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We previously mentioned that Kirstie Alley is coming under fire (and lawsuit) over her diet products.

A woman is suing her, claiming that Kirstie lost all her weight during grueling practices while on DWTS, not because of her diet supplements.

The National Enquirer went out and got a container of her Rescue Me organic weight loss supplement and took it to two doctors.

Tags: diet pills, doctors, fake, kirstie alley, lawsuit, legal, scam, sued, supplement, weight loss

There's a scandal afoot! And it's extra scandalous because it involves penis pumps and wasted government money.

Apparently Medicare payments for the $338 devices have increased by over 500% within the last decade, but erectile dysfunction may not be to blame

Tags: erectile dysfunction, florida, government, illegal, medicare, penis pumps, scam

Really?? Who thinks up a plan like this??

Okay, let us set the scene: Penny Marshall is a big Lakers fan, and even though he left, also a big Lamar Odom fan.

She was approached at a Lakers game about a month ago by Lamar's assistant, who gave her Lamar's number.

Only Lamar doesn't have an assistant

Tags: fan, lakers, lamar odom, money, penny marshall, police, scam, talking, text, texting, weird

Will this divorce drama ever END?!

In the latest Kim Kardashian and Kris Humprhies story, Reality Weekly is claiming that Kris plans on taking his former blushing bride to court!

Although he still claims he truly loved her, the NBA player “wants the world to know how badly he was duped into this sham of a marriage."

A prenup prevents him from publicly discussing a lot of details about their marriage, including how much money was made in the deal. However, sources say "if a judge grants the divorce on the grounds of fraud, the prenup is void.”

What's the real reason that Kris is so pissed these days? It's not just that he was dumped, but he was made to look like a fool on national television, as the source continues:

"Kris knew he was going to look like the bad guy on Kourtney and Kim Take New York, but it’s so blatant and over-the-top, it’s just cruel.”

If this blessed union really was a scam, we'd love to learn the details, but if Kris is just being bitter, we suggest he simply move on.

This would make for one hell of a Judge Judy episode though, don't ya think? LOLz!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: divorce, fake, fruad, kim kardashian, kris humphries, marriage, nba, prenup, scam, sham, wedding

The Drug Enforcement Administration is hot on the trail of a group of scammers posing as DEA agents so they can rip off unsuspecting Americans who have purchased prescriptions online.

Impostors call their victims and claim they have been indicted on drug charges for illegally purchasing prescriptions through a website registered in the Dominican Republic.

One such victim was a Hollywood producer who immediately called his lawyer to deal with the charges. One of the "agents" told the lawyer his client could "make the case go away" if he paid a civl penalty.

Fortunately, the lawyer grew suspicious and taped the next phone conversation to hand over to the REAL Drug Enforcement Agency.

It turns out these con artists are using names of actual agents and have already convinced a number of people to send in money in hopes of their "indictment" going away.

Ugh! Such a shame! We hope these guys get caught and get what they deserve!

Tags: case, civl penalty, dea, dominican republic, drug enforcement agency, hollywood producer, illegal, prescription drugs, scam

You know those "consumer reports" that often appear on the side of your web browser advertising miracle diets that may appear to be "authentic" because they feature logos of major news outlets?

Yeah, those are a scam.

The government is taking action and has filed lawsuits in Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Georgia and Washington to shut down the fake "news" websites that are actually just advertisements for something called the acai berry diet.

The lawsuits were spurred by complaints received by the Federal Trade Commission that consumers paid $100 weight-loss products after being duped by the sites.

The sites were advertised as, "Health Reporter Discovers The Shocking Truth", that then led the consumer to a fake first-person report from a fake reporter about their fake results with the acai berry diet.

So far, the government has frozen 10 websites affiliated with the scam, however there are still others copying the content and continuing the scam!

Stay away from any advertisements claiming they have found ANY miracle diet, because there is no such thing! A diet takes dedication, hard work, and regular exercise!

There's no easy way around it, so PLEASE do not let these internet bottom feeders take advantage of you!

Tags: advertising, exercise, fake, internet, lawsuit, scam

John Elway, hall of fame quarterback of the Denver Bronco’s, is one of the many investors who have been ripped off in a hedge fund scheme.

It has been heard that Elway lost $15 million, with a partner in the firm of Mueller Capital Management.

Mueller’s scam is alleged to have involved about 65 people since 2000, taking in $71 million. Some of these clients include Elway and Blaine Rollins, former Janus Capital Group manager.

On April 21, Sean Mueller sent out e-mails to his clients apologizing for some sort of misdeed. They were very crytptic and hard to understand. He said, “sometimes life stresses overwhelm a person to the point where they can’t go on, sorry for the damage,” and “[nobody] else had any involvement except me.” hmmm…..

What to do?

According to his agent, John Elway is on his way to London to promote a product from Pepsi.

We guess he has to make up that $15 mil he lost somehow!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: hedge fund, quarterback, scam