SCAM ALERT: Gas prices up. So are scams.
May 3, 2006 | 03:52 PM
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SCAM ALERT: Gas prices up. So are scams.
Simple devices and fuel additives proven effective at taking money from the gullible, do nothing for mileage.
It costs less than $40 and, according to its Web site marketing, it will raise your vehicle's fuel economy by 30 percent or more. Customers swear by it in testimonials.
Whatever it is, your best bet is to keep your credit card in your wallet.
Whenever gas prices spike, such product pitches spike as well, said Claudia Bourne Farrell, a spokeswoman for the Federal Trade Commission, the government agency responsible for investigating bogus marketing claims.
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It costs less than $40 and, according to its Web site marketing, it will raise your vehicle's fuel economy by 30 percent or more. Customers swear by it in testimonials.
Whatever it is, your best bet is to keep your credit card in your wallet.
Whenever gas prices spike, such product pitches spike as well, said Claudia Bourne Farrell, a spokeswoman for the Federal Trade Commission, the government agency responsible for investigating bogus marketing claims.
...
rest of article is here:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/tipsan...mpg/index.html
May 3, 2006 | 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by drguitarum2005
good call. never believed any of those anyway but really opens your eyes more...
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