The Rise of Fake Healthcare Product Scams

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Rachel Gerstler

Rachel is the Marketing and Events Manager at BrandShield, focused on building brand awareness and educating organizations about emerging digital risks. She writes about online fraud, brand impersonation, phishing attacks, and noteable trends while leading BrandShield's global events and strategic marketing initiatives. BrandShield combines advanced AI and expert enforcement to help brands detect and remove online threats fast. Book a demo to learn more.

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During a recent investigation, we exposed a multi-platform scam network that impersonates healthcare providers to promote fake or non-existent health products.

The findings were published in a New York Times article titled: The Doctors Are Real, but the Sales Pitches Are Frauds. The coordinated operation spans across social media, paid ads, and dedicated scam websites, putting patients’ safety and brand reputations at serious risk. It’s a story about an AI-powered global crime network, creating fake ads and impersonating real doctors, and hijacking logos from groups like the FDA and Mayo Clinic.

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