Oprah Winfrey is the latest victim of online scams claiming that a celebrity endorsed a certain product.TODAY
Oprah Winfrey is setting the record straight about false claims that she's endorsing weight loss gummies.
Over the weekend, the media mogul shared a video on her Instagram page to inform fans that any weight loss gummies that use her name or photo in advertising are in no way endorsed by her.
"And so it happened to me again today. A woman came up to me and said, 'Can you help me get your weight loss gummies?' And I said, ‘Ma’am, I don’t have anything to do with weight loss gummies. And let me just tell you, you’re the fifth person this week to mention it, so I’m going to address it,'" the 68-year-old said in the short clip.
The TV personality went on to explain that "somebody's out there misusing my name, even sending emails to people advertising weight loss gummies."
"I have nothing to do with weight loss gummies or diet pills, and I don’t want you all taken advantage of by people misusing my name. So please know I have no weight loss gummies," she stressed.
The former talk show host shared some additional advice to fans in the caption of her Instagram post: "Fraud alert! Please don’t buy any weight loss gummies with my picture or name on them. There have been social media ads, emails, and fake websites going out and I want you to hear it straight from me, that I have nothing to do with them. Please don’t be taken advantage of and don’t give your personal...
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