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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tara Cobham

The ‘dangerous’ threat of fake weight loss injections

Weight Loss
  • Warnings have been issued over fake weight loss jabs and other medications sold by thousands of fraudulent online pharmacies, posing a "dangerous" global scam.
  • Cybersecurity researchers uncovered over 5,000 bogus pharmacy sites selling counterfeit versions of popular drugs like Ozempic, Rybelsus, Viagra, and fertility pills, with some containing no active ingredients.
  • Health regulators warn that taking these unregulated medications can cause illness, be fatal, and lead to personal data theft, as they do not meet safety standards.
  • Criminal networks exploit the high demand for weight-loss drugs and other medications, using sophisticated, AI-generated websites to deceive consumers.
  • Authorities and experts advise consumers to only use licensed online pharmacies and to be vigilant for red flags such as unusually low prices, missing contact details, or requests for cryptocurrency payments.

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Warning over ‘life-threatening’ fake Ozempic jabs sold by bogus online pharmacies

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