Mobydick13
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So I’m on Instagram and I see this ad for a BLACK OWNED hair company...
Immediately I’m weary cuz Instagram has tons of scammer businesses, so I decide to check the comments and every thing seems normal. They’re openly professing to be Black owned and even taking up for Black women in the comments (and their grammar was good no shade) . . .
At this point I started to think they may be legit, but then I click on their profile and immediately the profile pic screams catfish (aka they got it off of Pinterest) so that was the first red flag. . .
(2nd Red Flag) I’m scrolling down their feed and I see this girl. . .
Now if anybody watches the hair youtuber Slayed By Jordan, you would know this is his best friend and whenever he installs hair on anyone he tags the hair company in the title. So I run to YouTube and I find the video with the same girl (his best friend) rocking the same hair and the title says the hair is from Tinashe hair, not from this company Upperechelonluxbeauty
The 3rd red flag that completely confirmed it was a Chinese company was when I went to their website and it looked straight out the aliexpress “I sell hair but I also have an official website” handbook. They have over a 100 five stars reviews, but yet I can’t find one video on YouTube of someone reviewing the hair . . .
I can’t say I’m surprised, because in wake of the Black Lives Matter movement and Black folks deciding to support Black Owned businesses, these companies realized how strong the Black dollar is and without it their businesses will eventually fail. This has lead to some of these companies bamboozling and hoodwinking black folks into believing their Black Owned to make money. I advise anyone who has been or is now attempting to support more Black Owned businesses to do extensive research on some of these companies because I have a feeling we’re gonna be seeing more scams like this in the upcoming future.
Thoughts?
Immediately I’m weary cuz Instagram has tons of scammer businesses, so I decide to check the comments and every thing seems normal. They’re openly professing to be Black owned and even taking up for Black women in the comments (and their grammar was good no shade) . . .
At this point I started to think they may be legit, but then I click on their profile and immediately the profile pic screams catfish (aka they got it off of Pinterest) so that was the first red flag. . .
(2nd Red Flag) I’m scrolling down their feed and I see this girl. . .
Now if anybody watches the hair youtuber Slayed By Jordan, you would know this is his best friend and whenever he installs hair on anyone he tags the hair company in the title. So I run to YouTube and I find the video with the same girl (his best friend) rocking the same hair and the title says the hair is from Tinashe hair, not from this company Upperechelonluxbeauty
The 3rd red flag that completely confirmed it was a Chinese company was when I went to their website and it looked straight out the aliexpress “I sell hair but I also have an official website” handbook. They have over a 100 five stars reviews, but yet I can’t find one video on YouTube of someone reviewing the hair . . .
I can’t say I’m surprised, because in wake of the Black Lives Matter movement and Black folks deciding to support Black Owned businesses, these companies realized how strong the Black dollar is and without it their businesses will eventually fail. This has lead to some of these companies bamboozling and hoodwinking black folks into believing their Black Owned to make money. I advise anyone who has been or is now attempting to support more Black Owned businesses to do extensive research on some of these companies because I have a feeling we’re gonna be seeing more scams like this in the upcoming future.
Thoughts?
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