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Ebola outbreak prompts fake online products (home testing kits)
News 10 ^ | Aug 18, 2014 | News 10

Posted on 10/05/2014 5:50:41 PM PDT by Dallas59



Amarillo, TX - Scammers are now taking advantage of people's fear of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and are using the disease to make a profit.

While nearly 2,000 people have been infected with the Ebola virus in West Africa, the United States has yet to see any confirmed cases of the disease. However, that isn't stopping some scammers from trying to make a quick buck at a time when the fatal disease is making headlines.

Products claiming to either treat or prevent Ebola are popping up online. The FDA said they have received numerous consumer complaints of products like the dietary supplement powder Garcinia Cambogia, which claims it can fight the Ebola virus.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: ebola; fraud; testing
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To: Dallas59
I don't understand why people don't just hope online and buy a time machine so they can travel back to before the outbreak...


21 posted on 10/05/2014 6:33:10 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

Because we have no skills.


22 posted on 10/05/2014 7:48:59 PM PDT by windcliff
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To: Dallas59

Maybe I’ll finally get to use all of this plastic sheeting and duct tape I bought several years back.


23 posted on 10/05/2014 8:06:32 PM PDT by moovova
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