A University of British Columbia nursing professor who just published a book about health scams has suddenly found himself and his book at the centre of an online scam. Bernie Garrett's The New Alchemists: The Rise of Deceptive Health Care started selling on Amazon on July 23. Amazon is easily the largest book retailer in the world, responsible for 64 per cent of all print books sold online. "I take aim at quite a few health scams and people using duplicitous practices to sell health products, which are fake. Amazon hasn't revealed how many of Garrett's spoofed books have sold.

Source: CBC News August 31, 2021 23:03 UTC