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Chapter 71 3 Elderly people pay attention to their own health and must guard against being deceived
Chapter 153 The elderly pay attention to their own health, but also must guard against being deceived
It is right for the elderly to pay high attention to health. With the growth of age and the decline of physiological functions, many elderly people suffer from chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, diabetes, and rheumatoid, so they pay more attention to health than ordinary people , The desire to seek health care and cure diseases is very strong.At the same time, they also believe that their family members cannot fully understand their pain, and even seldom accompany them. The emotional loneliness makes them long to keep in touch with the outside world.At this time, a little care and warmth from the outside world can easily move him, and his own lack of understanding of medical knowledge gives scammers an opportunity to take advantage of.Nowadays, many lawbreakers have their eyes on the psychology of the elderly and this "big cake", and they use various banners to trick the elderly into being fooled.

某市影剧院连续4个月来，每天早上7时30分到8时30分，都有500多名老人从家里赶来听讲座。打着“香港第一医科大学”旗号生产的某营养液在这里大肆宣传、销售。

This publicity campaign actually attracted many elderly people.Because they are under the banner of the million-dollar product donation campaign, every elderly person can get a small box of nutrient solution when they leave as long as they come to the lecture.The lecturer claimed that the XX nutrient solution has the function of effectively lowering blood lipids and bringing good news to the rehabilitation of patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and brain insufficiency. Professor, through years of modern scientific research, adopting the most advanced formula technology in the world, incorporating the profound Chinese medicine essence of Greater China, adopting ecological precious Chinese medicine, and refining it with advanced manufacturing technology."

The salesperson also said that the original price of the nutrient solution was 772 yuan, but now it only costs 400 yuan to buy it for a month.The salesperson kept introducing the benefits of this nutrient solution, but could not come up with any approval documents.

After the investigation, it was confirmed that "Hong Kong First Medical University" did not exist, and the name of the factory registered in Hong Kong was "Hong Kong First Medical University XX Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.", which cannot be read separately.

As for the production approval of the nutrient solution, it is a food approval, not a health care product, and the person in charge of the factory also feels that it is inappropriate to promote the medicine as a magic medicine.It is even more outrageous to talk about 100% effective drugs in the curative effect advertisements.Afterwards, the person in charge of the drug also argued that the drug is 97%, if not 3%, effective, but many people are in the remaining 3%.In other words, if the old man has no effect after taking it, it is probably because the old man is in the 3%.In fact, no one knows whether the [-]% data is accurate.

The bad behavior of these businesses to fool and deceive the elderly is really outrageous!Below, let us count down the top ten deceptive tricks commonly used by merchants.

Trick [-]: dig a free trap

1. Free medical examination.Salesmen of health care products take advantage of the old people’s dislike of going to hospitals, pretending to be “free clinic doctors”, and after carrying out some blood pressure and blood lipid routine checks in a dignified manner, they point out that consumers suffer from certain “diseases” with the results of the tests. ” and start recommending products.

2. Try it for free.This approach is often used by "health care equipment" dealers.After many trials, some consumers felt that it was effective due to psychological effects, or after many trials, they bought the product because of human sympathy, only to find that there were many problems after buying it back.

3. Free party.In the name of celebrating the company's anniversary and giving back to the society, unscrupulous merchants organize the elderly to participate in free games, provide special car pick-up and free meals, and lobby the elderly to buy products during the tour.

4. Free health consultation.Set up a "health free consultation hotline", as long as consumers call in for consultation, the other party will recommend a certain health care product that "cures all diseases".

Trick [-]: Paralyze with warmth

Sellers take advantage of the elderly’s longing for family affection and fear of loneliness. They make phone calls or visits with small gifts every now and then.Old people tend to gradually relax their vigilance and buy health care products with unknown efficacy and high prices under the control of emotions.

Trick [-]: Interpersonal lobbying
Health care product merchants recruit a group of salesmen with huge social networks with high salaries, allowing them to lobby and sell to elderly relatives, friends, and colleagues who are familiar with them.The elderly sometimes buy blindly because of their affection, and sometimes because they trust those close to them.

Trick [-]: Throw out the sesame seeds and harvest the watermelon

The elderly are often deeply influenced by the traditional ideas of thrift and frugality, and are keen to accept "free and extra" gifts from merchants. Health care product merchants often set up shopping gifts according to the interests, hobbies and living needs of the elderly. Some elderly people are in these Under the temptation of gifts, they blindly bought the health care products promoted by the merchants.

Trick [-]: Play the brand name
Some health care product merchants are committed to the expansion of their own brand awareness, overwhelmingly promoting "famous manufacturers and famous brands", which makes consumers, especially the elderly, misunderstand: it must be so famous because of its remarkable curative effect, and it is right to buy this product .Therefore, they fall into the misunderstanding of superstitious famous brands, instead of choosing products correctly and reasonably according to their own physical conditions.

Trick [-]: Hire "Trust" to confuse

Hiring "entrustment" is a common method used by unscrupulous businesses, inviting so-called "experts", "scholars" and "authorities" to introduce the "special curative effect" of the product and issue "authoritative test reports" in public; or instruct some people to fake Write thank-you letters in the name of patients, send silk banners, show up to tell the curative effect; or make panic-buying products at the sales site, creating the illusion that there are many buyers and scrambling to be the first.

Trick [-]: Return promises
Promoters use the method of "purchasing products to become a member, and then recommending others to buy to get rewarded, the more you recommend, the higher the reward" to attract business and expand sales. This is even more attractive to the elderly who have lost their stable source of income.If the elderly are not paying attention, it is easy to blindly buy products and become members, and even fall into the trap of illegal pyramid schemes.

Trick [-]: False exaggeration of curative effect
Under the banner of "green, healthy, high-tech, foreign products", merchants claim that their products are panaceas that "cure all diseases and cure diseases invisible", and one-sidedly exaggerate the functions of health care products, making consumers mistakenly think that health care products can replace The use of drugs has delayed the best time to treat diseases.At the same time, merchants don't mention the side effects and inapplicable objects of some health care products, which may damage the health of consumers.

Trick nine: add ingredients
Some unscrupulous production companies have ungrateful for profit and added certain prohibited drug ingredients with specific effects to health food without authorization. Consumers may relieve pain and symptoms in a short period of time after eating, and then develop a sense of trust in the health product and even The formation of dependence and long-term use will pose a great threat to the physical and mental health of consumers.

Trick [-]: Set up flow points

Some health care product dealers carry out business activities by leasing temporary business venues, setting up mobile stalls, or door-to-door sales. Once major disputes occur or are banned by law enforcement agencies, they will immediately transfer and hide, start a new stove, and evade responsibility. The after-sales service quality of products is difficult to obtain. Assure.

After understanding these tricks, elderly friends should be more vigilant when they encounter these situations again.These merchants also know that the elderly are indifferent to the law, and they will basically not ask merchants to issue invoices. If they ask, they will issue fake invoices. This will cause problems in the future. It is because no clue evidence can be found and any loss cannot be recovered.Therefore, the elderly should pay attention, if they feel unwell, they must go to a regular hospital for treatment, and don't trust the sweet words of the salesman.

Liar merchants are certainly hateful, but the elderly themselves should also pay attention to always be vigilant: there is absolutely no free lunch in the world.If you are really unwell, you should go to a regular hospital for an examination, and don't let scammers have the opportunity to cheat you of your hard-earned money.

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