FTC ព្រមានថា កង្វះរូបមន្តទារកកំពុងនាំមកនូវអ្នកបោកប្រាស់

Scammers are exploiting a nationwide baby formula shortage, tricking consumers into paying hefty prices through fraudulent online stores, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday.

The con artists lure “desperate parents and caregivers” via fake websites or social media profiles with images and logos of recognizable formula brands, according to a ការដាស់តឿនអ្នកប្រើប្រាស់. Consumers think they’re purchasing from a company’s official website but formula never arrives, the FTC said.

“Scammers exploiting the high demand for baby formula have sunk to new lows,” the agency said.

ច្រើនទៀតពីហិរញ្ញវត្ថុផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន:
មូលបត្របំណុលដែលផ្តល់ទិន្នផលខ្ពស់អាចបាត់បង់បណ្តឹងឧទ្ធរណ៍ចំពេលមានការកើនឡើងអត្រាការប្រាក់
Better market days are coming. It’s just a question of when
វិធីដើម្បីគេចពីគ្រាប់បែកពន្ធនៅពេលលក់ផ្ទះរបស់អ្នក។

A shortage of baby formula បានចាប់ផ្តើមដំបូង in the Covid-19 pandemic, but has កាន់តែអាក្រក់ទៅ ៗ ។ in recent weeks. The scarcity is ដោយផ្នែក to the closure of a Michigan manufacturing plant in February; two infants who consumed formula produced there caught bacterial infections and died.

រដ្ឋបាលអាហារនិងឱសថ ឈានដល់កិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងមួយ។ with the plant’s owner, Abbott Nutrition, the nation’s ធំបំផុត formula manufacturer, on Monday to help ease the shortage.

សេតវិមាន បាននិយាយកាលពីសប្តាហ៍មុន it would make it easier to import formula from abroad, among other measures.

Here are some ways the FTC recommends avoiding a baby formula scam:

• Use a search engine to check out the company or product. Use search terms like “review,” “complaint” or “scam.”
• Only scammers will demand payment by gift card, money transfer or cryptocurrency. Paying with credit card often provides the most protection; you can sometimes get your money back if you ordered something that never arrived.
• Know your rights. Sellers are supposed to ship an online order within the time stated in their advertisements (or within 30 days if the ads don’t give a time). If a seller can’t ship by then, it must give you a revised shipping date, with the chance to cancel for a full refund or accept the new shipping date.
• Search for local resources. For example, your pediatrician may have formula in stock and might be able to help. Participants in the ស្ត្រីទារកនិងកុមារ (WIC) nutrition assistance program can contact their local office to find formula.