Tucker Carlson 'Tragedy' and CBD Gummies Scam, Explained

Tucker Carlson 'Tragedy' and CBD Gummies Scam, Explained

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Beware of a scam going around online that features Fox News personality Tucker Carlson and claims “The Tragedy of Tucker Carlson Is Truly Heartbreaking” about some sort of tragic or sad news (that’s fake) and says he endorsed or created some sort of weight loss gummies or keto gummies or CBD gummy products or diet pills or supplements. It’s not true. None of it. There is no tragic news or sad news about a "tragedy" with Tucker Carlson. That's clickbait. These ads were going around on Meta on Facebook, Instagram, Audience Network, and Messenger. The ads make it look like Tucker Carlson (with the fake “tragedy”) is endorsing the weight loss gummies or keto gummies or CBD gummy products, but it’s all a scam. Keep in mind that scammers sometimes use products and company names without authorization, with the company having no involvement with the scams.

The Tucker Carlson weight loss gummies or keto gummies or CBD gummies “tragedy” scam videos and articles led to websites that claimed the products had been reviewed, endorsed, or mentioned by Fox News, USA Today, CBS News, CNN, Women’s Health, and NBC. Again, this wasn’t a thing that really happened. None of it.

The Tucker Carlson weight loss gummies “tragedy” scam videos and articles, as well as the fake reviews, were hosted on various scam websites. The fake articles sometimes led to a website for the product that showed a customer service and support phone number and email address.

If you were scammed by this weight loss gummies “tragedy” scam that used Tucker Carlson’s image and likeness, I recommend you contact the company or contact the payment method you used to make the purchase, such as your credit card company, and let them know you saw a scam article that falsely claimed a famous person or celebrity endorsed the product. Scams like these can hurt people, and I hope that my efforts here on my YouTube channel can help.

My advice on avoiding scams like these is this: If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Also, look at the web address to make sure you're actually on the publication that the article claims you're on. Scammers have been known to copy the design of prominent news publishers like Time magazine, Fox News, CNN, and others, and they replicate that look on scam websites to fool people into thinking they're reading from that publisher's website, when in reality they're reading a scam article. Finally, if you're looking into some sort of medicinal product or something that's supposed to make you look better or live better, ask your doctor. Generally speaking, there are so many snake oil products out there, so be careful.

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Chapters:
0:00 Tucker Carlson “Tragedy” Ad
0:54 Fake Fox News Article
3:50 Garth Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres
4:53 Fake Reviews
5:32 Customer Service and Support Phone Number
6:48 Phone Number Doesn’t Work