According to the Facebook page's information on its "page transparency" tab, the scammers who improperly accessed the page for The O'Jays resided in Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and other countries. It was improperly accessed by the scammers. They have used my name, face, voice, and likeness in conjunction with AI to sell and promote these products without my approval, and I am pursuing aggressive legal action against any/all such companies. However, Ashton has nothing to do with these products, as she previously posted on her own Instagram account. Over the next 25 years, she would parlay that $1,000 loan into a $5 billion real estate business, building the largest and best-known brand in the business. I invest in the person, not the product. A few months later, I learned about this new thing called “the internet.” I registered my URL, pulled the tapes out of storage, and put them online. I’ve made a lot of mistakes in business, but I don’t regret any of them. I thought it was a silly product, but Lori Greiner was smart enough to snap it up and make millions. How Barbara Corcoran Made $1 Million in a Single Day Saying that I promote Keto, weight loss, or diet aid products. In addition, each of the advertisers running scam Shark Tank keto gummy ads that Check My Ads reported to Google were "verified" advertisers with the company. As we've mentioned throughout the piece, scammers utilizing Google products for financial gain is far from a new phenomenon. When it comes to the Shark Tank keto gummy scams, Check My Ads found that the fraudsters hawking these fakes are also benefiting from Google Analytics and Adsense. For example, Check My Ads found that the number one ranked websites in the organic search results for "Shark Tank keto gummies" is a University of Pittsburgh link. Other Google products are incentivizing these scammers, too It is meant to be more than just a weight loss drink even though it can help with weight control. In late 2018, a company called Mother Beverage appeared on Shark Tank. There is sufficient evidence to say that it helps promote weight loss. Apple cider vinegar is one of our blog’s favorite weight loss drinks. After entertaining a few offers, they ended up making a deal with Charles Barkley for $250,000 and a stake in the company. This post is not about the science behind such claims, but instead about the business of selling supplements with fake celebrity endorsements. I have spent years bringing great products at great prices to all of you and it breaks my heart that this is happening. They photoshop their keto product into my hands. My image and my name are being used on fake Facebook/Instagram/Twitter/Google/TikTok etc. ads. However, those articles were written by scammers and hosted on scam websites. These ads led to scammy articles branded with the logos of major publishers. In this story, we'll spell out everything we know about these scams. The sharks have complained often about the lack of action from the online platforms that take these ads. It’s not only Shark Tank stars’ images that have been misappropriated to advertise weight-loss products. Outlook India, Tribune India, Mid-Day.com, and others all appeared to be accepting money in exchange for sponsored content articles that named "Shark Tank" alongside many different CBD and keto gummies product names. As the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) notes in a 2023 warning about weight-loss-product scams, “There’s no magic way to lose weight without a sensible diet and regular exercise.” So the ads are fake — but do the products work? So they are relentless in their use of fake Shark Tank seals of approval to sell products, pitch crypto investments, or encourage people to sign up for business courses. In recent years, we've often reported about these scams involving the "Shark Tank" name. On the subject of gummy scams, this story would not be complete without the inclusion of two past court cases. "The internet has become overrun with advertisements featuring products allegedly endorsed by 'Shark Tank' or the Sharks," the page read. The official "Shark Tank" website on ABC.com also once published a page about scammers that use the show's name without authorization. From what we could tell, this information may have appeared in the fine print of the terms and conditions, but was not mentioned at all on product checkout pages. What’s the toughest deal you’ve ever closed? “Keto,” in this context, is a form of dieting that proponents claim forces your body to metabolize body fat in the absence of other carbs like glucose. You may also want to report the incident to your bank or credit card company, as they may be able to block future unwanted payments. I DO NOT sell or endorse any “Keto”, “Weight Loss” or “Diet Aid” Products and I’m NOT affiliated in any way with these ads. "This is absolutely not normal. We cannot accept this as a cost of doing business." Similarly, Dragons’ Den judges also didn’t endorse a “keto diet pill”. In the Harvard Health Letter, registered dietitian and director of the Department of Nutrition at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Kathy McManus warned that “The keto diet is primarily used to help reduce the frequency of epileptic seizures in children. Keto, or ketogenic diet, is a nutritional regime that is low in carbohydrates and high in fat. It’s a fun show, and it’s given a spotlight to a lot of new diet products. In 2021, famed film actor and director Clint Eastwood won $6.1 million in a lawsuit after alleging that a Lithuanian company had used his image and likeness without permission to promote CBD products. No one on the "Shark Tank" show has anything to do with CBD gummies or keto gummies. To be clear, no celebrities or famous people have ever endorsed keto or CBD gummies for weight loss. These products are a scam and the companies that promote them are fraudulent. Though these various keto products often change names — the products are frequently “rebranded” into similar-sounding names over time — the product generally remains the same. Other articles warning users about the keto gummy scams, like this one from USA Today, also don't rank until further down the search results page. As Check My Ads discovered, even if a user was to scroll past the sponsored ads and look at organic search results, many of the links that Google ranks are also promoting the scam. As of Tuesday, Jan. 23, one of the scam advertisers is still running fraudulent Shark Tank weight loss product ads. Furthermore, companies offering real products and services run sponsored search ads, too, so the label itself doesn't necessarily mean a website is sketchy. In the case of Check My Ads' report on Shark Tank keto gummies, the organization found four different avenues in which Google played a role in perpetuating the scam. There were also other Facebook ads promoting these supplements that made no mention of either Shark Tank or Dragons’ Den (see example). Ketogenic-based supplements let you lose weight while sleeping; Shark Tank or Dragons’ Den judges backed “keto diet pill” Ketogenic-based supplements let you lose weight while sleeping; Shark Tank judges backed “keto diet pill” The ketogenic diet is low in carbohydrates and high in fat content. No endorsement of these products by ABC, the Sharks, or the producers of "Shark Tank" is implied. It's possible that many of these products were the same and had simply been rebranded after previous product names received negative feedback. Typing "fulfillment center" into Google (without quotes) displayed the first search suggestion as "fulfillment center smyrna tn," which perhaps showed just how many people were looking for help after being scammed. It's unclear why people who hadn't ordered or been charged for the products were receiving them in the mail. In the past, scammers copied and used article layouts from ABC News, Fox News, Us Weekly, "Today," People magazine, Time magazine, and others. But it's not only that Google isn't prominently showing reputable websites warning users of these scam products. According to Check My Ads, it reported some of the advertisers promoting these scams in mid-December. In one such instance, Check My Ads found four sponsored search results at the top of a Google search promoting these fraudulent gummies. On a list of products that were pitched on the show, no product containing “keto” appeared. We never heard of them until they used our faces in their fake ads online. A literature review published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology concluded that while the ketogenic diet can aid in weight loss, it didn’t demonstrate an advantage over conventional weight loss strategies in the long run. To date, no “keto diet pill” has been endorsed by judges on the business reality television shows like Shark Tank and Dragons’ Den. One of the benefits of using Google's suite of products is how well they all work together. In these cases, Mashable heard from users who had been scammed because they found these websites ranked highly in Google search and trusted them for that reason. And sometimes, Google displays so many sponsored results that it's hard to tell exactly where the ads end and the organic search results begin. The headline of this review as well as its content was updated to reflect more recent appearances of Facebook ads for keto pills that don’t mention Shark Tank or Dragons’ Den. "The internet has become overrun with advertisements featuring products allegedly endorsed by 'Shark Tank' or the Sharks," the page read.But these misleading advertisements always end up taking you to some other diet offer.It’s a fun show, and it’s given a spotlight to a lot of new diet products.There is a limited evidence suggesting that it helps with weight loss.Health Skeptic is a trusted resource for natural health news, tips, and product reviews.This also indicates that such ads associating “keto diet pills” with business reality television shows began at least as early as two years ago.But, as Check My Ads tells us, Google runs trillions of ads a month so the ads it takes action on make up a very small percentage of the total that run.It's possible that many of these products were the same and had simply been rebranded after previous product names received negative feedback. No, neither Shark Tank nor Dragons’ Den judges endorsed a “keto diet pill” The two sisters in the picture were not pitching diet pills.Though these various keto products often change names — the products are frequently “rebranded” into similar-sounding names over time — the product generally remains the same.To be clear, no celebrities or famous people have ever endorsed keto or CBD gummies for weight loss.We also have a special Shark Tank store featuring products you've seen pitched in The Tank for sale to consumers.And sometimes, Google displays so many sponsored results that it's hard to tell exactly where the ads end and the organic search results begin.In the past few years Dolly Parton and Oprah Winfrey have been among the celebrities who’ve been included in scammers’ online ads touting CBD or keto gummies.However, many of these ads were still active and running.In recent months, our reporters received word from some users who said they received bags (not boxes) of CBD or keto gummies products at their doorstep, despite having no recollection of ordering the products. In fact, many scammers have excelled at purchasing domain names for their fraudulent website that look like they can ostensibly be official URLs from an actual reputable company. Often in those cases, scammers enjoyed added search engine-related benefits as their Google Sites-powered pages were prominently displayed on Google search. The whole "Shark Tank keto gummies" market is a fraudulent scheme to make money off of fans of the show. We observed that multiple Facebook Pages had published these ads, which shared the same or similar text promoting a diet supplement, that also went viral on Facebook. “It has come to our attention that there have been a number of fake advertisements on Facebook for products that appear to be endorsed by Dragons’ Den. We updated this review to reflect renewed appearances of Facebook ads for keto pills featuring doctored videos of singer Kelly Clarkson. The image of the same woman was also used in another ad promoting a diet supplement, published by a different Page. A Page describing itself as a clothing brand published an ad containing the same text and a video promoting a diet supplement. Among the many ways some people seek ‘passive income’ from online marketing is to sell supplements via dropshipping — a practice in which the person advertising and selling a given product never actually has physical possession of the product in question. “Claims of a ‘Shark Tank’ approved ‘keto pill’ are just one of a series of iterations of a broader scam. The official "Shark Tank" website on ABC.com also once published a page about scammers that use the show's name without authorization.In fact, the FTC's own page with a specific warning about scammers advertising "Shark Tank-approved" products does not appear until after the sponsored posts and a few organic posts promoting such scam products.The ketogenic diet is low in carbohydrates and high in fat content.One of the benefits of using Google's suite of products is how well they all work together.As of Tuesday, Jan. 23, one of the scam advertisers is still running fraudulent Shark Tank weight loss product ads.I’ve made a lot of mistakes in business, but I don’t regret any of them.I have spent years bringing great products at great prices to all of you and it breaks my heart that this is happening.Often it’s a “keto pill” supplement or something similar. Published March 14, 2023 There is a limited evidence suggesting that it helps with weight loss. There are so many online retailers now that it seems the Fair Trade Commission can hardly keep up. No weight loss pill has ever gotten the “biggest deal in Shark Tank history”. The two sisters in the picture were not pitching diet pills. Often it’s a “keto pill” supplement or something similar. But these misleading advertisements always end up taking you to some other diet offer. The only thing worse than being scammed is taking a supplement that could cause you harm. After all, millions of people out there are carrying extra pounds and are sick of diets that don’t work. Do a Google search for "Shark Tank keto gummies" and you'll find a slew of paid sponsored search ads promoting the supposed weight loss product. In 2022, "Shark Tank" cast member Mark Cuban tweeted about the seemingly never-ending keto gummies scams, where he railed against tech platforms that continue to accept money from scammers to allow ads to run that promote the scams. Some readers may have seen scam ads about "Shark Tank" and keto gummies online, perhaps in Google search results or on Facebook or Instagram. In the past few years Dolly Parton and Oprah Winfrey have been among the celebrities who’ve been included in scammers’ online ads touting CBD or keto gummies. To double-dip on their Google-assisted earnings, some scammers run fake "review" websites where they pose as neutral third-parties giving positive ratings to their scam keto gummy products. “With the recent improvements in AI, it looks like the scams are going to go to another level where we’re actually seeing the person talking about the product.” While the sharks attempt to fight the fraud, they say they’re facing new challenges with the rise of readily available artificial intelligence (AI) tools, allowing scammers to create more realistic looking ads using celebrities’ images and voices. AARP’s Fraud Watch Network Helpline receives a steady stream of reports from victims of these Shark Tank/keto gummy scams, says Amy Nofziger, director of fraud victim support at the Helpline. Many of the victims who purchase the products seen in ads like these later reach out to the sharks to complain. Published Nov. 19, 2019 Even though whey protein isn’t only meant for weight loss, we include it here for completeness. The concept didn’t get any investment during the show, but business immediately increased following their exposure. The dietary supplement is meant to induce you to stop eating through natural biological signals. Mother Beverage also sells their formulation online at a slightly higher price, but it may be worth it if you have acid reflux issues. This is not to be confused with a 2015 episode that featured “drinking vinegars”, which was not meant as a weight loss drink. Or sending and charging for product they didn’t order…. “I don't take weight-loss pills and I don’t take drugs and don’t use marijuana creams and all this stuff,” says shark and Canadian businessman O’Leary, 69. Senior Planet from AARP has free online classes to help you discover more about artificial intelligence. Been targeted by a scam? Many of the scam websites running ads for fake products are using Google Analytics to track how customers find their website in order to tweak their marketing campaigns for maximum exposure. In fact, the FTC's own page with a specific warning about scammers advertising "Shark Tank-approved" products does not appear until after the sponsored posts and a few organic posts promoting such scam products. We've already detailed what a prominent role Google search plays in hawking Shark Tank keto gummies, a product which does not exist, to unsuspecting consumers. We also have a special Shark Tank store featuring products you've seen pitched in The Tank for sale to consumers. Many merchants are using the names and images of the show and the Sharks in an attempt to sell their products. The Internet has become overrun with advertisements featuring products allegedly endorsed by "Shark Tank" or the Sharks. Instead, following a proven ketogenic diet blueprint should give you the results you want. Published Sept. 15, 2023 The role of the dropshipper is to move the product by directing potential customers to order directly from a supplier and thereby earning a fraction of the profits from a sale in the process. The sheer number of these ads prompted one Shark Tank judge, Barbara Corcoran, to respond. While it also has been tried for weight loss, only short-term results have been studied, and the results have been mixed. You can absolutely gain weight on any diet if you’re consuming 5,000 calories a day, according to Dr. Linsenmeyer, who is also director of Saint Louis University’s Didactic Program in Dietetics.” Then, dietitians say, it’s back to energy in minus energy out. Do a Google search for "Shark Tank keto gummies" and you'll find a slew of paid sponsored search ads promoting the supposed weight loss product.Or sending and charging for product they didn’t order….In these cases, Mashable heard from users who had been scammed because they found these websites ranked highly in Google search and trusted them for that reason.Look for the "Registrar Abuse Contact Email" and "Registrar Abuse Contact Phone" in order to report the website to the company that allowed it to be registered."This is absolutely not normal. We cannot accept this as a cost of doing business."“It can be a nightmare” for people who buy the products and then find that their credit card is charged repeatedly, Newbill says. Google's organic search results are ranking fake websites promoting the scam products in the top spots. When she posted about her frustrations with the state of online advertising, Cuban asked that she look into a similar search-related scam, Shark Tank keto gummies. This time, several of these ads showed a video of singer Kelly Clarkson promoting keto gummies for weight loss (see examples here, here, and here). Aside from the scammy ads, we often see numerous fake CBD and keto gummies reviews that use the "Shark Tank" name. One online scam that never seems to come to an end is the lie that the cast of the TV show "Shark Tank" endorsed, invested in, or provided reviews for either CBD gummies or keto gummies for weight loss. No one on the "Shark Tank" show has anything to do with CBD gummies or keto gummies.The Sponge Daddy scratch-free cleaning sponges and accompanying products now rake in about $220 million a year.For example, many Facebook ads contain a video clip appearing to promote a diet supplement to aid weight loss, such as this one and this one, claiming that “every judge” from the American business reality television show “Shark Tank” had “backed the pill”.They're paid-for product pitches that appear as sponsored content.But it's not only that Google isn't prominently showing reputable websites warning users of these scam products.“With the recent improvements in AI, it looks like the scams are going to go to another level where we’re actually seeing the person talking about the product.”I invest in the person, not the product. They're paid-for product pitches that appear as sponsored content. Such ads also appeared in email messages, like the one shown below. If readers were scammed by this, we recommend reading this article in its entirety. Newbill, too, is alarmed by these videos, including one that he says featured Greiner and singer Kelly Clarkson appearing to promote a weight-loss product. The Pages on which we observed inauthentic activity may be fake accounts or accounts that were hacked by malicious actors. The Page Transparency section of a Facebook Page that published the Kelly Clarkson ads in 2024. We also observed the same behavior in at least one Facebook page that published the 2024 ads featuring a doctored video of singer Kelly Clarkson. It’s unclear if these Pages exhibiting signs of inauthentic behaviour worked in concert with each other or if the Pages that published these ads and posts did so independently and without awareness of other Pages. In addition, a reverse image search of this Page’s profile photo on the Russian search engine Yandex turned up an identical, though low-resolution, image that contained the text “Shalonda’s Fashion Boutique”. This also indicates that such ads associating “keto diet pills” with business reality television shows began at least as early as two years ago. For example, many Facebook ads contain a video clip appearing to promote a diet supplement to aid weight loss, such as this one and this one, claiming that “every judge” from the American business reality television show “Shark Tank” had “backed the pill”. There have been numerous ads on social media promoting diet supplements that supposedly aid weight loss. We also noticed that phone numbers on some product order pages for CBD and keto gummies are often missing or disconnected. Past scams prominently and misleadingly featured the cast of "Shark Tank," entertainment icon Oprah Winfrey, Grammy-winning recording artist and talk show host Kelly Clarkson and so many others, none of whom placed their stamp of approval on these products. In the video ad (archived), the AI-generated audio misleadingly made it sound like Ashton had once said, "Keto BHB gummies were extremely effective for weight loss." Again, Ashton never endorsed any such products. I have nothing to do with keto gummies or CBD gummies to treat or prevent weight loss, kidney disease, liver disease or diabetes. In other cases, a common marketing method is the creation of fake diet pill reviews on blogs that exist solely to review that one keto product while highlighting impossible-to-miss links to order the product. “I can tell you, we don’t put keto diet pills on our show,” says Shark Tank executive producer Clay Newbill. Get instant access to members-only products and hundreds of discounts, a free second membership, and a subscription to AARP the Magazine. Corcoran has been an investor/Shark for the past 13 seasons on ABC's four-time Emmy® Award-winning show "Shark Tank," investing in over 80 businesses to date. She is a frequent small business and real estate contributor on every major network. Google, for its part, says it removes tens of millions of scam ads and rolled out stricter advertiser verification processes. The company has previously provided statements to Mashable when we report on similar scam-related issues. Oftentimes, if a scam is weaponizing one Google product, other Google services have been set up by bad actors to work in tandem. Screenshot of ads showing a doctored video of Kelly Clarkson promoting keto gummies. Also, if any readers find one of the scammy articles that claims "Shark Tank" or other big-name celebrities endorsed keto gummies, or find a product order page that is believed to be involved in the scam, the domain URL can be reported to its registrar. In the past, our reporters noticed that brand new CBD gummies and keto gummies product names popped up regularly, with no sign of a parent company or any other branding, as if such details had been omitted on purpose. What you see is (not) what you get: genAI-powered scams on Vinted Dart Drones Dating By Blaine DDP Yoga Debbie Brooks Handbags Deboned Baby Back Ribs / Bubba's Boneless Ribs Define Bottle Delighted by Hummus Deskview DetraPel Deux Deviled Egg Co. 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Health Skeptic is a trusted resource for natural health news, tips, and product reviews. We have not researched Be Fit Food yet, but this review was detailed and helpful. A small company called Be Fit Food had quite a successful pitch on the Australian version of Shark Tank. When a user clicks that link in the search results, however, they aren't taken to a page on the university's website.Dart Drones Dating By Blaine DDP Yoga Debbie Brooks Handbags Deboned Baby Back Ribs / Bubba's Boneless Ribs Define Bottle Delighted by Hummus Deskview DetraPel Deux Deviled Egg Co. 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FitFighter Fitness Stride Fixed Fizzics Flag FlaminGo Flasky Flowers Flated Flaus FlexScreen Flightpath Golf Fling Golf Flip It Cap Flip Outz Flipstik Float Baby Float 'N' Grill Floating Mug Flora FlyWithWine Foam Cooler Foam Party Hats Fohawx Foot Cardigan Foot Fairy Fort Fort Magic Forte 3D Fortress Clothing Forus Athletics Frame Your Feline Frameri Freaker USA Freeloader Freestyle Snacks Frends Frescos Naturales Fresh Bellies Fresh Patch Freshly Picked Fridge Fronts Fried Green Tomatoes Frill Clothing Frozen Farmer FryAway Frywall Fun Time Express Funbites Fun Cakes Fundraiser Blankets FunkkOFF!A Page describing itself as a clothing brand published an ad containing the same text and a video promoting a diet supplement.The Pages on which we observed inauthentic activity may be fake accounts or accounts that were hacked by malicious actors.You can absolutely gain weight on any diet if you’re consuming 5,000 calories a day, according to Dr. Linsenmeyer, who is also director of Saint Louis University’s Didactic Program in Dietetics.”Similar claims were also made with “Dragons’ Den”, another business reality television show in Britain (see examples here and here).For years, scammers have used the "Shark Tank" name to push the false idea that the cast of the show invested in CBD gummies and keto gummies, even though no such episode of the show ever aired.There are so many online retailers now that it seems the Fair Trade Commission can hardly keep up.“I can tell you, we don’t put keto diet pills on our show,” says Shark Tank executive producer Clay Newbill. >>Weight Loss 101 (or Why Your Diets Have Failed) If any readers were scammed, we recommend bookmarking this page or emailing it to yourself so that you can revisit it in the future to view further updates, as we do plan on adding additional information as it becomes available. Look for the "Registrar Abuse Contact Email" and "Registrar Abuse Contact Phone" in order to report the website to the company that allowed it to be registered. "Does anyone really think keto pills work?," Cuban asked. After having difficulties getting in touch with the phone line for the product they ordered, users consistently told us that they were offered a refund of 50%, something that apparently was a part of the call center's script. When calling these lines, the person on the other end of the call declined to say the name of the company they worked for, nor would they give any information regarding the name of the apparent call center. More to the point, however, no keto diet pill has ever been discussed on the show "Shark Tank." One such method is to lie about who has endorsed the product, as evidenced in claims that “PureFit Keto” had been funded on "Shark Tank." Similar products have also been advertised as if famous celebrities use them. Among the many ways some people seek “passive income” from online marketing is to sell supplements via dropshipping — a practice in which the person advertising and selling a given product never actually has physical possession of the product in question. Claims of a "Shark Tank" approved “keto pill” are just one of a series of iterations of a broader scam. For the record, no keto-based product has ever been pitched or funded on "Shark Tank." Examining the address given by the Page (103 McGaulley Avenue, Plattsburgh, New York), we were unable to locate a business of this name in this street in Google Maps, which appeared to be residential instead. However, the top results of a search for the Page’s name were a musical group of the same name based in France. Observe that the caption on both ads are almost identical, except that the one on the right references Dragons’ Den instead of Shark Tank. A reverse image search on Google showed that the photo was of a fitness model who lives in the U.S. In this story, we'll spell out everything we know about these scams.For the record, no keto-based product has ever been pitched or funded on "Shark Tank."According to the Facebook page's information on its "page transparency" tab, the scammers who improperly accessed the page for The O'Jays resided in Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and other countries.The dietary supplement is meant to induce you to stop eating through natural biological signals.A few months later, I learned about this new thing called “the internet.” I registered my URL, pulled the tapes out of storage, and put them online.Then, dietitians say, it’s back to energy in minus energy out.Over the next 25 years, she would parlay that $1,000 loan into a $5 billion real estate business, building the largest and best-known brand in the business.After all, millions of people out there are carrying extra pounds and are sick of diets that don’t work. Refer to this guide if you’re wondering whether a weight loss product was actually featured on Shark Tank. Unfortunately this is the world of internet health products in 2021. Rather, they were pitching a children’s dance company business. As always, our goal is for you to make informed and safe choices when buying health products. We also searched for Facebook posts using the social media listening tool CrowdTangle that shared the same text, and identified two more examples of Pages that ran an ad with the same text. However, many of these ads were still active and running. Specifically, the ads ran without a disclaimer even though it was related to social issues, elections or politics, which required such a label. The Ad Library also showed that some of these ads had been removed by Facebook for going against Facebook Advertising Policies. Searching Facebook’s Ad Library using one such text “Why every judge on Shark Tank backed this product” turned up more than 200 results, beginning as early as October 2020. They are scam ads,” she says. “Just recently they have started to use AI to recreate my voice to sell crazy products,” Cuban notes. Once the scam victims notice the charges, they can try to stop payment with their credit card company, he adds, “but it’s a process that nobody wants to go through.” “It can be a nightmare” for people who buy the products and then find that their credit card is charged repeatedly, Newbill says. “There’s never been a keto diet pill on our show, and there never will be.” Alex Kasprak is an investigative journalist and science writer reporting on scientific misinformation, online fraud, and financial crime. Suggesting this widely available nutritional supplement is uniquely worthy to be an invention worthy of "Shark Tank," or a secret product used by the Hollywood elite is, on its face, absurd. BHB is a ketone that the body is able under certain circumstances to burn for energy instead of glucose. For example, marketers of a product named “Keto Fit” claimed the supplement was endorsed by model Chrissy Teigen, providing made-up quotes from her to sell the product. In recent months, our reporters received word from some users who said they received bags (not boxes) of CBD or keto gummies products at their doorstep, despite having no recollection of ordering the products. For years, scammers have used the "Shark Tank" name to push the false idea that the cast of the show invested in CBD gummies and keto gummies, even though no such episode of the show ever aired. "Shark Tank" has never endorsed or invested in any CBD or keto gummies products. In December, Greiner posted a video on TikTok with some examples of scam video ads that used her likeness and AI-cloned voice to sell keto gummies. Readers looking for more information about these scams are advised to read through our past stories about keto and CBD gummies. The majority, for some reason, are various brands of keto gummies, Newbill says. The products pitched with bogus Shark Tank approval are sometimes hair-growth or libido-enhancement supplements, but often are those claiming to promote weight loss. The Sponge Daddy scratch-free cleaning sponges and accompanying products now rake in about $220 million a year. It was originally developed to treat drug-resistant epilepsy in children, but has become a popular diet regimen marketed as promoting weight loss, although evidence for its long-term efficacy is lacking. So, should you go out and start taking safflower oil products for weight loss? This is a guide to the various weight loss products that have been featured on Shark Tank. By the way, do you really need a keto diet pill? We couldn’t find any keto diet pills or keto supplements that were featured on Shark Tank. Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) safflower oil is a trendy weight loss supplement that you can buy online or at a supplement retailer. What we found also backs up previous Mashable investigations that show Google products are successfully being weaponized by scammers. Cuban reached out to Check My Ads upon seeing its co-founder, Nandini Jammi, share her own experience getting scammed by fraudulent products being advertised via Google search's sponsored results. Weight loss products have long-been a market ripe for fraud, especially on online marketplaces where diet pills and other supplements are hawked as magical solutions to vulnerable people's health or self-esteem problems. CBC and Dragons’ Den strongly recommend that you research any product online before purchasing it to ensure the company is reputable and the product is genuine. Originally developed to treat drug-resistant epilepsy in children, the diet is now promoted as a way to lose weight. The aim of the diet is to shift the type of fuel that the body uses from carbohydrates to fat. Similar claims were also made with “Dragons’ Den”, another business reality television show in Britain (see examples here and here). But, as Check My Ads tells us, Google runs trillions of ads a month so the ads it takes action on make up a very small percentage of the total that run. When a user clicks that link in the search results, however, they aren't taken to a page on the university's website. Around a month later, all of the reported advertisers were still running these ads. Shark Tank and all of the business minds on the show have absolutely nothing to do with them. Users on social media platforms should remain vigilant regarding the source of advertisements that they see online and exercise due caution when making purchases.