FTC warns: don’t buy shields from cell phone emissions, it’s a scam!

Scammers are trying to capitalize on the widespread reports about cancer threats posed by the use of the cell phones.

The Federal Trade Commission decided to step in and help consumers evade being scammed into buying products that supposedly "shield" users from cell phone emissions.

The FTC states, there is no scientific proof that so-called shields significantly reduce exposure from cell phone emissions. In fact, products that block only part of the phone, such as the earpiece, are totally ineffective because the entire phone emits electromagnetic waves. By interfering with the phone's signal, phony shields may cause it to draw even more power and possibly emit more radiation, the FTC said.

Health studies about any relationship between the emissions from cell phones and health problems are ongoing.