A company made up stories about Paula Bennett to get people to buy weight loss products.Photography/Dean Purcell
opinion
I am being scammed. It’s actually worse than that. My endorsements, images and names are being used to trick others. People are handing out hundreds of dollars because I probably endorsed them.
weight loss product.
I have spoken many times and written about my weight loss experience in this column. It’s a lifetime promise and not an easy answer. Eating the wrong thing, too soon, or too much still has side effects.
I am an ambassador for a company called SRW Laboratories and I owe my health in part to their products. I researched the company thoroughly before signing the contract.
The companies that are exploiting me illegally to convince others to seek “fast-acting” weight loss solutions know exactly what they are doing.This so-called miracle product I have uploaded my most flattering and not-so-flattering images to show you what this product has done. I’m writing a long endorsement that tells a made-up story (for the record, my husband didn’t leave me because I was a fat pig.).
Perhaps just one teaspoon of this product could lead to weight loss of 31kg.
Many of you will read this and ask why people are so stupid to buy this product. I dare say that no one has done it.
At first, I thought no one would believe me. Then I remembered how insecure I was being overweight. I desperately searched for answers and beat myself up every day for poor choices and lack of self-control. The company takes full advantage of people’s vulnerabilities. It’s cruel, and I feel really sorry for those who got caught up in it.
If you endorse something, do so in a direct and honest way on your social media platform. It’s an old adage – if it sounds too good to be true, it isn’t.
Paula Bennett is a former Deputy Prime Minister and National Party politician who currently works for Baileys Real Estate as Director of National and Client Engagement.
Listen to Paula’s new podcast on the NZ Herald – Ask Me Anything!
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