The problem with these promotions is that they are fraudulently using Dr. Oz's name. Dr. Oz doesn't sell any dietary supplements, you see, and he doesn't endorse specific brands or products.
After sending numerous cease and desist letters to the scammers to no avail, Dr. Oz jumped on an airplane with his camera crew and drove to the scammers' place of business to confront them on camera! Click here to watch the exciting segment yourself, which almost reminds me of an episode of COPS.
Dr. Oz doesn't hold back, either. He marches right through their offices and warehouse and even grabs video of the people fleeing on foot. Truly, this is one of the most exciting Dr. Oz moments in history -- and one of the most morally justified, too, in my opinion.
The people responsible for running the fraudulent "Dr. Oz" ads, according to this report, include:
Richard Fowler
Ryan Fowler
Oscar Maria
Nathan Martinez
... all reportedly operating out of San Diego, California, marketing "Garcinia Cambogia" supplements.
Sick and tired of the scammers and charlatans
Like Dr. Oz, I'm sick and tired of the scammers and charlatans who use deceptive business practices to hawk questionable dietary supplements. In fact, I've helped expose several of these companies, including the fake Acai berry scams which ultimately resulted in an FTC crackdown and huge fines.While I'm a huge advocate of honest dietary supplements, superfoods and herbs, I have very little tolerance for people who think they can lie, cheat and steal their way to riches by exploiting the efforts of someone else.
Check out the fake news Acai berry diet scam ad below: the attractive news model in this picture has been the subject in incessant image piracy and misappropriation. She's actually a French model who has been widely victimized by dietary supplement scammers, and her legal team has sent out hundreds (of not thousands) of cease and desist letters to violators.
If you ever see a suspicious-looking ad on the internet with her face on it, rest assured it's a
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