Two online weight loss advertisements used doctored images of Toni Street.
Two online weight loss advertisements used doctored images of Toni Street.
Radio star Toni Street is urging her fans not to fall for a weight loss ad scam, after one woman lost $1000.
The Coast FM star shared two images on her Instagram of fake advertisements that used doctored images of Street selling weight loss pills.
“I hoped itwas one of those small ones which would go away but I was contacted a few more times so it sounds there are a few ads going around,” she told the Herald.
However, events took a serious turn when the daughter of a victim contacted Street, saying her mother had fallen for the scam
She wasn’t concerned for herself, but more for the people who had fallen for the scam, Street told the Herald.
Street says these advertisements prey on people's vulnerabilities.
“I’ve been broadcasting for 20 years so I’ve got a pretty thick skin for things that are said about me or things like this, so I saw it and rolled my eyes.
“To think that other people may be sucked in and to think that I was endorsing a weight loss pill, fills me with dread.”
Street said these kinds of scams prey on everyday people’s vulnerabilities.
“It preys on people looking to lose weight and target people however they can. They try and hit people where it hurts and where they think they can get some help.
Kiwi actor Martin Henderson was also at the centre of a romantic scam last year, when an American woman devoted two years and poured more than $375,000 into what she thought was a romantic relationship with him.
