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An Ionized bracelet, or ionic bracelet, is a type of metal bracelet jewelry purported to affect the chi of the wearer. No claims of effectiveness made by manufacturers have ever been substantiated by independent sources, and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has found the bracelets are "part of a scheme devised to defraud".
The blessing scam, also called the ghost scam or jewelry scam, is a confidence trick typically perpetrated against elderly women of Chinese origin. The scam originated in China and Hong Kong and victims have fallen to it worldwide including in Chinatowns and overseas Chinese communities. The object of the scam is to persuade the victim to put ...
Opalite is a trade name for synthetic opalescent glass and various opal and moonstone simulants. Other names for this glass product include argenon , sea opal , opal moonstone , and other similar names.
Eva Rothman of Queens lost all $700,000 of her life savings to the scam. Her nephew is trying to help her get her money back, but they’re unsure if they'll be successful.
In a test of these bracelets by the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, samples were found to have a yearly dose of up to 1.22 millisieverts a year, well in excess of the 1 millisievert limit recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection. [1] As a result, they were banned in the ...
If you get an email providing you a PIN number and an 800 or 888 number to call, this a scam to try and steal valuable personal info. These emails will often ask you to call AOL at the number provided, provide the PIN number and will ask for account details including your password.
It was a scam. She contacted the seller, trying to get the tickets, and was eventually blocked. Ann, Angie and their daughters were supposed to go together a memory they would always have.
The Power Balance bracelet has been described as "like the tooth fairy" [10] and a "very successful marketing scam". [11] Dylan Evans , a lecturer in behavioral science at Cork University 's School of Medicine, stated that the marketing of Power Balance has "managed to get away without deceiving anyone in the sense of an overt lie.