In October 2024, Google users searched for information about supposed Jenna Bush Hager CBD gummies reviews, specifically for reviews of a company or weight loss product named Harmony Glow CBD Gummies. Anyone searching Google for “Jenna Bush Hager gummies reviews,” “Jenna Bush Hager CBD gummies reviews,” “Jenna Bush Hager weight loss reviews” or anything similar should stop and read this article. The truth was the NBC TV host of “Today” never endorsed CBD gummies or keto gummies. Scammers improperly advertised her image and likeness alongside the supposed weight loss products without permission in simply the latest chapter of a long-running online scam. Further, Harmony Glow CBD Gummies is an outright scam product. The best advice for anyone seeking help with a medical issue is to pay a visit to a doctor.
In this story, my goal is to convey to readers exactly how these scams operate. In recent years, through my full-time work during the day as a Senior Reporter with the fact-checking website Snopes.com, I have become quite knowledgable regarding these gummy scams, including this latest series of users searching for “Jenna Bush Hager CBD gummies company.” I’m looking forward to contributing to my personal website with additional reporting on nights and weekends, drawing on my knowledge and experience.
Know this: Scammers promoting CBD and keto gummies have been operating online for several years. They have improperly used the names and photos of a seemingly countless number of celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey, Mayim Bialik, Ree Drummond, Clint Eastwood, Dana Perino and so many others. This latest scam featuring Hager is simply a drop in the bucket in the dark history of these ruthless scams.
Note: Feel free to report what you saw regarding these scams in the comments at the end of this article.
Unhelpful Google Search Results
A quick search of Google for the phrase “Jenna Bush Hager CBD gummies” produced a long list of unhelpful results. Basically, scammers promoting CBD gummies scams attempted to fill Google’s search results with content posted on familiar websites.
For example, in recent weeks, scammers promoted CBD gummies products on message boards for video games. They also often create event listings on Eventbrite.com and Patch.com, as well as wedding listings on WeddingWire.com. Scammers filled these websites with content about CBD gummies knowing full well those pages would be removed by the website’s moderators.
The reason why scammers created those posts and listings was so Google’s search results would show plenty of content for users who searched for the specific name of a CBD gummies product or celebrity. Unfortunately, the scammers’ content they posted on those websites remained visible in Google’s search results long after the websites removed the content.
Scammers also apparently paid various popular YouTube channels money in order to upload videos promoting these scams. For example, the Lofi by Diego Lima YouTube channel (archived) appeared to accept scammers’ money to allow them to post scam videos promoting highly-questionable products. At least one video (archived) hosted on the channel prominently mentioned Jenna Bush Hager and CBD gummies in the clips’ title and description.
How the Jenna Bush Hager CBD Gummies Scam Starts
The first of three steps in the Jenna Bush Hager CBD gummies scam involved a misleading clickbait ad.
In October 2024, Meta â the parent company of Facebook and Instagram often reporting tens of billions of dollars in quarterly revenue â accepted unknown amounts of money from scammers to place ads promoting the scam about Hager purportedly owning a CBD gummies company. The scam also existed on the company’s platforms in September and may have begun earlier.
These sorts of ads usually do not mention CBD gummies. Instead, in the case of the Hager scam, the ads presented misleading clickbait that claimed, “After 16 years of marriage, Jenna Bush Hager finally opens up about how her husband treats her at home.” Other ads read, “After 16 years of marriage, Jenna Bush Hager makes unexpected announcement about husband.” None of these rumors were true.
The Jenna Bush Hager CBD Gummies Scam Article
The second step in the Jenna Bush Hager CBD gummies scam featured a fake Fox News article. Scammers hosted the fake article on numerous websites. In past scams, these sorts of websites displayed registration information for domain registrars in China.
The headline of the fake and fictional Fox News article read, “‘Today’ Host Shakeup Rumors Swirl After Concerning Jenna Bush Hager Snub: Her Response on Air.”
The article falsely claimed, “Jenna Bush Hager was absent from the ‘Today’ show’s coverage of the Paris Olympics, leaving fans to wonder why, and rumors are beginning to circulate. They wonder if Hager may be leaving the show one way or another. In an exclusive interview, Jenna Bush Hager responded to the recent controversy surrounding her behavior.”
The story said Hager’s CBD gummies â specifically Harmony Glow CBD Gummies â had the ability to “reverse dementia” and help people live a life “free from pain.” Both of these were false and scammy snake-oil promises. The article also claimed Hager angered the pharmaceutical company Pfizer with her purported line of CBD gummies. Again, none of this was true.
The Final Step of the Scam Might Lead to Google
The third and final step of the Jenna Bush Hager CBD gummies scam mentioning fake Harmony Glow CBD Gummies reviews usually involves one of two outcomes.
In some cases, the links in the fake article from step two might simply redirect users to Google. Once on Google, users might search for the name of the CBD gummies product mentioned in the fake article along with Hager’s name and then attempt to buy the product from scammers promoting it on YouTube or selling it in third-party listings on Amazon.com or Walmart.com. Please do note that just because Amazon or Walmart allows a third-party seller to sell a product on their website in no way makes the product legitimate. That goes for Amazon and Walmart listings for other CBD gummies and keto gummies products.
Users might also find an online vitamins and supplements store that seems safe and legitimate, like Vitamin Place or The Vitamin Place. However, I strongly advise against buying the aforementioned CBD gummies products from any website. The scammers wanted to make users feel they can trust their online stores. Scammers designed some of their websites to have names sounding somewhat like The Vitamin Shoppe or other well-known vitamin or supplement company names. Don’t fall for it.
Or the Final Step Might Lead to a Specific Gummies Website
In many cases, however, the link from the fake article described in step two will lead users directly to a scammy online store specifically for the product named in the fake article. For example, in the case of Harmony Glow CBD Gummies, which I previously reported about, a fake article might take users to secure.buynaturesleafcbd.com//cbd/v1/. These sorts of websites usually falsely claim Yahoo Finance, MarketWatch, OK Magazine and USA Today all reported about the product.
Any users who purchased Harmony Glow CBD Gummies will likely receive recurring credit card charges of hundreds of dollars per month. And here’s the thing: Often, there would be no way for users to know this, especially considering the fact the terms and conditions documents are incomplete for some of these CBD gummies products. For example, in the past with another product named Nature’s Leaf CBD Gummies, scammers only included the first several lines with the terms and conditions, meaning someone either accidentally or purposely omitted the vast majority of the legal documentation.
Note: At least one genuine company called Nature’s Leaf exists. They are a skincare company. They have no involvement with CBD gummies or the Jenna Bush Hager scam. Do not contact them.
CBD Gummies Customer Service Information
I’m now going to present the only CBD gummies contact information I could find for customer service and support for the aforementioned products.
According to the Harmony Glow CBD Gummies website, the product’s email address might be care@tryharmonyglowcbd.com. The website listed the customer support phone number as (833) 806-2439.
Other phone numbers for past CBD gummies scams included (877) 499-9056âĴ and (888) 200-3214.
If You’ve Been Scammed by the Jenna Bush Hager CBD Gummies Scam
Call your credit card company immediately if you fell for a CBD gummies scam. Tell them about the false claim of Jenna Bush Hager owning a CBD gummies company. Inform your credit card company you believe you may have unknowingly signed up for a monthly subscription. Also, ask them both for a refund and to ensure no further charges land on your credit card.
Further, know that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported an active investigation into these scams. The FTC published an article on July 1, 2024, beginning as follows:
A U.S. district court in central Florida today unsealed a Federal Trade Commission complaint charging two related groups of defendants with defrauding consumers nationwide by enrolling them, without their knowledge, into continuity plans where they are shipped and charged repeatedly for personal care products that they did not agree to purchase.
The defendants allegedly deceived consumers with ads for âfreeâ CBD and Keto-related personal care products, billing many for products they did not consent to purchase, signing many up for unwanted continuity plans, and debiting money from their bank accounts without prior authorization. In addition, the FTC alleges that some of the defendants laundered credit card payments by setting up bank accounts for shell companies using straw signers.
âThese defendants bilked consumers out of millions of dollars by repeatedly charging them for products they never ordered or agreed to purchase,â said Samuel Levine, Director of the FTCâs Bureau of Consumer Protection. âThe FTC is committed to aggressively pursuing companies and individuals involved in these unauthorized billing scams.â
The Never-ending Scam
From my long history of covering these gummy scams, the Jenna Bush Hager CBD gummies scam appeared as one of the largest efforts from these scammers. The likely explanation for why scammers were paying Meta to display so many ads for many weeks in a row in October 2024 was because the scam was working, meaning the scam was victimizing a lot of innocent people. No celebrities have ever endorsed any of the CBD gummies products mentioned in this article.
Turning the page to legendary film actor Clint Eastwood, he is someone who is no stranger to CBD scams. For example, in 2021, The New York Times reported he and the company owning rights to his likeness won a $6.1 million lawsuit filed against a Lithuanian company accused of using his image and likeness to sell CBD products. Then, in 2022, The Hollywood Reporter published news of another lawsuit win for Eastwood, this time involving a company based in Los Angeles.
For further reading, I previously reported about scammers using singer Kelly Clarkson’s image and likeness to sell purported keto weight loss gummies.
Now she is on FB using Dr. Ben Carson. So glad I checked with you.
Thank you for reading my article. Do you mind telling me how you found my article? I still don’t see the story showing up in Google search results. Did you use a different search engine? Let me know and thank you.
Thank you so much for this article! Thankfully, I looked up Bliss Roots Laura Bush Hager and your article was near the bottom of the Google search page. Had it not been there, I surely would have fallen for the “Laura Snubbed” article that showed up on Youtube. The article advertised 3 bottles of Bliss Root CBD (300mg) gummies at $39.99 with 3 free bottles.
My order was for 3 bottles get 3 free for $39.99. I received the order but my bank account was charged $230.00. I looked up the name on the bottle-HarmonyGlow and included the word New Yorkâthe supposed address of the company. I spent a lot of time before that searching for “newscaster CBD sales. I couldn’t remember the name of the celebrity who was recommending the product. Happily, the name on the bottle and the word New York eventually led me to your site.
Hi Shirley. Thank you for commenting. This might help in some manner, in terms of having hope someone is bringing scammers to justice: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/07/ftc-acts-stop-unauthorized-billing-scams-have-taken-over-200-million-consumers