Online ads promote Hyper Charge Pro as a revolutionary, former Apple engineer-created device that revitalizes old phone batteries by extending lifespan, but an investigation reveals it is a generic, cheap charger sold at an exorbitant price.
You see ads for a product called Hyper Charge Pro circulating on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram, as well as possibly on TikTok and YouTube. These ads feature a purported ex-Apple engineer who claims to expose a conspiracy by smartphone companies to slow down older devices. The video then introduces Hyper Charge Pro as a solution to this supposed problem, promising to restore your phone’s battery life and performance. However, a closer look at Hyper Charge Pro exposes numerous red flags and reveals the product is a deceptive scam.
First, for anyone who wishes to watch rather than read, I created this YouTube video reviewing Hyper Charge Pro’s marketing:
Deceptive Marketing and Misleading Claims
The video advertisements promoting Hyper Charge Pro employ deceptive tactics to lure in potential buyers. The individual presented as a former Apple software engineer is an AI-generated deepfake. The person’s image and voice are manipulated to create a believable, yet entirely fabricated, narrative about planned obsolescence in smartphones. While the concept of planned obsolescence exists in some industries, its portrayal in the Hyper Charge Pro ads is a sensationalized distortion designed to create a problem that the product then claims to solve.
The ads frequently lead to a website, get.clariohome.com, where Hyper Charge Pro is sold. This website displays a fake news article, allegedly written by “James Johnson,” which further amplifies the exaggerated claims about the product’s capabilities. The story’s headline reads, “You Don’t Have To Pay Another Dime for a New Smartphone, Thanks To This Secret New Invention.” This “article” is not a legitimate news piece but rather another component of the scam’s elaborate marketing scheme.
The Truth About Hyper Charge Pro: A Generic Charger
Despite its lofty claims, Hyper Charge Pro is nothing more than a generic Quick Charge 3.0 device. The product itself, when shown in the promotional materials, clearly displays “Quick Charge 3.0” and “Power 3.0” — a standard fast-charging technology. Scammers purchase these unbranded chargers in bulk from platforms like Amazon, AliExpress, and Temu for a few dollars each, typically ranging from $5 to $15. They then rebrand these cheap devices and attempt to sell them for significantly inflated prices, often around $40 for a single unit.
The charger features three green ports and one red port and is often shown with international plugs, suggesting the scam’s possible origin from outside the U.S. The core deception lies in taking a widely available, inexpensive product and marketing it as a unique, groundbreaking invention.
False Urgency and Fabricated Endorsements
The clariohome.com website employs classic scam tactics to pressure consumers into making a purchase. It claims a “50% off today only” sale, but this is a perpetual lie. The product is never sold at its “full” price, as the fake sale is an ongoing ploy to create a false sense of urgency.
Furthermore, the website asserts that Hyper Charge Pro has been “as seen on NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox News, USA Today, and Digital Journal.” These claims are entirely false. The product has never been featured on any of these reputable news outlets. This tactic, common in online scams, aims to lend an air of legitimacy to a fraudulent product.
The Illusion of Positive Reviews
The website attempts to bolster Hyper Charge Pro’s credibility by displaying fabricated reviews and trust scores. It claims “11,245 ratings for a 4.5 out of five” and a “trust score of 4.7.” However, these figures are entirely made up. The site even uses green colors similar to Trustpilot’s branding to mislead consumers into believing the product has a high Trustpilot rating when it does not.
Individuals searching for Hyper Charge Pro reviews on independent platforms like Trustpilot or the Better Business Bureau (BBB) website will find little to no credible positive feedback. Instead, several Trustpilot reviewers said the seller charged them for more devices than they ordered. Any positive reviews presented on the scam website are fake. Many of the “customer testimonials” feature AI-generated photos of people who do not exist, a common practice in deceptive online marketing. For example, a supposed “Kevin Grant” is revealed through a reverse image search to be a stock photo.
Consumers looking for genuine insights into product quality and performance often turn to resources like Consumer Reports. However, Consumer Reports does not endorse or review products like Hyper Charge Pro due to its deceptive nature.
How to Avoid the Hyper Charge Pro Scam
Consumers looking for reliable phone chargers should avoid Hyper Charge Pro and similar products marketed through deceptive video ads and websites. Instead, opt for chargers from reputable brands known for quality and safety. Brands like Anker are widely available on platforms such as Amazon and offer reliable charging solutions at reasonable prices.
The Hyper Charge Pro scam, which reuses the generic Quick Charge 3.0 product, has circulated for several years under various names and is likely to continue. Be wary of online ads that feature exaggerated claims, deepfake videos, fake news articles, and fabricated reviews. Always research a product thoroughly and look for genuine, independent reviews before making a purchase. If a deal seems too good to be true, it likely is.
Editor’s Note: I utilized Google Gemini to help write this article. However, Google Gemini used the transcript from a well-researched YouTube video I created about this subject, meaning hard work went into the creation of this scam-busting effort. Scammers use AI to scam people. It’s time we use AI to bust their scams.
I questioned it due to the fact that AI is 90% marketing and when he mentions that, I didn’t really buy it. However, I wanted to buy it just to take it apart and see what was so special. I question everything today. I tell people in tech, take it apart, figure out how it works – no one wants to do that. Thank you for this.
Thanks. Speaking of AI, you probably noticed I asked an AI tool to write my article, as noted at the end. It’s one way I don’t mind using AI. Otherwise, I would never be able to write the number of articles I need to help people!
Thanks for the well written and well documented article.
Continue the good work 🙏😊