Fake Mike Holmes Endorsement Ads 

Fake ads and scams involving celebrities have become increasingly common in the digital age. Scammers often exploit the trust and recognition that celebrities like actors, contractors, and influencers command to deceive unsuspecting victims. These fraudulent ads might promise exclusive offers, free products, or even personal endorsements, all in the name of a well-known figure.

Several HGTV celebrities have been a target of these online fake ads. Often, victims are asked to provide personal information, make a payment, or click on malicious links. To avoid falling for such scams, always verify the legitimacy of promotions through official channels and be cautious when deals seem too good to be true.

 

Types of Fake Ads

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 The Holmes Group has come across several fake ads, luring unsuspecting people to click on them. Some of these are in the form of news articles. Headlines include:

• Is Mike Holmes dead?

• Mike Holmes Goes to Jail

• Mike Holmes’ TV series was cancelled

There are also fake casting call ads on Facebook. Fake casting agents are creating profiles and reaching out to people pretending to look for homeowners to help. The scammers frequently target fan pages, impersonating hosts including Drew and Jonathan Scott, Mike Holmes, and Bryan Baeumler, or pretending to be casting agents for their shows. These fake profiles are reaching out to fans on Facebook and encouraging them to provide personal information.

 

Several ads made it look like Mike Holmes was endorsing male enhancement supplements or erectile dysfunction drugs. Months later, a BuzzFeed investigation exposed a company called Ads Inc., which cheated consumers out of millions of dollars through fake endorsement ads featuring trustworthy celebrities like Holmes.

The other type of fake ads circulating online are false endorsements, such as CBD oil and Hemp mattresses. People tend to click on celebrity endorsements that they trust, and are getting duped into providing credit card information.

They even spread fake news saying I went to jail using a Photoshopped picture of me. It was all over the news, I even got people I knew asking me is this real? Did this happen? NO. These are all lies and scams!

 

Statement From Mike Holmes

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 In 2019, The Holmes Group wrote a blog post about Mike’s frustration after hearing from fans who’d fallen for fake ads and articles.

“Over the last few months I’ve been hearing from a lot of you about an online endorsement scam claiming that I’m endorsing a new brand of male enhancement or erectile dysfunction drugs in a series of online advertisements. These ads are making some pretty big claims, including that I’m leaving my shows behind, and have appeared on Dr. Phil, CBC News, and much more to advertise these products. Now they are even dragging my son, Mike Jr into this. To be clear: this is an outright lie. ” – Mike Holmes

 

 

Holmes on Homes Podcast on Fake Mike Holmes Endorsements 

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Mike Holmes filmed a podcast on fake endorsements and ads using his name. In the podcast discussion, Mike is joined by his daughter, Sherry Holmes.

 

 

“I am busy filming 12 months of the year,” Mike Holmes said. “I’m not into these things. I’m into helping people, I’m into educating people. I’m sick and tired of seeing things like this.”

 

Exposing The Celebrity Sell

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Upon investigation, a US agency was tracked down as the source of the celebrity ads featuring TV personalities such as Mike Holmes, Dr. Phil and Marilyn Denis. The agency has since shut down. They used the images of some of Canada’s biggest TV stars as part of a massive Facebook scam.

The Holmes Group went so far as to send a cease-and-desist letter to try to stop misleading ads from using his image to sell ED pills.

BuzzFeed News revealed that Ads Inc., a marketing agency based out of San Diego, ran a huge scam for years. Their scam involved placing false celebrity ads on Facebook to convince people to pay for a “free trial.” In reality, the celebrities, like Mike Holmes had nothing to do with the products.

 

 

Endorsement Ads Disappeared 

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 Some employees of the agency behind some of the fake ads (An Ads Inc.) spoke to BuzzFeed News to confirm that the company was, in fact, making fake subscription traps. They admitted that home renovation TV star Mike Holmes was a lucrative target due to his likeliness. It should be noted that Ads Inc. wasn’t the only company using Canadian celebrities for subscription traps.

“Mike Holmes got really crazy on the legal side with us,” said the Ads Inc. former employee.

After a cease-and-desist letter was sent to email addresses listed in the domain registration information, the unauthorized Mike Holmes ads seemed to be taken down immediately.

 

About The Holmes On Homes Podcast

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Mike Holmes joins forces with his children, Michael and Sherry, as they continue his legacy – helping homeowners in need. From renovations gone wrong by crooked or incompetent contractors to bad DIY, to worthy homeowners in need of a life-changing renovation, the Holmes trio continues the work that made Mike a household name. They go behind the walls and above code to focus on safe, functional, efficient, and healthy homes. They do this while promoting a career in the skilled trades. Each project is more than just a renovation, it’s an opportunity to help make people’s lives better.

 

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