Happi Staff06.01.20
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is mailing full refunds totaling nearly $149,000 to 1,310 consumers who bought ReJuvenation, a product deceptively marketed as a “cure-all for a range of age-related ailments” such as cell damage, heart attack damage and brain damage—as well as wrinkles.
According to the FTC's complaintin February 2020, between March 2014 and February 2016, Maria Gutierrez Veloso advertised and sold ReJuvenation nationwide using direct mail, postcards, emails, and multiple websites. Arizona-based Quantum Wellness and its CEO Fred Auzenne took over the operation in early 2016 and similarly marketed the product.
ReJuvenation is made of amino acids and herbal extracts. According to the ads, it was purported to reverse the aging process and repair age-related damage to the body by increasing human growth hormone (HGH) and the number of stem cells in the body. The ads also claimed users would see the reduced appearance of wrinkles and significant improvements in their memory and cognitive functioning.
The average check amount is $113, according to FTC.
The FTC said it has additional money to return to defrauded consumers in this case, and is encouraging people who bought ReJuvenation, but do not receive a refund check in this mailing, to call the refund administrator to request a refund.
The two court orders resolving the FTC’s allegations bar the defendants from making false and unsubstantiated health claims and require them to pay a total of $660,000 to the Commission, which it is using to provide refunds to defrauded consumers.
According to the FTC's complaintin February 2020, between March 2014 and February 2016, Maria Gutierrez Veloso advertised and sold ReJuvenation nationwide using direct mail, postcards, emails, and multiple websites. Arizona-based Quantum Wellness and its CEO Fred Auzenne took over the operation in early 2016 and similarly marketed the product.
ReJuvenation is made of amino acids and herbal extracts. According to the ads, it was purported to reverse the aging process and repair age-related damage to the body by increasing human growth hormone (HGH) and the number of stem cells in the body. The ads also claimed users would see the reduced appearance of wrinkles and significant improvements in their memory and cognitive functioning.
The average check amount is $113, according to FTC.
The FTC said it has additional money to return to defrauded consumers in this case, and is encouraging people who bought ReJuvenation, but do not receive a refund check in this mailing, to call the refund administrator to request a refund.
The two court orders resolving the FTC’s allegations bar the defendants from making false and unsubstantiated health claims and require them to pay a total of $660,000 to the Commission, which it is using to provide refunds to defrauded consumers.
