Flu Crisis Is a Criminal Opportunity
With the increasing reports of the flu and related complication, President Obama has declared a national health emergency. This allows for certain legal waivers to be lifted and patient care to be expedited.
It also means further opportunities for hackers and criminals to push out fake products:
“Fake Tamiflu is one of many bogus products being sold over the Internet that claim to prevent, treat or diagnose swine flu, says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The agency has issued warnings about fraudulent claims to the Web marketers of more than 140 products, ranging from sprays or devices that supposedly sterilize surfaces or the air to dietary supplements touted for strengthening the immune system, the Associated Press reported.”
link: FDA Warns of Bogus Swine Flu Products
additional link: FDA Warns: Swine Flu Scams Lurk on the Internet
There is no low point for these criminals if there is an opportunity to profit.
Catherine Forsythe
4 Comments
Rob
October 24th, 2009
at 7:25pm
It really does seem like a money making scheme! I’ve already seen a bunch of anti-flu products in shops. Apparently, most people only suffer from mild symptoms anyway!
hotrao
October 25th, 2009
at 3:31am
I think that hasn’t been a time in human histry that was not an opportunity for criminals.
But at the same time I think that, though a real problem exists with flu spreading, sometime big Pharma companies wave on this fear to sell more. And this is a criminal offense too in my opinion.
ShadowMyth
October 25th, 2009
at 11:50am
There has been a large amount of evidence to show that the threat of swine flu is greatly exaggerated, and has been used to enable the president to make moves under a state of emergency, he would not be able to do otherwise. Here is a link with footage from CBS getting into this to some degree, it is the second video down, with notes from Dr. Mercola.
http://xrl.in/3evm
In this video CBS states:
“If you’ve been diagnosed “probable” or “presumed” 2009 H1N1 or “swine flu” in recent months, you may be surprised to know this: odds are you didn’t have H1N1 flu. In fact, you probably didn’t have flu at all.”
This video is worth a watch, and remember there is a large amount of evidence showing the vaccine is far more dangerous than the flu.
Gary Bing
October 25th, 2009
at 12:43pm
There was a table set up by my local grocer purporting to take donations to the Red Cross for victims of hurricane Katrina.These teenage girls were seen later going on a shopping spree. When they set up the next morning, we threatened them that we were going to their parents. The parents seemed to be in favor of their enterprising teens, seemingly in on the action. The police agreed to that premise and held the parents for the maximum time before bringing up charges that, of course were never made. The point was made. There are opportunists out there in all shapes and sizes that view anything and everything as fair game.