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Complaint Review: Hydroderm - Milton Keynes
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Hydroderm
Milton Keynes, MK119GQ United Kingdom
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1-800-972-141
Web:
www.hydroderm.org.uk
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Hydroderm Skincare SCAM: Fake ads pretending to be famous trusted sites such as Oprah or other names you trust. "Risk free trial" not free at all. Very difficult to cancel account. No correspondence in writing. AVOID this company. Milton Keynes United Kingdom
This company make fake ads that appear in your browser and social media channels that steal the appearance, name, brand etc of magazines, TV shows, or people you trust. I found one appearing as Oprah's website, and another as Women's Health magazine.
The before and after photos used in the ad [including one of Sandra Bullock] are identical across multiple versions of the ad selling the product in slightly different packaging, as are the fake facebook testimonials shown at the bottom.
Until you find multiple of them (and google to find out it is a scam) the ad appears genuine and because it appears to be the website of an organisation whose reputation you trust many people must be inclined to accept the trial offer.
When you see an ad like this click around the rest of the ad to learn that it is a dummy website and not the real thing.
They use phrases like:
"Hey, Sandra Bullock Lied. Her Fans are in Shock. Her Huge Secret is Finally Exposed!" [google ad]
"How Hydroderm is changing the skin care game"
"These 2 ingredients are guarenteed to make you look 20 years younger. Celebrities Big Skin Secret Revealed!"
"Find out how this superstar manages to stay ageless at nearly 50! (without doctors or surgery)"
Multiple calls to the company required to cancel the unwanted product and they refuse to enter in to any written correspondence saying that emails are automatically generated by their system (they never arrive) and that there is nothing they can do if the email does not arrive. Also, different reps over the phone tell you different stories. One saying that if you return the product only 50% of the full product price will be billed to you and another saying no further charges will occur but unable to provide written confirmation that this is the case.
Cancel your order and cancel the card used to order the trial.
Outrageous scam and can't understand how companies like this are allowed to continue operating with no consequences for making repeated misleading and deceptive claims.
