\u201cPlease do not give these people your money,\u201d she said at the time, adding, \u201cI would never promote weight loss gummies.\u201d<\/p>\n
She wasn\u2019t concerned for herself, but more for the people who had fallen for the scam, Street told the Herald.<\/p>\n
Street says these advertisements prey on people’s vulnerabilities. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been broadcasting for 20 years so I\u2019ve got a pretty thick skin for things that are said about me or things like this, so I saw it and rolled my eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo think that other people may be sucked in and to think that I was endorsing a weight loss pill, fills me with dread.\u201d<\/p>\n
Street said these kinds of scams prey on everyday people\u2019s vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt preys on people looking to lose weight and target people however they can. They try and hit people where it hurts and where they think they can get some help.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt makes me angry that they think they can use my image to do that and there is not a lot you can do about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other local celebrities caught up in online scams<\/p>\n
Hilary Barry has been at the centre of fake AI generated images in recent years, seemingly showing the Seven Sharp presenter endorsing keto weight loss gummies<\/a>.<\/p>\n Scammers also created burner X accounts, formerly Twitter, using screenshots of Newstalk ZB\u2019s Mike Hosking<\/a> to trick people into falling for cryptocurrency scams.<\/p>\n Kiwi actor Martin Henderson was also at the centre of a romantic scam last year<\/a>, when an American woman devoted two years and poured more than $375,000 into what she thought was a romantic relationship with him.<\/p>\n