Household First Life, Enagic and Amplifei have obtained COVID-19 stop and desist demand notices from the FTC.

The notices pertain to fraudulent advertising and marketing claims associated to COVID-19.

As reviewed right here on BehindMLM, Household First Life is an MLM firm advertising and marketing insurance coverage.

Household First Life’s stop and desist discover was despatched out on December twenty seventh, 2021.

The letter discover references “earnings claims associated to COVID-19”.

That is to advise you that FTC employees has reviewed social media posts made by Household First Life’s enterprise alternative contributors or representatives in December 2021.

We’ve got decided that Household First life is unlawfully misrepresenting that customers who change into Household First Life enterprise alternative contributors are prone to earn substantial revenue.

Examples cited by the FTC embody numerous TikTok and YouTube movies;

@winwithffl on TikTok: Make your WEEKLY wage in ONE DAY as an Agent with Household First Life . . . .

What was your largest paycheck in a month? — Final month I checked on mine and it was like $40k in a month. . . . —

What attracted you to the insurance coverage enterprise? — I believe it was like a mixture of a number of issues.

I used to be actually burned out with covid stuff, working at a hospital. And, my upline . . . I met him and . . . he was making some cash, actually good cash.

And, I simply didn’t actually have something to lose at that time. So, I type of simply was like, let’s do it.

 

@meighanadams on TikTok: I’ve been with Household First Life for 3 full months, okay, earlier than becoming a member of Household First Life, I used to be a nurse for 7 years.

Okay, um, covid hit. I’ve a 5-year-old son with cystic fibrosis, his pulmonologist took me away from affected person care, so I used to be type of
residence on a regular basis, and it simply wasn’t the identical.

So, I discovered Household First Life, jumped on board. . . Since leaping on board, it’s modified my life, my household’s monetary
scenario.

Final month I did $46,000 concern pay. One month, y’all. That’s insane.

So, if you’re a tough employee, in the event you’re younger, in the event you’re energetic, in the event you’re in search of a change and need monetary freedom, let me know[.]… #financialfreedom.

 

FFL U.S.A. on YouTube: Hello there, my title is Lelah.

For those who’re like me, which a lot of you I’m positive are, you’ve been considerably impacted by the pandemic. I had misplaced my job, my profession.

I had no prior life insurance coverage expertise. I began with Household First in January. This final weekend I had made – simply in a single weekend – what would have taken me 10 months at my prior job.

I’m a single mother with three youngsters, and if I can do that, anyone might do it. Click on the hyperlink beneath to study extra.

Beneath US regulation MLM firms are chargeable for advertising and marketing claims made by associates.

The FTC went on to warn Household First Life that

representations a few enterprise alternative, together with earnings claims, violate Part 5 of the FTC Act … if they’re false, deceptive, or unsubstantiated and materials to customers.

Categorical and implied earnings claims should be truthful and non-misleading to keep away from being misleading, which implies that claims concerning the potential to realize a rich life-style, career-level revenue, or important revenue are false or deceptive if enterprise alternative contributors usually don’t obtain such outcomes.

Even truthful testimonials from contributors who do earn important revenue or extra will doubtless be deceptive except the promoting additionally makes clear the quantity earned or misplaced by most contributors.

Your small business alternative contributors and representatives should instantly stop making all categorical and implied earnings claims that may be false or deceptive to present or potential contributors

Household First Life’s stop and desist was additionally forwarded to YouTube and TikTok.

TikTok banned MLM promotion in December 2020 however doesn’t implement the coverage.

Amplifei’s and Enagic USA’s notices pertain to COVID-19 product claims.

Amplifei markets Hapinss branded dietary supplements. Enagic USA markets Kangen branded water filters.

The FTC’s discover to Amplifei was despatched on December ninth. It accuses the corporate of “unlawfully promoting that AmpLIFEi’s merchandise deal with or forestall” COVID-19.

Social media examples cited by the FTC embody:

Robert Oblon, Amplifei CEO: I simply completed my battle with Rona, and I received.

A wholesome microbiome and robust immune system is the way you beat it. #triadforthewin

 

Unnamed Amplifei distributor, posted to FaceBook: “Women!!!!!!!!!!!! Simply bought again from the Amplifei conference!

HOLY MOLY!!!!! It’s [sic] was unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have a look at one of many newly launched merchandise. . . FULVIC ACID??

WORRIED ABOUT COVID? NOT ANYMORE!!! . . .

Having a wholesome immune system is nothing to sneeze at!

Our newest thrilling breakthrough in dietary science, ImmuneXP is the one dietary complement in the marketplace that mixes three of nature’s strongest, synergistic, anti-inflammatory compounds (pinecone extract, humic and fulvic acid, and pyrroloquinoline quinone) in a single.

EVERYONE NEEDS THIS!

 

Unnamed Amplifei distributor, posted to FaceBook: Vitamin A, D, & Ok to assist fend off COVID ??

Fortunately I get loads of these every day in my new AmpLIFEi dietary supplements!! Are you prepared?

 

Unnamed Amplifei distributor, posted to FaceBook: IF YOU, OR A LOVED ONE, IS EXPERIENCING ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM THE COVID-19 SHOT, OR MANMADE VIRUS. . . THIS IS FOR YOU!

Amplifei’s founder and CEO Robert Oblon making bullshit COVID-19 claims is especially egregious.

If that’s what’s been said in public, who is aware of what nonsense Amplifei are pushing behind closed doorways.

The FTC’s discover to Enagic USA was despatched on December ninth. Enagic USA can also be accused of illegal COVID-19 promoting.

Examples cited by the FTC are taken from FaceBook and Twitter.

Unnamed Enagic USA distributor, posted to FaceBook: Let’s not maintain counting, whether or not deaths or changing into optimistic with this COVID.

Prevention is healthier than remedy (Coach Cynthia), Kangen water possibly [sic] simply easy to listen to (it’s water) however a lot to know of it’s [sic] significance.

 

Unnamed Enagic USA distributor, posted to FaceBook: If nervous about covid possibly it’s time to look into one in every of these wonderful machines….. Simply saying!

Couldn’t harm proper? #kdunlifestyle #legacybuilders #enagic

 

@CGeniusNOW on Twitter: A pure prevention methodology for COVID-19. . . #KangenWater #Enagic

Whereas consuming water, filtered or in any other case, definitely has its advantages, I really feel pretending it’s a COVID-19 prevention or remedy is so dumb it shouldn’t be a factor.

However uh, right here we’re.

The FTC warns Amplifei and Enagic USA that

It’s illegal underneath the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 41 et seq., to promote {that a} product can forestall, deal with, or remedy human illness except you possess competent and dependable scientific proof substantiating that the claims are true on the time they’re made.

For COVID-19, no such examine is presently identified to exist for the merchandise recognized.

Thus, any COVID-19- associated prevention or remedy claims concerning such merchandise usually are not supported by competent and dependable scientific proof.

It’s essential to instantly stop and desist making all such claims.

You might be additionally suggested to evaluate all different claims in your merchandise and instantly stop and desist claims that aren’t supported by competent and dependable scientific proof.

BlackOxygen Organics additionally copped a COVID-19 stop and desist for a similar sort of claims.

The FTC despatched out its BlackOxygen Organics C&D on November seventeenth. Six days later BlackOxygen Organics introduced it was shutting down.

BlackOxygen Organics’ demise is believed to be associated to toxicity points with its merchandise.

Aside from issuing notices, US regulators haven’t taken any public motion in opposition to the corporate or its executives.

These are the second FTC COVID-19 notices Amplifei, Enagic USA, Household First Life and BlackOxygen Organics have obtained.

The primary had been a part of a batch despatched out to 379 MLM firms in October 2021.