Citizendave
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- Mar 11, 2017
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I guess I find it odd that certain famous people haven't noticed, or been alerted by anyone, that their images are being pirated on Yahoo's main page. I have Yahoo email and I see these ads all the time. Maybe I'm old fashioned or something - it surprises me that Yahoo hasn't noticed and safeguarded against this fraudulent advertising, or that other people haven't complained.
Here are examples:
Using Kellyanne Conway's image. I don't think she was paid.
![Sponsored 1.png Sponsored 1.png](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/110/110282-98423ee4564bdee41acab690caa1aff9.jpg)
Two on different days with Natalee Holloway's image. I seriously doubt that her family is profiting off the image of this girl who tragically disappeared while in Aruba.
![sponsored 2.jpg sponsored 2.jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/110/110283-0f10b76500dadf135acb17924f373295.jpg)
![Sponsored 2a.png Sponsored 2a.png](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/110/110284-2209d82867dd82ca5626726d16c711a5.jpg)
Lebron James - he does endorsements, but I'm confident this ad is fake.
![sponsored 3.jpg sponsored 3.jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/110/110285-ada2e6802f7b86306dc822c64efc330a.jpg)
For Stephen Hawking I clicked on the link and read the ad. It was for supplements to make you think better. I really don't think he agreed to the ad.
![sponsored 4.jpg sponsored 4.jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/110/110286-c3074528844c254b53bb5c259f86ca22.jpg)
Also last week, I tweeted messages of warning and links to bogus Yahoo "sponsored" ads to Wolf Blitzer, Anderson Cooper, Bill Gates, and CNN. I just checked, none of the links for the bogus ads works now.
Here are examples:
Using Kellyanne Conway's image. I don't think she was paid.
![Sponsored 1.png Sponsored 1.png](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/110/110282-98423ee4564bdee41acab690caa1aff9.jpg)
Two on different days with Natalee Holloway's image. I seriously doubt that her family is profiting off the image of this girl who tragically disappeared while in Aruba.
![sponsored 2.jpg sponsored 2.jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/110/110283-0f10b76500dadf135acb17924f373295.jpg)
![Sponsored 2a.png Sponsored 2a.png](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/110/110284-2209d82867dd82ca5626726d16c711a5.jpg)
Lebron James - he does endorsements, but I'm confident this ad is fake.
![sponsored 3.jpg sponsored 3.jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/110/110285-ada2e6802f7b86306dc822c64efc330a.jpg)
For Stephen Hawking I clicked on the link and read the ad. It was for supplements to make you think better. I really don't think he agreed to the ad.
![sponsored 4.jpg sponsored 4.jpg](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/110/110286-c3074528844c254b53bb5c259f86ca22.jpg)
Also last week, I tweeted messages of warning and links to bogus Yahoo "sponsored" ads to Wolf Blitzer, Anderson Cooper, Bill Gates, and CNN. I just checked, none of the links for the bogus ads works now.
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