Self Help Works, Inc Lou Ryan Fraudulent Credit Card Charges San Diego, California

In order to set the record straight ...

This was not a case of fraud or illegal ppocurement of information by the company back in 2010 (or at any other time) - it was simply a case of the company being incorrectly blamed for an online promotion by another party that included one of the company's online courses as an add-on to its primary product offering.

Here is a detailed explanation ...

Although the company's online courses are offered primarily through health insurance companies, wellness program providers and large corporations, from time to time they have also been offered as an adjunct or "add-on" by companies that sell complementary products such as weight loss supplements. Such was the case with the supplement marketing website whose offer resulted in this particular "rip-off" accusation back in 2010.

It is important to note that the company has NEVER owned, operated or had control over the website in question - the operator of the site simply offered the company's course as an add-on to their primary product - possibly in a manner that was confusing to the consumer as explained below.

Up to 2010 many online marketers made offers that included add-ons and were presented in a confusing or misleading nammer, which seems to be the case here. For instance, boxes next to add-ons were often pre-checked, resulting in consumers getting billed if they failed to notice or forgot to uncheck the box.

Fortunately, the issue was recognized at a government level, resulting in the passage of the "Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act", which was signed into law by President Obama in December 2010. The Act put into place full-diclosure requirements protecting consumers (as well as supplier companies like this one whose products may be used by marketers as add-ons) from the issue of people ordering add-on products without realizing it.

So much for the past ... now to the present ...

This company (located in San Diego) is in the business of helping people, not hurting people. The company is an accredited member of the Better Business Bureau with an A+ Rating and should not be confused with third-party online marketers or other similar-named businesses. The company's founder has been helping people lose weight, stop smoking, manage alcohol, manage stress, etc. since 1979. The company was incorporated in 1999 for the purpose of delivering his highly effective courses more affordably over the Internet. As mentioned before, most of the company's partners/clients are health insurance companies, wellness program providers or large corporations.

To find out more about the company, please visit:

selfhelpworks.com/corporate/about.aspx

In order to set the record straight ...

This was not a case of fraud or illegal ppocurement of information by SelfHelpWorks back in 2010 (or at any other time) - it was simply a case of SelfHelpWorks being incorrectly blamed for an online promotion by another party that included one of the SelfHelpWorks online courses as an add-on to its primary product offering.

Here is a detailed explanation ...

Although the SelfHelpWorks online courses are offered primarily through health insurance companies, wellness program providers and large corporations, from time to time they have also been offered as an adjunct or "add-on" by companies that sell complementary products such as weight loss supplements. Such was the case with the supplement marketing website whose offer resulted in this particular "rip-off" accusation back in 2010.

It is important to note that SelfHelpWorks has NEVER owned, operated or had control over the website in question - the operator of the site simply offered the SelfHelpWorks course as an add-on to their primary product - possibly in a manner that was confusing to the consumer as explained below.

Up to 2010 many online marketers made offers that included add-ons and were presented in a confusing or misleading nammer, which seems to be the case here. For instance, boxes next to add-ons were often pre-checked, resulting in consumers getting billed if they failed to notice or forgot to uncheck the box.

Fortunately, the issue was recognized at a government level, resulting in the passage of the "Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act", which was signed into law by President Obama in December 2010. The Act put into place full-diclosure requirements protecting consumers (as well as supplier companies like SelfHelpWorks whose products may be used by marketers as add-ons) from the issue of people ordering add-on products without realizing it.

So much for the past ... now to the present ...

SelfHelpWorks (located in San Diego) is in the business of helping people, not hurting people. The company is an accredited member of the Better Business Bureau with an A+ Rating and should not be confused with third-party online marketers or other similar-named businesses. SelfHelpWorks' founder, Lou Ryan, has been helping people lose weight, stop smoking, manage alcohol, manage stress, etc. since 1979.

SelfHelpWorks was incorporated in 1999 for the purpose of delivering Lou's highly effective courses more affordably over the Internet. As mentioned before, most of the company's partners/clients are health insurance companies, wellness program providers or large corporations.

To find out more about SelfHelpWorks, please visit:

www.selfhelpworks.com/corporate/about.html

Liposene sold one of SHW products as an complimentary addition to its primary product. Whoever filed the complaint bought Lipozene and chose to add the SHW product. SHW programs are clinically based and used by major corporations and health insurance companies throughout the US. It has been in business for 14 years and has received 14 complaints. 

We are in the business of helping people not hurting them. You may contact us by going to our website at Selfhelpworks.com and contacting us at any time. 

"Lipozene knows NOTHING about this - they are not in a partnership with this company."

   If you're making a secure credit card transaction with the Lipozene site, the only way your card info can get to a third party is if the Lipozene site passes it to them.  The only other way your info could get out is if the Lipozene site is not secured and is being hacked.   Either way, you should stay away from it.

I have been very good about watching my checking out.  So I see this charge and not know what it is i had to wait until the charge actually posted to my account.  But after much research it does correspond with this report.  I have never ordered this product that they are talking about.  It can be purchase in stores for the same amount.  It just pisses me off to see things like this happening to people who live pay check to pay check and we are the ones that have to suffer for this.  it will take me 7 - 10 business days to get this resolved.