An evidence exhibit filed by the FTC in federal court in San Francisco shows screen shots of claims made online by Wellness Support Network Inc. The agency now has sued the California company, alleging deceptive trade practices and false advertising in the marketing of products purported to treat and prevent diabetes.
Included in the 25-page evidence exhibit are 22 screen shots that capture text, images and claims made about the Wellness products. Within the exhibits are images of purported customers who provided testimonials, along with a text claim that “Nobel Prize winning technology validates WSN Diabetic Pack ingredients!”
The FTC’s action against Wellness is the most recent false-advertising case in which the agency visited websites and took screen shots of claims made on the sites. Court filings also show that the FTC is copying videos produced by Internet marketers, and using the videos to bolster fraud cases.
Court filings in the Wellness case suggest the firm was under investigation for months before the FTC brought the action.
Named defendants in the case were Wellness and its principals, Robert Held and Robyn Held.