This is another fake news story from Essence of Argan. It's the same as this earlier example, but the links and the name of the product are changed. This is a common tactic; after one version of a scam fake news story is debunked, they simply change the product being advertised and hope that nobody will see through it.
There are many other minor variations on scams. In more recent versions of the "Cornell University Student" weight-loss scam, they change the logo at the top of the page from the trademark of CNN to a graphic representing a fictional publication like "Viral Nutrition" or "Best Diets", presumably to prevent the lawyers for Time Warner and Turner Broadcasting from suing them.
There are many versions of a scam which advertises weight-loss pills, skin care products, or muscle supplements; some pretend that they were on Dragon's Den, but others pretend that they were on Shark Tank (a similar show that airs in the USA). This scam has many web design layouts, from the generic favourite "Entertainment Today" layout, to blatant copyright infringement of a circa-2015 version of the Fox News website's layout, to a version of the Entertainment Today layout with a header stolen from the current layout of the Fox News site.
And, of course, there was that muscle-supplement advertiser that ran a bunch of fake ESPN sites and used famous athletes' names without permission; they just changed the name of the athlete every few months. (They've been long gone now; they turned to skin care scams in late August 2017 and ended the fake ESPN campaign in early September before disappearing completely in mid-November, but have tried [and failed] to make a few comebacks since then.)
Scams must be stopped. Take action and ORGANIZE!
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