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🚨 The viral TikTok ad raking in $10k+ while racking up $50k+ fines
Kaeya Majmundar
March 01, 2025
Hiii aaaaalllll,
Sooooo not gonna lie, I feel like a compliance prefect these days. 👮🏽 And I kinda love it. Like, I really f***ing love it.
Makes sense, considering my favorite roles in the world have been:
Tough-loving RA for freshmen in college (3 years)
Toughest-loving mentor to teen entrepreneurs at Leangap (since 2015)
And now perhaps my favorite role of all? TOUGH AF not-so-loving watchdog for brands getting scammed by deceptive UGC ads.
Case in point:
A TikTok ad just hit 14M views, made five figures in revenue—and is going even more viral on Twitter because…
It was all a lie.
🚨 No Qatari prince
🚨 No 5 year affair
🚨 No secret elite beauty rules
Everything from the luxurious lifestyle claims to the collagen product it was secretly selling was completely fabricated.
And it gets worse.
The creator of the ad bragged on Twitter about scamming viewers and laid out a step-by-step guide for others to do the same.
This 30 sec TikTok followed a proven psychological playbook to hook emotions, go viral, and “sell like crazy."
Step 1: The Exclusive Narrative
“I was a hidden mistress of a Qatari prince for 5 years.”
👉 Trigger curiosity & status envy. Who wouldn’t want an inside look at an ultra-wealthy, secretive lifestyle?
Step 2: A List of Intriguing Rules
“I had to do facial massages every night to sculpt my cheekbones and jawline.”
“I wasn’t allowed to wear jewelry another woman could own.”
👉 Shock value: Each rule reinforces the idea that “elite women” live differently.
Step 3: The Desire Trigger
“This is what elite women use to stay youthful & slim.”
👉 This transforms intrigue into aspiration. Viewers don’t just want to hear the story—they want IN.
Step 4: The Seamless Pitch
“He gifted me Collagenic Elite…I lost 13 lbs effortlessly.”
👉 By this point, the product feels like a status symbol—not just a supplement.
Why This Worked (And Why It’s Dangerous)
This wasn’t just a viral video. It was a conversion machine.
Emotional storytelling → Fuels engagement
Aspirational lifestyle → Triggers FOMO and trust
A disguised product pitch → Feels organic, not salesy
But here’s the real problem:
🤮 UGC deception wasn’t an accident—it was the intentional playbook
🤮 AI was used specifically to deceive
🤮 The advertiser was proud of the scam
The Bottom Line
Most brands still treat UGC ads like a free-for-all where “no rules” = “no consequences.”
🚨 But that’s no longer reality. 🚨
—The FTC is cracking down.
—AI is making deception scalable.
—Class action lawsuits are already happening.
The old way isn’t enough anymore:
❌ No compliance training = high-risk creators dragging brands into legal trouble
❌ Manual reviews = too slow, too inconsistent
❌ Over-reliance on contracts = meaningless after a violation happens
That’s why we built SwayID—the compliance layer for creator marketing.
âś… Flag violations before they happen with AI-powered content checks
✅ Auto-generate audit-proof documentation—no scrambling
âś… Train creators & teams with built-in compliance modules
âś… Get dedicated compliance specialists on demand
👉 The cost of one mistake? $43K per post.
👉 The cost of getting it right? A fraction of that.
Brands bragging about deception are writing their own lawsuits.
With eyes in the back of my head,
Kaeya
