{"id":629084,"date":"2026-04-25T02:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T02:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/629084\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T02:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T02:15:11","slug":"magda-szubanski-claps-back-on-social-media-at-company-exploiting-her-in-online-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/629084\/","title":{"rendered":"Magda Szubanski claps back on social media at company exploiting her in online scam"},"content":{"rendered":"

A fake health ad using Magda Szubanski’s<\/a> name is circulating online \u2013 and she’s not having it.<\/p>\n

The beloved comedian<\/a> took to Instagram, warning followers that a video and article doing the rounds falsely link her to a product alongside TV doctor Ginni Mansberg.<\/p>\n

“Hi peeps, it’s bulls— scam alert time again. I have never met Dr Ginni Mansberg let alone had a conversation in public or in private with her about how, when, where, why, how often I wee,” she said.<\/p>\n

Watch the video above\ufeff.<\/p>\n

\"AA fake health ad using Magda Szubanski’s name is circulating online. (Instagram)<\/p>\n

She named the product in question and urged people not to buy into it.<\/p>\n

“There’s something going around on the internet. It’s just a scam trying to flog some product called Vital Hemp. It’s all bulls—.”<\/p>\n

Szubanski told fans the easiest way to fact-check anything attributed to her is to go straight to her own page.<\/p>\n

“The rule of thumb I would say is if you want to know if something is true or whether I’ve said it, come to my Instagram page, and that’s where I put my posts.<\/p>\n

“This is very annoying, and I really hope you haven’t wasted your money. Happy Friday, love you all.”<\/p>\n

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In the caption, she made clear that Mansberg is also being used without permission.<\/p>\n

“Dr Ginni is NOT the perpetrator. She’s being used just like me,” it read.<\/p>\n

\"MagdaMagda confirmed she was in remission earlier this year. (Instagram\/ @magda_szubanski)<\/p>\n

It follows earlier attempts to exploit her profile. In recent months, fake fundraisers tied to her cancer diagnosis appeared online, including posts showing a woman in a hospital bed claiming to be her. Szubanski called those out at the time.<\/p>\n

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In February, the nation rejoiced as the Kath and Kim star announced she was in remission after battling stage four Mantle cell lymphoma, a rare blood cancer.<\/p>\n

“I’ve completed chemo, and I am now in remission,” she said.<\/p>\n

“Phew, big relief. It’s not a cure, but because I got a good remission, that hopefully means that I will keep the cancer at bay for a good long time.”<\/p>\n

She said the support from followers helped carry her through treatment.<\/p>\n

“I swear to God, it helped me not only emotionally, I think it really helped me physically, too,” she said.<\/p>\n

“I felt so loved up and cared for.”<\/p>\n

She also thanked her medical team, adding that there isn’t a day she doesn’t feel grateful.<\/p>\n

“We have the most incredible medical people in this country,” she said.<\/p>\n

“We’re so lucky. And there’s not a day that goes by that I don’t give profound thanks to the medical community.”<\/p>\n

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