Listen to Fake Ozempic and GLP-1 scams: Why desperate people are being targeted

Fake weight loss injections are everywhere — and they’re dangerous.

When people feel desperate, they take risks. Ordering jabs online. Trusting promises that sound too good to be true. Sometimes those choices nearly cost lives.

This cuts through the rise of fake weight loss injections, why people are drawn to them, and the real physical and psychological risks involved. It also shares clear red flags to watch for, helping you spot scams and stay safe.

Weight loss should never mean gambling with your health. Real support, proper medical care, and honest information matter more than quick fixes.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Fake weight loss jabs aren’t just scams — they can be deadly. Counterfeit injections are turning up in unregulated pens and vials filled with unknown substances, putting lives at serious risk.

• Desperation makes good people take dangerous chances. When you’re exhausted, ashamed, and promised a quick fix, risky decisions don’t come from stupidity — they come from survival mode.

• Real weight loss medication requires real medical care. GLP-1 injections should only ever come with proper consultations, screening, monitoring, and legitimate UK providers — anything else is a red flag.

• Medication doesn’t fix what’s going on in your head or heart. Injections can quiet appetite, but they don’t heal emotional eating, trauma, stress, or identity — and that’s why support matters.

• Talking about this openly can genuinely save lives. The more we expose fake products and share safe, informed paths forward, the fewer people will feel pushed into dangerous choices.

KEY MOMENTS

“We’ve gone from fake watches and handbags to fake medication. And that, quite honestly, scares the shit out of me.”

“Imagine thinking you’re taking something to help you lose weight safely, and you’re actually injecting insulin that sends your blood sugar crashing so low, you end up in A&E with hyperglycaemic shock.”

“They only work whilst you’re taking them. As soon as you stop, your hormones go back to their old baseline, your appetite comes back, and unless you’ve changed your habits and your headspace, most of the weight creeps back on.”

“If you’ve been tempted to buy from some too good to be true source online, I promise you’re not stupid, weak or greedy. You are human. You’re tired. You’re trying to survive in a body and a system that feel stacked against you.”

TIMESTAMPS

[00:01:10] Fake weight loss injections.

[00:05:09] Life-threatening fake medications.

[00:10:21] Change your appetite, not story.

[00:16:07] Stigmatises obesity, underfunds support.

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HOST BIO

Mel Harris is the founder of KIO Method Ltd, specialising in long-term weight loss maintenance after bariatric surgery and weight loss injections. After losing nearly 15 stone (90kg) following weight loss surgery in 2004, Mel has spent over 21 years navigating the realities of keeping weight off.

With lived experience of bariatric surgery, weight regain, GLP-1 medications, and metabolic health challenges, Mel is on a mission to close the gap between losing weight and keeping it off for life. Through honest, compassionate conversations, she cuts through misinformation, diet culture, and shame — offering real support, insight, and zero judgement.