My mother was scammed online by what I think is an AI Oprah Winfrey Apple Cider Vinegar Gummy scam
My elder mother has let me know that she ordered 6 bottles of these gummies from an Ad online she saw Oprah Winfrey endorsing. 6 bottles for $300. I am absolutely furious, but after further research finding out that OW has made multiple statements saying she does not endorse these kinds of things. I am absolutely heartbroken to realize it was and AI deepfake ad that my mother fell for.
She doesn’t ever buy things for herself like this, she is officially completely oxygen assisted, we are trying to get her health right as she’s been diagnosed with COPD. My grandfather passed recently and that inheritance has been helping her pay for all of her medical needs, and day to day living. As she has always been a stay at home mom for me. I’m an adult now living with my parents, doing the best I can to help out. But the money won’t be endless and I just want her to get this money back.
My question is, can i dispute this with her bank? What are the conditions and circumstances? What would I say was the issue with it. I want them completely reimbursed again as I am completely heartbroken this happened to her. She wanted to do something nice for herself but it is just a scam.
How can I teach my parents to spot AI and lookout for scams like these to prevent it from ever happening again? She feels very embarrassed about it all and she’s not very tech savvy/ up to date with outside world/ social media so I do not think this will happen again but I want to take every precaution to protect my parents as they are getting older, they did everything to protect me..
If I’m able to cross post this to any subs you think would help me out please do let me know. TIA.
TLDR; elder mom scammed by deepfake Oprah Winfrey AI weight loss gummies—6 bottles for $300….pls help