{"id":145055,"date":"2016-04-06T14:05:56","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T21:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/?p=145055"},"modified":"2024-02-14T00:55:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T08:55:34","slug":"beware-brands-never-collaborate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/beware-brands-never-collaborate\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware of These Brands That May Be Stealing Your Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"roseWhen Pascale Rowe, a.k.a.\u00a0@MsBlingMiami<\/a>\u00a0(who has 500k+ followers on Instagram), posted a selfie while wearing her bright yellow, green and blue maxi dress, it got more than 7,500 likes. Little did she know that a company called ModLily would use the photo (albeit a\u00a0headless version) to advertise selling the dress for just $25.46 (marked down from $63.65).<\/p>\n

But\u00a0anyone who ordered the\u00a0dress likely received\u00a0a poorly-made\u00a0knockoff in cheap material that smelled like chemicals, rather than the lovely version\u00a0Rowe wore in her photos.<\/p>\n

Rowe wasn't even aware of\u00a0the ad until Buzzfeed contacted her about an\u00a0investigative report<\/a>\u00a0they recently published, which found that a collection of fashion companies based in China has been stealing bloggers' photos and using them to create Facebook ads. They then advertise\u00a0the garment at an\u00a0outrageously cheap price, but once\u00a0it appears on your doorstep, it looks nothing like what you thought you ordered.<\/p>\n

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The brands are owned by a Chinese company called Global Egrow, and include Zaful, SammyDress, DressLily, RoseGal, RoseWe, TideBuy, Choies, RomWe and others. We've\u00a0received solicitations from several of the names on this list and you probably have too. The damning report makes it clear it they wouldn't be a good partner for any blogger\u2014and they might already be making you one without your knowledge.<\/p>\n

The report suggests that the companies use shady tactics including\u00a0deleting negative comments and posts on their pages, and listing\u00a0bogus contact info.<\/p>\n

Analysis by BuzzFeed News shows that at least eight of them are connected to one Chinese e-commerce company that made more than $200 million in sales in 2014. That same year it was acquired by one of China\u2019s best-known clothing companies, a publicly-listed giant run by one of the country\u2019s richest men.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

…the sellers keep thriving, especially on Facebook, where the social network\u2019s loose policing and massive scale make it the ideal place to target women looking for a deal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Facebook says the companies aren't violating their advertising guidelines, so they can't take action against them. But one online marketing expert quoted in the article, Jasmine Griffith, believes Facebook is “complicit\u00a0in accepting money from this scam ring.”<\/p>\n

Until Facebook does something about these dubious brands, keep an eye out for deals that seem too good to be true\u2014and for your Instagram photos being used without your permission.<\/p>\n

[Photos via Buzzfeed<\/a> via Facebook]<\/p>\n

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