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Like all lard-ass Americans, I dream of being in better shape. Those ubiquitous "Tricks of a Tiny Belly" banner ads gave me hope. If it's on the Internet, it must be for real! Enter the buzzkill FTC, which has filed no fewer than 10 lawsuits alleging that those ads are scams designed to get your credit-card info and make your plastic go spastic purchasing stuff you never intended to buy. The commission claims that folks who clicked on the ads were led to "phony" news stories about the slimming wonders of acai berries, colon cleansers and such.
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