In September 2024, online users searched Google for the words 1 Percent AI app reviews, all regarding a long-running scam. The content advancing the purported 1 Percent AI app (or 1PercentAI or “1 Persent AI” app) claimed the matter involved an easy way to make passive income. According to my review of the supposed app, the scheme purported to combine artificial intelligence (AI) with commissions from shopping websites. In video ads shown on TikTok and possibly Meta’s platforms Facebook and Instagram, users claimed to make hundreds of thousands of dollars with the app. Those ads displayed a link directing users to 1percentaisite.com or other websites. The website showed a longer video of an unidentified man promoting the product while sitting on a couch surrounded by falling cash.
However, as I’ll reveal in this story, any glowing 1 Percent AI app reviews were inauthentic. The reason: The 1 Percent AI money-making system is a scam. Real reviews from users who fell for past versions of the same scam appear later in this article.
Fake 1 Percent AI App Reviews on Meta Ads
In September 2024, I researched several fake 1 Percent AI app reviews appearing in video ads hosted by TikTok. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has also accepted money for and approved ads for similar scams in the past. The tech giant allows thousands and thousands of scam ads on its advertising platform. According to The Associated Press, as of February 2024, Meta reported tens of billions of dollars in quarterly revenue.
One TikTok ad I reviewed for the 1 Percent AI app displayed a link to 1percentaisite.com. A TikTok account named @1percentknowledge hosted that ad and likely others. The video ad I looked at showed a man claiming to earn over $250,000 with the 1 Percent AI software.
I transcribed the man’s narration:
Does surfing the internet feel like you’re endlessly diving through scams and useless junk? What if I told you there’s a free AI that could start pulling in at least $3,933 every day. You’d think I’m crazy, right? Let me show you.
Last month, I made more than the 90 percent. No, I’m no tech wizard. I’ve been burned by scams just like everyone else. But then, out of sheer dumb luck, I stumbled upon this AI and my life took a wild turn.
It took me just two minutes to set up and money started rolling in faster than I could have imagined. Fast forward a month, and now I’m heading off on a first class vacation, cruising in my brand new Porsche. And the house my wife always dreamed of, paid in full.
I’m not here to boast. I’m here to help you break free too. The links below, watch the video, get started. And this time tomorrow, you could be living the life you’ve always wanted.
The TikTok ad featured a fake endorsement, or a fake 1 Percent AI app review. The man shown in the ad displayed signs of deepfake technology and AI audio, meaning the person pictured likely had nothing to do with the scam. Instead, scammers used his image and likeness without permission.
The 1 Percent AI App Website Video
The TikTok ads directed user to 1percentaisite.com. A long video displayed on the websites showed money falling from above on a man sitting on a couch in front of possibly an ocean backdrop. The man then began speaking and promoting the 1 Percent AI app product.
The video on the websites began with a disclaimer quickly displaying and then disappearing from the clip after only three seconds. That disclaimer read, “The testimonials and scenarios presented here are fictitious depictions of individual results. Names have been changed to protect individual privacy. Actual results may vary. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Testimonials portrayed by compensated actors are not representative of all customers. Events and dialogue have been fictionalized for dramatic purposes.”
In the video, the man on the couch likely was a paid spokesperson. Also, he did not appear to introduce himself by name. While sitting on the couch, the man claimed the supposed 1 Percent AI app can earn a user “up to $80,000 a month on autopilot.” Seconds later, he said users can expect to earn “$40,000 a month on autopilot starting tomorrow.”
Basically, the man in the video read from a script falsely telling viewers the “secret” 1 Percent AI app can earn them a life with flashy cars, expensive houses and a mindset free from worrying about money and global inflation. According to the video, the pitch behind how the product worked supposedly involved implementing artificial intelligence with taking advantage of commission opportunities with major shopping websites. At one point in the video, the man claimed all users will need to do was spend around “5 to 10 minutes” in the purported app daily.
Red Flags in the 1 Percent AI App Scam
Always keep in mind the saying, “If an online offer seems too good to be true, it probably is.”
This 1 Percent AI app reviews scam was simply the latest iteration of a long-running scheme. The scam previously operated under the names InfinitAI, NexusAI, FusionAI, AI Revolution and others. The website video displayed with those past scams featured another actor apparently sitting on the same couch. That actor only identified himself as “Jonathan.”
The 1 Percent AI app system featured too many red flags to count regarding its scam nature. The biggest red flag of all was the promise of easy money. Examples of other red flags I noticed included a fake counter displaying the supposed number of viewers watching the video on the website, no name for the video’s spokesperson and past examples of the same scheme marketed under other names.
30 SW Elm Ave. DeSoto, TX 75115
The terms and conditions on 1percentaisite.com mentioned Cyprus and the physical mailing address “30 SW. Elm Ave. DeSoto, TX 75115.”
According to Google Maps, this address in Texas did not exist.
A YouTube commenter once said under one of my scam-busting videos, “I am from Dallas, Texas, and DeSoto is a suburb about 20 minutes from Dallas. And I can confirm that there is no Elm Ave. Elm St. Elm nothing in DeSoto! The only Elm is Elm Street in downtown Dallas.”
Scam Victims Post Genuine 1 Percent AI Reviews
Numerous users who fell for past iterations of the 1 Percent AI app reviews scam submitted comments under my YouTube channel’s videos. Their reviews detailed exactly what happened after they provided a credit card number to the scam websites. Mainly, the people lied in the Facebook and Instagram ads when they claimed 1 Percent AI (or other past names) is a free product.
For example, YouTube user @againstallodds5182 remarked:
You are spot on! It’s a shame I didn’t see your video sooner. I was and still am part of this scam. It doesn’t stop with a one time payment of $67. Multiple times $30 has been charged to the card I used. Unfortunately, $300 later I have them reported as be fraudulent. Do not fall for any of these sites like I did. There is no such thing as free money… or making 6 figures from $67.
In a second comment, YouTube user @frannonallison1767 added:
You are truly a blessing in disguise! I actually did get the program for 67 bucks and what he said about a few buttons was just a lie. It makes you build a website and it’s way more to it than he says. And that’s not it. They try and get you to purchase all kinds of things to make the process faster, and trust me, you will never get there by the time you buy all the products to make it work. You will be out of a bunch of money. Thank you for exposing these scammers! Wish I would have researched and found you before they got me with that bull! Never again.
Scam Victims: Here’s What You Need To Do
Users who provided a credit card number to scammers should immediately call their credit card company. Notify the credit card company of the misleading and scammy nature of the purchased product. Mention the product appears marketed from Cyprus and features a Texas mailing address for a fake street.
Anyone scammed by any potentially fraudulent schemes can also file a complaint with the BBB, as well as follow advice from the FTC and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Further, do not fall for scams known as refund and account recovery scams. Such scams involve deceptive users reaching out to scam victims, usually over messaging and social media apps. The deceptive users will claim they are experts with a special toolset to help victims recover lost money or get access back to a lost online account. However, they’re only after your money, and have no special skills or tools whatsoever.
If any readers victimized by this scam wish to tell their story, please share your own detailed account in the comments below.