Former X Factor singer Mary Byrne and social media star James Patrice have warned fans of a scam after they were unwittingly used to promote diet pills.
Three years after taking part in RTE’s Celebrity Operation Transformation, he said he had been alerted his images from the show are being used to sell a keto supplement.
Urging his fans to ignore and report the false ads, James said: “This is very random now, but I have to tell you.
“There’s this page selling shakes and tablets and what not. They’re basically diet pills, and it’s my face on it and a few ladies as well.
"So if you see it, it is fake. I think that it’s a scam as well, so don’t click into it, don’t look at it. I have reported it, so fingers crossed.
“The cheek of them saying I lost weight with a fecking tablet.
“I lost the bit of weight on Operation Transformation because I did the exercise and I had my tits out. So, suck on that Keto.”
Meanwhile, Mary, who also appeared on the weight loss show with James in 2017 also had to warn her fans of a similar scam.
In a post shared on her official Facebook page, she said: “Hi everybody, I’ve had a lot of messages today about an ad doing the rounds with my picture before and after of weight loss and claiming it’s from some dietary keto supplement.
“I have never taken this supplement and if they need to steal people’s photos who have never taken it to show it’s effectiveness, well it can’t be much use.
"So please don’t support these products or think that I took them or endorse them. I didn’t and I don’t.”
The Dubliner added that any weightloss she has had was due to a change in eating and exercise habits over the past four years.
She said: “Healthy eating and lots of walking is how I’ve lost my weight, slow and steady. That’s 8 stone over four years.
“Don’t be conned by these people, love Mary.”
