Trimjoy’s ‘Dr. Julia Becker’

Upon first glance, trimjoy.com may seem like a legitimate website offering real weight-loss solutions. The website describes the company as a “natural weight-loss lab” and appears to sell an “herbal slimming enzyme powder.” At the helm is Dr. Julia Becker, a “distinguished medical weight loss expert based in United Kingdom.”

But there are several red flags regarding the Trimjoy website and this purported “Dr. Julia Becker.”

For starters, the file name of the image below, which appears next to a summary of “Dr. Julia Becker’s Areas of Expertise” at the top of the website, is “ai-face-swap_image.”

Further down the page, “Dr. Julia Becker” looks quite different posing for a photo with a male colleague (though we notice she’s got the same red stethoscope).

Keep scrolling and “Dr. Julia Becker” turns into a man.

Then there’s the aforementioned summary of the purported doctor’s “areas of expertise,” which bears a striking resemblance to the “professional statement” of a London-based weight-loss specialist published on the Top Doctors UK website (including, in one instance, the doctor’s name).

TINA.org investigated the fake doctor’s website after receiving a tip from the General Medical Council, which maintains an online database of medical professionals working in the U.K.

But wait, there’s more.

The pictures on the before and after page on the Trimjoy website appear to have been taken from a website called The Weight Loss Guru. And a curious “certification of ordination” on the Trimjoy site is dated August 2035 (or maybe “Dr. Julia Becker” is actually from the future, oooooo).

The bottom line

Watch out for imposter scams and fraudulent websites. In some cases, taking the time to review a site for red flags like those outlined above can save you a lot of trouble later on.

TINA.org did not receive a response to an email sent to the address at the bottom of the Trimjoy website.

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