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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Shane Hickey

Weight loss jab warning: fraudsters’ fake products ‘could cause real harm’

As the price of legitimate weight loss jabs, such as Mounjaro, have increased, fraudsters are stepping in to offer hard-sell cheap deals.
As the price of legitimate weight loss jabs, such as Mounjaro, have increased, fraudsters are stepping in to offer hard-sell cheap deals. Photograph: Mohamad Kaddoura/Alamy

You have heard and read so much about people using weight loss injections to get slim, you feel it is time to give it a go in the run-up to the festive season. The problem is cost.

But it seems there are other options rather than getting a prescription from a doctor and going to the pharmacy. A text message arrives giving a link to a site with much cheaper medication – and with no need to go through official channels. And you saw a similar ad on social media the other day, so you decide to go for it.

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