You’ve seen the fake personal blogs pitching the “dynamic duo”, usually it includes an acai berry “free trial offer” and a colon cleanse “free trial offer.” Here are a couple headlines which are littered all over the advertising networks including google, yahoo and msn.

Nadia’s Weight Loss

I Lost 32lbs with these two amazing products!

Hi!  I’m Nadia Williams.  I’m a single, working, hockey, guitar and ballet (whew!) mom to two wonderful kids…

How I lost 35 pounds with 2 FREE Products!

Renees Diet Success

My weight loss blog.

My Name is Renee Mitchell. You’ve heard stories like mine hundreds of times, but this one has a happy ending….

These fake blogs are actually very well crafted and can be very convincing.  What many unsuspecting consumers don’t realize is that these “free trial offers” are not free. You are put on an auto-bill and auto-ship program so your credit card is being charged every month and this can easily add up to over $150 a month! [Read more →]