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Canadian company fined $15 million for subscription trap scam
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January 28, 2021 - GATINEAU, QC - Competition Bureau
A Canadian company doing business as Revive You Media (1806369 Alberta Limited) pleaded guilty today in the Provincial Court of Ontario for promoting deceptive free trial offers for health and dietary supplements that trapped consumers into monthly subscriptions.
The company was fined $15 million and is also subject to a ten-year court order prohibiting it from any direct or indirect involvement in promoting deceptive trial offers. Potential penalties for breaking the order include a fine at the court’s discretion or up to 5 years in prison.
A Competition Bureau investigation concluded that Revive You Media operated a subscription trap scam. The Bureau found that the company provided a false impression on its websites that consumers were ordering free trials without any further obligations. In fact, the company was signing up consumers for subscriptions with more than $100 in monthly fees. The Assurance was for settlement purposes only and should not be considered as an admission of guilt or finding of violation of the law. For more details, go to Competition Bureau Canada's press release.
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