Viktor Bronyuk is at the center of the scandal: fraudsters are using the artist's name

Viktor Bronyuk, the leader of the TiK band, surprised his fans with an impressive weight loss a few years ago. Such a transformation caused not only admiration, but also attracted the attention of fraudsters who took advantage of the situation for their own selfish purposes.

How fraudsters use Viktor's name

Criminals began to actively advertise allegedly effective weight loss drugs, using the name and image of Viktor Bronyuk. They even generated his voice with artificial intelligence and superimposed it on the video.

"This situation didn't end like that - we can't prove anything, " Viktor said. "With the help of artificial intelligence, the fraudsters generated my voice, superimposed it on a video where I took part in some filming. It has a very real look..."

The artist's reaction to the deception

Viktor Bronyuk and his lawyer even tried to buy these drugs in order to understand what exactly is being sold under his name. It turned out that this is an ordinary herbal collection that does not have any special properties.

"If you follow all the instructions attached to it, you can not drink anything and lose weight, " the artist noted ironically.

Why did the number of fraudsters increase?

Viktor also spoke about the reasons for the increase in the number of fraudsters.

"Times of instability create a lot of people who come up with all kinds of shady schemes, " he said. "You can imagine, even my friends bought several courses. I say: 'You should have called and consulted'. 'We see that you have lost weight, we decided that it is thanks to this, '" they reply.

Viktor Bronyuk fights fakes

To dispel the myths, Viktor recorded a video message that has gained more than a million views. In it, he emphasized that he had nothing to do with advertising questionable drugs.

"For several months now, everyone I know and strangers have been pestering me with calls and messages, asking: am I really advertising a 'super tool' for weight loss? I'm not advertising any white powder. I haven't used it and I don't use it. Don't mess around, because these are all scammers who it is not clear what they are selling."

How did Viktor Broniuk really lose weight?

Viktor decided to share the secret of his weight loss to dispel all doubts.

"I have told about my experience of losing 30 kg more than once, and the key secret there is only one: limiting alcohol, a healthy lifestyle and permanent residence - try to eat less. That's all!"
Editor: Emiliia Morozova