The popup is a fake USA Today article for Ketobod Keto, a fraudulent weight loss supplement sold for $64.99. Users are asked to save by purchasing in quantities of 2 or3, though users are really signed up for an auto-shipment program that they cannot cancel or unsubscribe from, as well as an optional “monthly health and fitness magazine” for an additional $19.93.
Essence Vibe Health is a fraudulent health marketplace that falsely claims to operate from a single-family residence in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The scammers are also known to operate as
the CEO of Vox Nutrition, Inc., which operates out of 8224 Industry Circle, Suite 200, West Jordan, Utah 84088.
User complaints on the ScamPulse listing for “Keto Max Labs” and the Google listing and Facebook account for Vox Nutrition indicates patterns of fraudulent behavior, such as:
Charging customers twice for an order that was never authorized.
Distributing products that cannot legally be sold in many states due to unlisted ingredients
Poor communication and customer service
Making false claims
Taking money from clients and never delivering the products.
Delaying orders and refusing to read and respond to emails on time.
On October 1, 2020, Vox Nutrition was issued a 60-day Notice of Violation by Brown Bear Law, APC on behalf of the Citizens of California Safety Corp. for violating the state’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986. This is because one of their Psyllium Husk Complex supplements sold under the branding Smoky Mountain Nutrition contained elevated amounts of lead.
Vox Nutrition was subject to several lawsuits, including:
A January 9, 2012 trademark infringement suit in the District of Oregon by Legacy Health regarding their operation under the business identity of Legacy Health Group, LLC
The company was ordered to sunset legacyhealthgroup.com, cease use of the term LEGACY and pay a total of $10,000.
An ongoing December 13, 2023 trademark and copyright infringement suit in the Southern District of California by Vanilla Chip, LLC regarding the sale of counterfeit TruHeight products on nogenetics.com
