{"id":44222,"date":"2024-03-14T14:42:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T18:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d56fg8tfg.fitnews.club\/finance\/ftc-sends-more-than-527000-in-refunds-to-bountiful-consumers-deceived-by-review-hijacking-on-amazon-com\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T14:42:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T18:42:34","slug":"ftc-sends-more-than-527000-in-refunds-to-bountiful-consumers-deceived-by-review-hijacking-on-amazon-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d56fg8tfg.fitnews.club\/finance\/ftc-sends-more-than-527000-in-refunds-to-bountiful-consumers-deceived-by-review-hijacking-on-amazon-com\/","title":{"rendered":"FTC Sends More Than $527,000 in Refunds to Bountiful Consumers Deceived By \u201cReview Hijacking\u201d on Amazon.com"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $527,000 in refunds to consumers who bought certain Nature\u2019s Bounty and Sundown vitamins and supplements from Amazon.com. The FTC alleged that these products were marketed deceptively by The Bountiful Company.<\/p>\n
According to the FTC\u2019s February 2023 complaint<\/a>, Bountiful abused features on Amazon.com to\u00a0deceive consumers into thinking that its newly introduced supplements had more product ratings and reviews, higher average ratings, and \u201c#1 Best Seller\u201d and \u201cAmazon\u2019s Choice\u201d badges. The FTC\u2019s action against Bountiful was the agency\u2019s first time challenging \u201creview hijacking,\u201d a deceptive practice in which a marketer steals the reviews of another product to boost sales.\u00a0The order settling the FTC\u2019s allegations<\/a> required the company to pay monetary relief and prohibits it from engaging in deceptive review tactics.<\/p>\n The FTC is sending 32,689 refund checks to eligible consumers. Recipients should cash their checks within 90 days, as indicated on the check. Consumers who have questions about their payment should contact the refund administrator, Analytics, at 1-844-455-2768 or visit the FTC website to view frequently asked questions about the refund process.<\/a> The Commission never requires people to pay money or provide account information to get a refund.<\/p>\n