>>> THIS MORNING, A NEW WARNING
FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS AND THEIR
PARENTS.
>> SCAMMERS TARGETING TEENS AND
RUINING THEIR BIG NIGHT.
TODAY NATIONAL INVESTIGATIVE
CORRESPONDENT JEFF ROSSEN IS
HERE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF.
JEFF, GOOD MORNING.
>> GUYS, GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
WE TOLD BUT SCAM ARTISTS SELLING
FAKE ELECTRONICS AND FAKE
HANDBAGS BUT NOW THEY ARE
TARGETING THE PROM FOOLING
TEENAGE GIRLS WITH FAKE DESIGNER
DRESSES CHARGING HUNDREDS OF
DOLLARS FOR GOWNS THAT LITERALLY
FALL APART IN YOUR HANDS.
WE FIRST EXPOSED THIS A COUPLE
YEARS AGO BUT EXPERTS SAY IT'S
STILL HAPPENING TODAY SO WE WANT
TO GET BACK ON THE AIR, ISSUE
THIS NEW WARNING SO BEFORE YOUR
KIDS GO DRESS SHOPPING, YOU HAVE
TO SEE WHAT WE FOUND.
IT'S PROM SEASON.
AND FOR THE GIRLS IT'S ALL ABOUT
THE DRESS.
>> PROM IS THE OSCARS TO A HIGH
SCHOOL KID.
>> HIGH END LABELS SELL FOR
HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS.
A TON OF MONEY FOR MOST HIGH
SCHOOL KIDS AND THEIR PARENTS.
>> I LIKE IT.
>> WHICH IS WHY THEY'RE ALWAYS
LOOKING FOR THE BEST DEAL.
>> IS THIS YOUR DRESS?
>> THAT'S MY DRESS!
>> NOW SCAMMERS ARE CASHING IN
ON THEIR EXCITEMENT.
CHECK OUT THESE WEBSITES.
A TEEN GIRL'S DREAM.
DESIGNER GOWNS AT DEEP
DISCOUNTS.
THESE SITES LOOK REAL BUT
DESIGNERS SAY IT'S ALL A SCAM.
>> AT LEAST THREE TO FOUR TIMES
A WEEK WE'RE FACED WITH GIRLS
WHO HAVE BEEN SCAMMED BY ONLINE
WEBSITES.
>> IT JUST HAPPENED TO THESE
TEENAGERS.
ONE OF THEM LOOKING FOR THIS
GORGEOUS RED BALL GOWN ONLINE.
FOUND IT ON A SITE FOR 75% OFF
BUT TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT SHOWED
UP.
A RED HOT NIGHTMARE.
THE OTHER TEENAGER THOUGHT SHE
WAS BUYING THIS STUNNING PINK
PROM DRESS SCORING A HUGE
DISCOUNT ON A WEBSITE OFFERING
BIG BARGAINS ON DESIGNER NAMES.
BUT HERE'S WHAT SHE GOT.
A SAD IMITATION.
NOT AT ALL WHAT SHE WAS
EXPECTING.
>> THE DRESS IS A HOT MESS.
>> AND THAT'S ALEXANDRA.
SHE JUST WANTED A SHERI HILL
DRESS.
>> I WAS WORKING FOR MONTHS TO
SAVE UP THE MONEY.
>> SHE FOUND THE PERFECT DRESS
IN THE STORE IT COST $400.
ALEXANDRA FOUND IT ONLINE FOR
25% OFF AND ORDERED IT ON THE
SPOT.
>> MY IMMEDIATE REACTION WAS MY
GOSH, THIS IS AWESOME.
THE DRESS THAT I LOVE IS
BEAUTIFUL AND IT'S AT A GREAT
PRICE SO IT WILL MAKE MOM HAPPY
TOO.
SO HERE'S THE DRESS.
>> BUT JUST A WEEK BEFORE PROM,
WHAT SHE GOT IN THE MAIL WAS
MISERY IN A BOX.
A CHEAP KNOCKOFF MAILED FROM
CHINA.
REMEMBER, THIS IS WHAT THE REAL
DRESS LOOKS LIKE.
AND THIS IS WHAT SHE GOT.
WRONG COLOR.
>> IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ALL
BLUE.
>> WRONG FABRIC.
>> THE LINING IS SO ITCHY.
>> SLOPPY STITCHING AND WAY TOO
BIG.
>> THE DRESS FEELS CHEAP AND I
FEEL LIKE I LOOK CHEAP IN IT.
>> IN THE PHOTO, LOOK AT THOSE
PRETTY BEADS.
INSTEAD, HER DRESS CAME WITH A
BAGGY OF BEADS AND A SEWING KIT.
>> I TOOK A STEP BACK AND SAID
DO THEY EXPECT ME TO SEW THIS
ON?
I'M A TEENAGE GIRL.
I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SEW.
>> ALL HER MONEY GONE NOW SCAM
ARTISTS ARE SHIPPING IMPOSTOR
PROM GOWNS TO GIRLS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
LOOK AT THIS SHODDY STITCHING.
THE DRESS IS FALLING APART AND
THIS BEADING LOOKS LIKE AN ARTS
AND CRAFTS PROJECT.
DUSTY HILL IS THE SON OF THE
REAL SHERI HILL AND PRESIDENT OF
THE COMPANY TRYING TO INTERCEPT
THE FAKES.
>> IT'S A HUGE PROBLEM AND
GROWING.
>> SO HUGE THE COMPANY HIRED
INVESTIGATORS TO HUNT DOWN THE
COUNTERFEIT SITES.
>> THIS IS A FAKE WEBSITE.
>> THIS IS A FAKE WEBSITE BUT
THEY USE AUTHENTIC PICTURES.
THEY TAKE IT OFF GOOGLE IMAGES
AND UPLOAD IT TO THEIR SITE
FRIENDI I
PRETENDING ITS OUR DRESSES.
>> YOU KNOCK ONE DOWN AND
ANOTHER POPS UP.
>> THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM WE'RE
GOING TO BE ABLE TO FIX.
THIS IS AN ONGOING FIGHT.
>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS
SHUT DOWN HUNDREDS OF THESE
SITES BUT SCAMMERS ARE TOUGH TO
CATCH.
MANY OF THEM BASED OVERSEAS.
GOOD LUCK GETTING YOUR MONEY
BACK AND THOSE PRICELESS PROM
MEMORIES.
>> WHEN I PUT THE DRESS ON, I
DIDN'T FEEL BEAUTIFUL.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO FEEL
BEAUTIFUL AT PROM.
>> ALEXANDRA NEVER GOT HER MONEY
BACK.
AT THE LAST MINUTE SHE HAD TO
SPEND A NEW DRESS AND SPEND
HUNDREDS MORE.
HOW DO YOU PROTECT YOURSELF?
CALL THE COMPANY THAT MAKES THE
DRESS.
I'M ON THE WEBSITE.
IS THIS AN AUTHORIZED DEALER?
THEY ARE HAPPY TO TELL YOU.
THIS HELPS MANY OF THE TOP PROM
DRESS DESIGNERS HAVE POSTED A
LIST OF AUTHORIZED RETAILERS ON
THEIR OWN WEBSITES SO YOU CAN
CHECK THERE AS WELL BEFORE YOU
GO SHOPPING.
HAPPY PROM TO ALL OF THE KIDS
OUT THERE.
>> HAPPY PROM INDEED.
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