#Ecommerce

Thai consumers are being urged to exercise heightened caution when purchasing weight-loss solutions online, following revelations from Australia about a new wave of “ghost stores” scamming buyers with fake GLP-1 products and predatory advertising—a scam that could easily spread to Thailand’s thriving digital marketplaces. These ghost stores, uncovered by investigative journalists at The Guardian, have been found impersonating real businesses and health experts to sell supposedly plant-based oral supplements that mimic the effects of popular diabetes and weight-loss medications such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, posing direct risks to consumer financial safety and, more alarmingly, their health (theguardian.com).