# CV-PR-06 · “High-pressure upsell or false scarcity (countdown timers, fake stock alerts)”

Source: https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-PR-06/

Claims Verified standard CV-PR-06: “High-pressure upsell or false scarcity (countdown timers, fake stock alerts)”, Medium. The rule, the authority behind it, and the line to cite it by. Standards version v1.4.1.

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CV-PR-06 · standards v1.4.1

# “High-pressure upsell or false scarcity (countdown timers, fake stock alerts)”

Medium Processor policy 1 of 109 standards

## What this standard rests on

**Stripe · platform · processor policy**

[Stripe Prohibited and Restricted Businesses](https://stripe.com/legal/restricted-businesses)

“Prohibited Businesses: nutraceuticals and pseudo-pharmaceuticals; unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices”

Source checked 2026-09-13.

**Square · platform · processor policy**

[Square Payment Terms, restricted businesses](https://squareup.com/us/en/legal/general/payment)

“businesses and activities that may not use the Payment Services”

Source checked 2026-09-13.

**FTC · US · statute**

[FTC Act s.5(a), 15 U.S.C. 45(a)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45)

“unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce”

Source checked 2026-08-18.

## What kind of finding this is

Not law. A term of a private contract you have signed with a platform or retailer. Enforcement is account action, not a regulator, and the platform may change the term without notice.

## Cite this standard

Claims Verified, standard CV-PR-06 "High-pressure upsell or false scarcity (countdown timers, fake stock alerts)", standards v1.4.1, retrieved 06 November 2026, https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-PR-06/

Or put it in your own policy

Marketing copy must not use "High-pressure upsell or false scarcity (countdown timers, fake stock alerts)" or equivalent wording. See Claims Verified standard CV-PR-06 (standards v1.4.1): https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-PR-06/

Cite it freely with attribution and the version. The whole register is machine-readable at [/standards/registry.json](https://claimsverified.org/standards/registry.json). Rulings are our published professional opinion, not legal advice.

## Others in Processor policy

[CV-PR-01 · Free trial / risk-free trial (recurring charge not disclosed)](https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-PR-01/) [CV-PR-02 · Just pay shipping / only pay shipping](https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-PR-02/) [CV-PR-03 · Auto-ship / subscribe offer with no price, frequency or cancel terms](https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-PR-03/) [CV-PR-04 · Miracle / breakthrough / the secret doctors won't tell you](https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-PR-04/) [CV-PR-05 · Review or testimonial that cannot be shown to come from a real customer](https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-PR-05/)

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