Did you buy Double Shot weight-loss pills? You could be getting a refund check.

More than 11,500 people will soon be receiving refund checks from the Federal Trade Commission totaling over $646,000 as part of a settlement for shoppers who bought Double Shot dietary supplement pills advertised to “cause rapid, substantial, and (yes . . . incredibly!) permanent weight loss without diet or exercise.”

According to the FTC’s complaint, Manon Fernet and the company she controls, which did business as the Freedom Center Against Obesity, marketed Double Shot to American consumers from 2012 through October 2013. The company falsely claimed that users could eat as much as they wanted of any food and would lose 15 to 20 pounds a week, simply by taking the pills.

The FTC says that the refunds are being made from monies collected through a July 2014 settlement and that the checks will start being mailed today to all eligible consumers. Consumers who have complained, or who are listed in the company's records as having purchased these products, will be among the beneficiaries. The refund checks must be cashed by April 21, 2015.

Call 866-684-6674 if you have questions about the refund.

—Chris Hendel

Read more about why you may want to skip weight loss supplements and even weight loss drugs.

Read more about why you may want to skip weight loss supplements and even weight loss drugs Read more about why you may want to skip weight loss supplements and even weight loss drugs

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