Peptide Grifters Asked Me for an "Honest Review"
Jun 24, 2026 · 43 min · 18 segments
Jun 24, 2026 · 43 min · 18 segments
Scott CarneyHostAbe MontraneGuest
Chris EbmeyerGuest
Siddhartha RamGuestThey banned these peptides that we have here.
When I started researching this story, I knew I wanted to do a piece about the dark and seedy underbelly of the peptide business, but a lot of other channels had covered that before, and I wanted to do something unique, which is when I got this email, which changed everything.
Hey, Scott.
Saw your content and noticed peptides and performance come up a lot.
After Peptide Sciences was taken down last month, plenty of creators and coaches have been hunting for a trusted source to point their audience to.
We produce 100-plus compounds at 98.5% purity, every batch third-party tested.
Partners receive a complimentary $500 product kit so you can test the line before recommending anything.
Open to a quick look? Best, Sophia Vargas.
[ding]
But I figured that the offer, well, it was probably real, which means that a peptide company, one that is selling research chemicals that people inject into their bodies, was asking me to investigate their probably illegal operation.
I would test their products and publish whatever I found, whether it was good or bad, and then according to their offer, they would even cut me in on their profits.
They hadn't seen my expose on AG1, which got their CEO fired, nor had they seen my work on Adil Khan and his sketchy stem cell business.
They just saw my videos trending along the worst wellness influencers in the world and thought, "Well, maybe we should have him sponsor our products." But I have to say, I know an opportunity when I see one, and I wrote back saying that I would give them an honest review in exchange for $500 of their research products and unlimited access into the back end of their business.
Happy to send the kit.
An honest review on your end is more than enough on our side.
They really had no idea what they were getting themselves into, because I was gonna send them to a lab.
They banned these peptides that we have here.
When I started researching this story, I knew I wanted to do a piece about the dark and seedy underbelly of the peptide business, but a lot of other channels had covered that before, and I wanted to do something unique, which is when I got this email, which changed everything.
Hey, Scott.
Saw your content and noticed peptides and performance come up a lot.
After Peptide Sciences was taken down last month, plenty of creators and coaches have been hunting for a trusted source to point their audience to.
We produce 100-plus compounds at 98.5% purity, every batch third-party tested.
Partners receive a complimentary $500 product kit so you can test the line before recommending anything.
Open to a quick look? Best, Sophia Vargas.
[ding]
But I figured that the offer, well, it was probably real, which means that a peptide company, one that is selling research chemicals that people inject into their bodies, was asking me to investigate their probably illegal operation.
I would test their products and publish whatever I found, whether it was good or bad, and then according to their offer, they would even cut me in on their profits.
They hadn't seen my expose on AG1, which got their CEO fired, nor had they seen my work on Adil Khan and his sketchy stem cell business.
They just saw my videos trending along the worst wellness influencers in the world and thought, "Well, maybe we should have him sponsor our products." But I have to say, I know an opportunity when I see one, and I wrote back saying that I would give them an honest review in exchange for $500 of their research products and unlimited access into the back end of their business.
Happy to send the kit.
An honest review on your end is more than enough on our side.
They really had no idea what they were getting themselves into, because I was gonna send them to a lab.
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