You've probably seen the ads on Yahoo promising white teeth and linking to a website called "Cathy's Teeth." (Or you might have also seen a variant of it with a name like "Sandra's Teeth" or"Celebrity Teeth Whitening")
As with most online advertisements, people are becoming desensitized to promises of websites like this. The first thing people wonder when clicking on a page that promises a product is whether it's a scam or not.
Cathy's Teeth seems to be in question by many people, as it seems legitimate but has a suspiciously similar template, page design, and premise as many known online scams. It also offers a "free trial" which seems to fall into the too good to be true category.
The first thing that jumped out at me when checking it out is that the designers of the page have blatantly failed to hide a bit of false advertising.
When you visit the page, you will be greeted with pictures and a welcome message at the upper right corner of the page letting you know where Cathy lives. Not surprisingly, Cathy lives in your city. See, she's a real person, just like you!
That is, until you view the same page later with an out of town or dynamic IP. Strangely, "Cathy" has moved and now lives in the same area that your alternate IP is located in. Wow, how does she find time to keep up with such a booming business when she's moving around so often?
This page uses a sneaky trick to log your IP and location in order to make you think Cathy is a real person that you can relate to, making you feel safer about buying their product.
Even if this product IS legit, would you feel comfortable buying from a website that tracks your location and uses it in false advertising?
Several people I know have contacted "Cathy's Teeth" to ask questions, only to have the team behind the product not only dodge the questions but insist they buy quickly as they have limited supply and are running out fast.
People also report that their credit cards get billed for ordering the "free trial" but they never recieve anything. When they call to complain, the person on the other end tells them their information was "lost in the database" and they can't be refunded.
Bottom line, skip potential scams like these when it comes to your health and buy real teeth whitening products from a real dentist unless you want your money stolen for nothing.
As with most online advertisements, people are becoming desensitized to promises of websites like this. The first thing people wonder when clicking on a page that promises a product is whether it's a scam or not.
Cathy's Teeth seems to be in question by many people, as it seems legitimate but has a suspiciously similar template, page design, and premise as many known online scams. It also offers a "free trial" which seems to fall into the too good to be true category.
The first thing that jumped out at me when checking it out is that the designers of the page have blatantly failed to hide a bit of false advertising.
When you visit the page, you will be greeted with pictures and a welcome message at the upper right corner of the page letting you know where Cathy lives. Not surprisingly, Cathy lives in your city. See, she's a real person, just like you!
That is, until you view the same page later with an out of town or dynamic IP. Strangely, "Cathy" has moved and now lives in the same area that your alternate IP is located in. Wow, how does she find time to keep up with such a booming business when she's moving around so often?
This page uses a sneaky trick to log your IP and location in order to make you think Cathy is a real person that you can relate to, making you feel safer about buying their product.
Even if this product IS legit, would you feel comfortable buying from a website that tracks your location and uses it in false advertising?
Several people I know have contacted "Cathy's Teeth" to ask questions, only to have the team behind the product not only dodge the questions but insist they buy quickly as they have limited supply and are running out fast.
People also report that their credit cards get billed for ordering the "free trial" but they never recieve anything. When they call to complain, the person on the other end tells them their information was "lost in the database" and they can't be refunded.
Bottom line, skip potential scams like these when it comes to your health and buy real teeth whitening products from a real dentist unless you want your money stolen for nothing.
