With people spending more time online during the coronavirus pandemic, scams offering “free trials” are luring in unsuspecting consumers, according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB).
The organization is warning online users to be on high alert. “Whether it’s weight-loss pills or some form of cosmetics, what tends to happen is in the rush to sign up for these things, consumers are getting tied into subscription traps and that result in them being charged multiple times for something they only planned to spend on once,” said BBB Lower Mainland B.C.
spokesperson Karla Laird. The BBB says free trial offers are not illegal, but the ads — which often appear on social media sites — are misleading. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the