Friday, 25 July 2025

Beware dodgy Dragons' Den ads

We found 62 ads online claiming to sell Nixol (a weight-loss pill) which either included Dragons' Den logos, were posted from accounts called 'Dragon’s Den' or used the image of the well-known Dragon, Deborah Meaden.

We examine two examples of these ads, explain what we found and how you can avoid buying these dodgy products.

See what these scams look like
 
Source: Which? (24 Jul 2025) 

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