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High Risk and Problematic Products

Tainted Nutraceuticals: Hidden Ingredients, Real Risks

By Erin Feebeck

on April 09, 2025

Merchants are facing increasing scrutiny for selling nutraceuticals tainted with harmful ingredients, which poses a challenge to payment processors trying to keep their portfolios free of dangerous products. Keep reading to learn more about the latest problematic products.
Is Kava Legal and Safe? What Merchants and Payment Providers Should Know

By Justin Ridderbos

on April 01, 2025

As consumers seek natural products with the same efficacy as prescription medications, they may quickly find themselves trying to navigate a landscape of inconsistent regulations and potentially misleading marketing. Among these alternative products is kava — a popular elixir with complicated regulations.
Inside the Minds of Serial Transaction Launderers: How They Evade Detection and What You Can Do About It

By LegitScript Folks

on March 27, 2025

Transaction laundering isn’t just an occasional headache—it’s an evolving, persistent threat to payment ecosystems. In our latest webinar, LegitScript dove deep into the world of serial transaction launderers: how they operate, why they reoffend, and what risk teams need to know to catch them.
Battling the Rise of Piracy and Counterfeits in Payments: Top Risks for IP Infringement in 2025 and Beyond

By LegitScript Folks

on March 05, 2025

Intellectual property infringement is one of the most challenging problems in e-commerce due to the complexities of identifying and stopping infringing products and services. However, payment service providers and others who work with merchants can take measures to identify and prevent these illegal activities if they clearly understand the risks and trends in illicit IP. Learn more.
LegitScript Gives You the Skinny on New Weight Loss Drugs

By Thea Le Fevre

on January 06, 2025

Discover how the booming GLP-1 weight loss drug market is creating challenges across e-commerce, payments, and social media.
Why Nicotine Pouches Are Drawing So Much Scrutiny

By David Khalaf

on December 02, 2024

Understand why the FDA is cracking down on certain nicotine pouches and learn what to watch out for.
GLP-1 Shortage Prompts Surge of Risky Weight Loss Supplements

By Andrea Baker

on July 22, 2024

Despite the high demand for GLP-1 drugs, the cost of these medications is prohibitively expensive for many people. As a result, a slew of merchants are entering the market offering alternative products such as supplements and other healthcare products for weight loss, many of which pose serious health threats to consumers. Weight loss supplements are…
GLP-1 Sales Online: What You Need to Know

By LegitScript Folks

on July 17, 2024

Recent LegitScript data reveals the skyrocketing promotion of both GLP-1 medications and reported ads associated with selling compounded GLP-1 medications (press release). LegitScript tackles the sale of problematic healthcare products as well as more than 60 other high-risk categories — including counterfeits, weapons, and online gambling — with a multi-pronged approach that employs big data,…
LegitScript’s Data Reveals 1200% Increase in Violative and Problematic Advertisements for GLP-1 Medications

By LegitScript Folks

on July 16, 2024

LegitScript’s findings show both a rapid rise in demand for Healthcare Certification by businesses offering compounded GLP-1 drugs, as well as a sharp increase in problematic GLP-1 products being peddled online that are violating laws across jurisdictions worldwide and potentially endangering unsuspecting consumers.
Key Takeaways: The Challenges of Detecting IP Infringement Online

By LegitScript Folks

on July 02, 2024

In a recent webinar hosted by LegitScript, Peter Szyszko, CEO of White Bullet, delved into the pressing issue of online IP infringement and how to stop it.

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