumer Protection Bureau Director Jessica Rich in a Monday news release. Tachht and Teqqi didn't comment.