LATEST CELEBRITY TO FIGHT BACK. THIS MORNING, WHAT YOU NEED TO
THIS MORNING, WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW SO YOU DON’T GET RIPPED
KNOW SO YOU DON’T GET RIPPED OFF.
OFF. HE’S ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST
HE’S ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST RECOGNIZABLE AND BELOVED STARS.
RECOGNIZABLE AND BELOVED STARS. >> THAT’S ALL I HAVE TO SAY
>> THAT’S ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT.
ABOUT THAT. >> Reporter: BUT THIS MORNING,
>> Reporter: BUT THIS MORNING, HOLLYWOOD LEGEND TOM HANKS IS
HOLLYWOOD LEGEND TOM HANKS IS HITTING BACK AND TAKING ON
HITTING BACK AND TAKING ON SOCIAL MEDIA SCAMMERS.
SOCIAL MEDIA SCAMMERS. THE ACTOR TWEETING AND POSTING
THE ACTOR TWEETING AND POSTING TO INSTAGRAM TUESDAY AFTER HIS
TO INSTAGRAM TUESDAY AFTER HIS IMAGE APPEARED ON WHAT HE SAID
IMAGE APPEARED ON WHAT HE SAID WAS A FAKE ENDORSEMENT FOR A CBD
WAS A FAKE ENDORSEMENT FOR A CBD COMPANY CIRCULATING ONLINE.
COMPANY CIRCULATING ONLINE. HE WROTE, THIS IS FALSE AND AN
HE WROTE, THIS IS FALSE AND AN INTENTIONAL HOAX.
INTENTIONAL HOAX. I HAVE NEVER SAID THIS AND WOULD
I HAVE NEVER SAID THIS AND WOULD NEVER MAKE SUCH AN ENDORSEMENT.
NEVER MAKE SUCH AN ENDORSEMENT. COME ON, MAN.
COME ON, MAN. HE SLAMMED THE SAME MISLEADING
HE SLAMMED THE SAME MISLEADING AD LAST YEAR AS A FRAUD.
AD LAST YEAR AS A FRAUD. INTERNET FAKE.
INTERNET FAKE. HANKS DID NOT HAVE ANY
HANKS DID NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENT BEYOND THE
ADDITIONAL COMMENT BEYOND THE POST.
POST. TV’S DR. OZ WHO IS CITED FOR HIS
TV’S DR. OZ WHO IS CITED FOR HIS WORK IN THE CBD INDUSTRY SAID
WORK IN THE CBD INDUSTRY SAID THIS IS A FAKE AND MISLEADING
THIS IS A FAKE AND MISLEADING ADVERTISEMENT INTENDED TO TAKE
ADVERTISEMENT INTENDED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CONSUMERS.
ADVANTAGE OF CONSUMERS. THE ADS ARE PART OF A BILLION
THE ADS ARE PART OF A BILLION DOLLAR FRAUD INDUSTRY ACCORDING
DOLLAR FRAUD INDUSTRY ACCORDING TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU.
TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. IN NOVEMBER, SANDRA BULLOCK
IN NOVEMBER, SANDRA BULLOCK FOUGHT BACK AGGRESSIVELY FILING
FOUGHT BACK AGGRESSIVELY FILING A LAWSUIT ALONG WITH ELLEN
A LAWSUIT ALONG WITH ELLEN DeGENERES STATING CON ARTISTS
DeGENERES STATING CON ARTISTS ARE EXPLOITING THEIR IMAGES TO
ARE EXPLOITING THEIR IMAGES TO ATTRACT AND DUPE UNWITTING
ATTRACT AND DUPE UNWITTING CUSTOMERS.
CUSTOMERS. SAVANNAH DEALT WITH IT LAST
SAVANNAH DEALT WITH IT LAST YEAR.
YEAR. >> WHEN I SAW THE ARTICLES I
>> WHEN I SAW THE ARTICLES I COULD UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE
COULD UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE BELIEVED IT BECAUSE IT LOOKS
BELIEVED IT BECAUSE IT LOOKS REAL.
REAL. >> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU THE
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU THE COMPANIES OFTEN HAVE NO
COMPANIES OFTEN HAVE NO AVAILABLE CONTACT INFO AND IF
AVAILABLE CONTACT INFO AND IF THEY ARE CAUGHT BY AUTHORITIES
THEY ARE CAUGHT BY AUTHORITIES SIMPLY SWITCH NAMES LIKE THE TWO
SIMPLY SWITCH NAMES LIKE THE TWO DIFFERENT COMPANIES IN THE TOM
DIFFERENT COMPANIES IN THE TOM HANKS SCAM.
HANKS SCAM. MAKING IT CHALLENGING FOR
MAKING IT CHALLENGING FOR AUTHORITIES TO SHUT THEM DOWN
AUTHORITIES TO SHUT THEM DOWN FOR GOOD.
FOR GOOD. >> THERE’S A WHOLE ARMY OF
>> THERE’S A WHOLE ARMY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFICULT TO FIND
PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFICULT TO FIND THAT ARE USING CHANGING SETS OF
THAT ARE USING CHANGING SETS OF HYPERLINKS.
HYPERLINKS. IT MAY ONLY LAST FOR A COUPLE OF
IT MAY ONLY LAST FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS BUT THEY’RE ALL THERE TO
DAYS BUT THEY’RE ALL THERE TO AVOID DETECTION.
AVOID DETECTION. >> WE TRIED TO REACH OUT TO THE
>> WE TRIED TO REACH OUT TO THE COMPANY BEHIND THE CBD ADS BUT
COMPANY BEHIND THE CBD ADS BUT NO ONE RESPONDED.
NO ONE RESPONDED. >> BIG SHOCKER THERE.
>> BIG SHOCKER THERE. >> THERE’S A REAL RISK WHEN
>> THERE’S A REAL RISK WHEN CONSUMERS FALL FOR THE ADS
CONSUMERS FALL FOR THE ADS SOMETIMES THEY DON’T GET WHAT
SOMETIMES THEY DON’T GET WHAT THEY PAY FOR.
THEY PAY FOR. >> THAT’S RIGHT, SAVANNAH.
>> THAT’S RIGHT, SAVANNAH. THE CONCERN IS YOU MIGHT NOT GET
THE CONCERN IS YOU MIGHT NOT GET WHAT YOU ADVERTISE AND GETTING A
WHAT YOU ADVERTISE AND GETTING A REFUND IS DIFFICULT.
REFUND IS DIFFICULT. YOU HAVE GIVEN YOUR CREDIT CARD
YOU HAVE GIVEN YOUR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION TO THE COMPANY
INFORMATION TO THE COMPANY THAT’S USING FRAUDULENT ADS.
THAT’S USING FRAUDULENT ADS. THEY CAN KEEP CHARGING YOU.
THEY CAN KEEP CHARGING YOU. YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL AND IF
YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL AND IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS JUST STEER
YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS JUST STEER CLEAR.
CLEAR. >> I REMEMBER WE DID THE STORY
>> I REMEMBER WE DID THE STORY ON HOW THIS WAS HAPPENING TO YOU
ON HOW THIS WAS HAPPENING TO YOU AND I THOUGHT WELL THIS MIGHT
AND I THOUGHT WELL THIS MIGHT MAKE A CHANGE.
MAKE A CHANGE. WE’RE PUTTING IT OUT THERE ON
WE’RE PUTTING IT OUT THERE ON TELEVISION.
TELEVISION. KNOCKED ON ALL THE DOORS AND
KNOCKED ON ALL THE DOORS AND THEY’RE STILL AT IT.
THEY’RE STILL AT IT. >> YEAH, THEY DO IT AND IT LOOKS
>> YEAH, THEY DO IT AND IT LOOKS REALLY CONVINCING.
REALLY CONVINCING. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> I REMEMBER PEOPLE BEING LIKE
>> I REMEMBER PEOPLE BEING LIKE YOU’RE LEAVING THE "TODAY" SHOW
YOU’RE LEAVING THE "TODAY" SHOW FOR THE SKIN CARE LINE, LIKE,
FOR THE SKIN CARE LINE, LIKE, MOM, NO.
MOM, NO. I WOULD TELL YOU.
I WOULD TELL YOU. >> IT’S TOO LATE.
>> IT’S TOO LATE. THE CONSUMER HAVE BOUGHT IT.
THE CONSUMER HAVE BOUGHT IT. I BOUGHT THE WEIGHT LOSS PILLS
I BOUGHT THE WEIGHT LOSS PILLS FROM BLAKE SHELTON ONLINE UP.
