Abbott
Shuts Down Dallas-based Bioperformance For Peddling
Fake Fuel Pills In Pyramid Scheme Claims of increased
gas mileage to save consumers money called bogus
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today
filed a lawsuit and obtained a temporary restraining
order and asset freeze against Texas-based BioPerformance
Inc. The company, organized as an illegal pyramid
scheme, markets a fuel pill it falsely claims will
boost gas mileage and save consumers money.
BioPerformance Inc., president and owner Lowell Mims
and co-owner Gustavo Romero of Irving advertise nationally
via the Internet and through seminars around Texas
and other states, exploiting the climate of today's
high fuel prices. The company's ads claim the gasoline
pills and powders they offer have a non-toxic "top
secret gas pill" that can increase fuel efficiency
by 30 percent or more and cut harmful emissions by
up to 50 percent. In fact, the additive is basically
the chemical equivalent of mothballs, which are toxic.
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