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Fitness fraud: gym goers warned over fake deals on memberships and personal trainers

todayJanuary 25, 2026

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January is a prime time for people looking to get fit, so fraudsters create fake websites and apps

A new year means a new start – it’s time to get fit and there are quite a few deals out there. On Facebook you see a local gym advertising a discount on membership if you sign up within the next few hours. There are limited spaces so you act quickly.

It’s only after you pay that you realise the ad was a fraud: you’ve received no membership details and when you contact the gym it has no record of your payment.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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