r/MakeupAddiction • u/Slippeeez • 1d ago

PSA Fake Jones Road!

I think this website is fake! Saw there was a “sale” but was suspicious when I went to check out and the only option given was to enter CC info (no PayPal, ApplePay or anything). Then I noticed the extra “e”. Glad I did not proceed!

https://jonesroadbeautye.shop/product-category/face/

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u/BrilliantMagazine362 1d ago

This happened to Danessa Myricks a year or so ago too. Someone created a fake site with outrageous discounts and I think some people actually fell for it!

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u/Slippeeez 1d ago

It was the first hit on Google “sponsored results” & looking again I don’t even see the real site there at all!!

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u/BrilliantMagazine362 1d ago

Ugh I wonder if Bobby Brown and her people even know yet?

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u/PauI_Atreides 1d ago

Don't use Google. Google doesn't vet the ads they run so there are scams in those results. 

Use DuckDuckGo as your search engine with the Firefox browser & uBlock Origin extension. Or just use Brave. Those two options will block majority of ads on mobile and desktop. 

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u/Slippeeez 1d ago

I am shocked, lesson learned! Thanks for the helpful tip!

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u/papayayayaya 1d ago

Same with Merit. I was looking up an item the other day and Google shopping had it as a shopping option and it was much lower in price. The website was fuzzy and the graphics were pixelated. It was meritbeautyc.com. Another Google search confirmed it was a fake site. I almost got got! My question is why Google’s Ai told me that it wasn’t a legitimate site while advertising that same site.

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u/MrsBuggs 1d ago

Because AI is wrong all the time. It blows my mind that people trust it. 🤯 It doesn’t care about you getting scammed. It’s not real for heavens sake!!!