The acai berry cleanse scam is giving acai berries a bad name.  We have all seen the fake blogs with pictures telling you the owner of the blog is a 30 something mom that lost 30 pounds or more with free acai berry cleanse supplements.  I think we all know these are fake, but they trick a lot of people into believing claims that are unrealistic.

I believe acai berry supplements are very beneficial and have written several other pages on the topic.  Unfortunately, when it comes to the acai berry cleanse scam there is nothing positive to say about it, but I will show you what to look for so you don't get scammed too.

If you are going to protect yourself from the acai berry cleanse scam, you need to know what to look for. 

A scam site will look like a blog.  It will have a testimonial of the person who supposedly lost weight and published the blog.  The story will talk about how she (it is almost always a female) had no energy until she found these free trials for an acai berry supplement and a colon cleanse product.

There will be impressive before and after pictures of the person telling the story.  The picture on the right is one that I have seen a lot.  It costs $1 at www.stockxpert.com and they have lots more just like it.  Sometimes the pictures are real but compressed with a photo editing program - all you have to do is shrink a picture horizontally and it looks like a person lost a bunch of weight.  I use stock pictures all the time for illustrations and there is nothing wrong with that unless you are lying about the person in the picture being you.

After the story and recommendation to order specific supplements, there will be a comments section at the bottom.  In that section there will be some comments saying how great the supplements worked.  The comments section will be closed so you can't leave a comment or if it allows you to put in a comment it will never be shown.

The fancy fake blogs (flogs for short) will detect where you are in the world and say something like "Hi this is Shelly from Houston, TX and I want to help you . . . ".  No matter where in the world you are, it will look like the person is your neighbor.

The easiest way to protect yourself from a scam is to ignore all the hype.  If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

You also need to pay attention to what you are signing up for.  If you want a free trial, that is ok.  You just need to realize you will be charged for future shipments unless you cancel.  Some people have had problems with certain companies.  If you are worried about extra charges, use a prepaid card that won't accept charges unless you have money in there.

If you want to avoid all the potential problems of free trials, there are lots of great deals out there.  Many of the free trial supplements are also available in great deals like by 3 get 2 free.  You can even buy single bottles with no strings attached.  Just do a little research and you will be ok.

I will say it one more time:  if it sounds too good to be true it probably is.  Read the fine print and you will know what you are signing up for.

Acai berries are a fruit that is super high in antioxidants.  They also contain beneficial dietary fiber and omega fatty acids.  Antioxidants have been shown in many studies to make you healthier and prevent disease because they neutralize free radicals that destroy healthy cells in your body.

Check out the video on the right to learn a little more about acai berries.

I am not a doctor and have not had any medical training.  I am not making any health or medical recommendations.  You need to contact your doctor for any health or medical advice.  Also, I do operate other websites including some of those linked to in this article.  If you click on a link on those sites, I may be compensated if you make a purchase.