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AP News examines enduring American susceptibility to health scams

AP publishes investigation into U.S. health and wellness fraud history

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AP News publishes an article examining how Americans have consistently fallen victim to health scams and fraudulent schemes across 250 years, from 18th-century snake oil to modern influencer-driven wellness fraud and Ponzi schemes.

“Throughout U.S. history, there is a clear pattern: A hint that something might work opens a crack in a door that companies barge through, capturing the desperation — and the paychecks — of people who are hurting, tired or scared.”

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