(Radio Iowa) — Iowa’s Attorney General is suing the seller of an ice scraper he says violated state buying club laws. Attorney General Tom Miller says Robert Schermerhorn of Dunedin, Florida sold the “Miracle Scraper” to at least 280 Iowans. Miller says customers who paid 20 dollars for the scraper were unknowingly enrolled in a buying club without their knowledge or consent. He says customers had to call a separate number to cancel the club membership and avoid being charged nine-95 each month.

Miracle scraper

The A-G is seeking an injunction preventing Schermerhorn from selling the scraper and the memberships to Iowa consumers. It also asks a judge to declare the memberships and fees void — and require Schermerhorn to make refunds. He’s also asking for a fine of up to 40-thousand dollars for each separate violation of the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act.