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Web hosting provider and domain registrar GoDaddy just announced that they have taken down more than 15,000 subdomains that were being used as part of an elaborate affiliate marketing spam operation, ZDNet reports. In a long-running and pervasive spam operation, consumers would be targeted with emails directing them to the subdomains, which featured illegitimate ads for sometimes non-existent products. The pages would be hosted on legitimate websites without the knowledge of the sites’ owners.

Common themes are visible across a variety of the scams.

For one, they often featured celerity endorsements, which were completely manufactured. Celebrities featured have included Stephen Hawking, Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, Wolf Blitzer, and Shark Tank cast members. Another theme is the nature of the products themselves, which were frequently supplements including CBD oil, weight loss pills, and other nutrition products.

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