Frank Sarcona was sentenced to 20 years in US federal prison for bilking more than a hundred thousand consumers out of at least $16 million. To sell his product, called Lipoban, Sarcona mailed letters to consumers inviting them to participate in an exclusive nationwide test of a new product that would allegedly promote large weight losses without diet and exercise. Consumers were asked to purchase the product in order to participate in the test. The mail order house was called the Lipoban Clinic, and the letter stated that the Lipoban Clinic was conducting a nationwide study with limited participation. Each customer was told that he or she was test participant number 731. Each letter had a fake medical insignia as well as phony endorsements from medical doctors.
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