EXCLUSIVE I bought a fake Ozempic shot online and it nearly killed me - here's how top spot weight loss drug scams READ MORE: Now doctors are warning against 'Ozempic tongue' By Nicholas Fearn For Dailymail.Com Published: 23:43, 9 June 2024 | Updated: 23:43, 9 June 2024 e-mail 1 View comments A diabetic woman who was forced to buy Ozempic online due to a shortage of the drug has revealed how she fell victim to a scam that could have killed her. Lexi Ortanez, 26, purchased the product from someone who claimed they were connected to the medical industry, but she immediately realized something was off when the package arrived.
'When I opened the box up, it didn’t look or feel right. The packaging felt flimsy, and the pen looked quite different from the one I had been using,' she told DailyMail.com.
It turned out to be an insulin pen, which Ortanez said could have been fatal if she injected herself with it because even tiny doses can lead to diabetic shock. Her story is just one of many as criminals use the rocketing demand for Ozempic and Wegovy for money making schemes, which also including stealing patient data. Lexi Ortanez, 26, told DailyMail.
com she was forced to search for Ozempic online when the drug's stock ran out at the height of the boom fell victim to scam that could've cost her life The cybersecurity company McAffee has identified a staggering 176,871 phishing emails and 449 risky websites advertising counterfeit goods this year alone. 'Realizing that I had almost.