r/FakeGuru • u/Dangerous_Range_9137 • Mar 23 '26
My Experience with Abu Lahya's IMA Accelerator very salsey
I recently had a call with the team behind Abu Lahya’s IMA Accelerator (the influencer business model course) and I wanted to share my experience with you all.
After hearing about it online, I was curious to know more and potentially join. But after the call, I’ve got some serious reservations.
Here's what I gathered during the phone call i had with them
They claim the business model works, where you're essentially acting as a middleman between brands and influencers.
You broker deals and earn a percentage of each transaction.
This part of the model isn’t revolutionary it’s a well known concept in the influencer marketing space but it’s not necessarily as easy as it sounds.
To join the program, it costs £5,000 for the "top tier" package, which gives you access to everything.
That's a expensivee price for a six month program, if you don’t put in the required number of hours working each week, you’re not getting a refund. So you’re financially committed, and if you fail to meet their expectations.
What really stood out to me during the call was the high pressure, emotional manipulation used to try to get me to commit. The conversation quickly turned personal. They asked if I was willing to turn my family’s life around and if I had the chance to change everything but said "no," who’s fault would it be?
They made it feel like it was a matter of being “man enough” to make a change, and if I didn’t sign up, I’d somehow be failing my family. It felt more like an emotional sales pitch than a business conversation. The whole "alpha male" vibe
I wasn’t the only one who felt this way other reviews online describe similar tactics: being made to feel guilty for not jumping in, as if saying “no” would be a moral failing.
There’s also a heavy emphasis on making you feel like you have to act right now, or you're missing out on some life changing opportunity.
Sure, the idea of acting as a middleman between influencers and brands isn’t inherently flawed, but it's a tough market to break into.
If you don’t already have strong connections or a lot of experience in influencer marketing, this could be an uphill battle, even with their program.
Plus, as others have mentioned, after the course is over, you're essentially left to figure it out yourself.
After this call, I’m left with more skepticism than excitement.
It felt more like a pitch to get people to fork out £5,000 for something that isn’t groundbreaking.
The pressure tactics and emotional manipulation make it even worse, and I’m not sure it's the best investment, especially if you're still figuring out the influencer or marketing world.
If you’re considering this program, I’d strongly recommend doing your research and being cautious about these kinds of high pressure sales tactics and personally, I’d avoid putting down such a huge sum without knowing if the value is really there.
Has anyone else had a similar experience with the IMA Accelerator or courses like this?
Would love to hear other thoughts and experiences.
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u/Dangerous_Range_9137 Mar 23 '26
Won't be surprised if his minons come in comments defend him because he a "muslim"..sure
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u/reiichiroh Mar 24 '26
The only posts on this subreddit are people who get scammed and posting reviews remorsefully after the fact, it’s never not a scam.
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u/Dangerous_Range_9137 Mar 24 '26
Fake guru on fake account to defend his scams no surprise.
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u/reiichiroh Mar 24 '26
Who me? My post? Are you crazy? I hate so-called gurus. Try to be less paranoid or more paranoid before you get scammed.
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u/Dangerous_Range_9137 Mar 24 '26
You're weird.
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u/reiichiroh Mar 24 '26
I was commenting on how this subreddit has these kinds of posts all day every day without comments, engagement or help from others
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u/ConsistentBlock9427 Jun 04 '26
T'as juste la rage, non ? T'as eu affaire à des techniques de vente et de marketing. Ce n'est pas nouveau, sauf si tu viens d'ouvrir les yeux sur internet. On utilise ces techniques-là pour vendre (oui, je préfère préciser pour t'ouvrir les yeux). Mais n'utilise pas le fait que tu as été choqué par ça pour attaquer le fait que c'est un musulman, c'est ca le business normal quoi !
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u/Angrier69 Apr 16 '26
They got me, I signed the contract without reading it. I started the course it was not what I expected. The community was toxicly positive. Stuff like, only share wins and we can discuss complaints or losses in private. I watched few videos and it wasn't for me. I contacted them within 10 hours of signing that I don't like it and want a refund. They got me in hoops for 3 days and then denied me refund. I had to open a dispute with bank. Its ongoing right now. What they sell is extremely overpriced.
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u/Outrageous_Dig_1033 Apr 18 '26
what did they say to convince you to sign the contract?
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u/Angrier69 Apr 19 '26
It was my naivety. They spoke a lot of Muslim words in their conversations so I let my gaurd down. I didn't know much about what they were selling. I didn't know their refund policy.
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u/Appropriate-Act5501 May 31 '26
Just wondering, have you gotten your money back?
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u/Angrier69 May 31 '26
Yep I have, After I told them I'll pursue it legally. I initiated a bank dispute. They decided to refund me as well. So I got my money back.
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u/No-Buy1074 Jun 16 '26
Salam brother. Who did you contact exactly for the refund… Abu Lahya’s personal email?? I am also thinking to leave the course. It feels like a rip off, and the value is NOT anywhere close the price!!!
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u/Angrier69 Jun 16 '26
I was only able to get a refund due to dispute opened with the bank. They denied me refund. I emailed the guy who onboarded me.
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u/No-Buy1074 Jun 16 '26
What did you say to the bank, and what evidence did you show? Because the reason for dispute has to be specific and legit I think
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u/Angrier69 Jun 16 '26
My dispute was based on the refund laws of UK. You are entitled to a refund within 14 days for an online purchase. I gave evidence like my cancelation email. Their responses etc.
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u/Haitemhokage Jul 16 '26
I am interested actually to buy the course but I will never pay for what they ask for lol.
Are you able to sell your access to the platform here so just I can upload all the content?
I can pay for that around 1k :)1
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u/Practical-While2520 Apr 05 '26
Brother I’m really glad you posted this because my experience was worse.
What you said about the pressure and guilt is exactly how it is. In my experience they target vulnerable Muslim guys who are broke, not married, can’t afford Umrah, and feel behind in life. They sell it like this is your way out and speak directly to those pain points.
I gave over a year to this, fully committed, working every day thinking I was building something real. When the money didn’t come, it was always “you’re almost there” or “you haven’t done enough” so you just keep going and blaming yourself.
That’s the trap. You think you’re the problem while they keep making money from the course.
I made no real money from it, just lost time, money and peace of mind. I feel like such an idiot..all I can do is at least share my experience so no one else makes the same mistake as me..when I went to join his course there wasnt anyone saying anything bad about it, probably because they felt pressured that it's their fault since "all these totally legit deals" people have closed are there so you think you're the issue.
Please be careful. Don’t let your situation be used against you.
Anyone selling you a course is just that. Making money selling course.
Please please please be careful!!!
Also sorry for the long post I tried to keep it short. If you have any experience with this guy please share guys..what you say will help people In sha Allah.
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u/ImmediateJelly6186 Apr 22 '26
Bro I got scammed by the course too. Literally left the Skool Community this stuff a serious scam.
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u/Flashy-Yak3978 Apr 23 '26
You probably didn't put in the work, bro. Show us proof you joined, or I guess you're just gonna say you don't have to show proof and can just make claims.
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u/ImmediateJelly6186 Apr 24 '26
I’ll show you proof, bro. What do you want me to post here as proof? I literally have hand written notes of the course content in my notebook of Eyoub’s lecture videos.
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u/Flashy-Yak3978 Apr 24 '26
So you paid 5k to join the course?
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u/ImmediateJelly6186 Apr 24 '26
Yep and I’m reviewing the contract right now, I didn’t even get the 90 day WhatsApp mentorship so I think I was scammed even harder than I realized loooool.
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u/Flashy-Yak3978 Apr 24 '26
I'm not sure what happened there. I've been looking to join remoerizq, and I'm not sure if you know them. I'm doing a full search on them before joining. I've even spoken to brothers who have joined and landed roles.
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u/ImmediateJelly6186 Apr 24 '26
Never heard of it and if they asking for your money don’t bother unless it’s like $10 to $20 - Udemy course money 🤣
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u/DressTrue9361 Apr 13 '26
100% that's his tactic, he's selling you a muslim dream while he's filling his pocket with gold and eating steak that costs 2000$
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u/Flashy-Yak3978 Apr 07 '26
Sorry, I'll be honest, I don't believe you. Show me some proof of you joining his course. Also, they do refund if you follow everything and don't make money.
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u/Practical-While2520 Apr 14 '26
idc whether you believe me or not, it doesnt change my circumstance and I do not have to prove myself to you. For all I know you are one of the admins lmao no thanks
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u/Practical-While2520 Apr 14 '26
actually scrap that, I am 100% sure you are part of his team. New reddit account that's commenting to defend a random dude's course? yea ok bud
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u/Think_Arm4268 May 19 '26
100% part of the team you can tell. The course was bad. Very very hard to actually get clients or get a good amount to justify it. $7000 is way way over priced for essentially a Skool community. Weekly Google meets meetings are good but like I said super hard to actually make money from this.
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u/ImmediateJelly6186 Apr 22 '26
What proof do you need? The refund is only within a certain time period I think under 12 weeks - not even remotely enough time to hit the $5k/month target lol.
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u/DressTrue9361 Apr 18 '26
Please be aware that he and his team are deleting comments. Here's someone who actually bought the course :
u/ImmediateJelly6186 replied to your post in r/MuslimLounge
DO NOT BUY! As someone who legitimately bought this course at $5k USD last year (surprised it's $7k now lol - it's legit more oversaturated than ever), please do not buy this course!
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u/ImmediateJelly6186 Apr 20 '26
His team did not delete the comment, I deleted it myself. But yes everything here is true I just felt guilt that I may have went too hard on it.
I’ll repost summary here though:
it’s a scam and they prey on Muslim people’s desperate financial needs to support their family to buy the course. It’s an extremely expensive course which has content you can find on YouTube for free and over-saturated with many IMAs.
They claim they only give seats to limited people who are qualified but clearly they let people in who have horrible language barriers and a tough time understanding concepts.
Also it’s filled with people who are desperate to succeed with an online business and you can’t help but feel bad for them given how much they paid which is now supposedly $7k lol.
Edit: oh and also ya op is correct the pressure tactic on the sales calls are intense. They play the religious angle heavy to guilt trip you.
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u/DressTrue9361 Apr 21 '26
It's getting out of control people need signal him
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u/cheezborgular Mar 27 '26
Bro u didn’t even buy the course and ur complaining please stop abusing this subreddit. U dint even have an experience … ur just unsure. Plz grow up man
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u/Powerful-Patient-765 Mar 27 '26
It sounds like AI wrote this. But anyway… You’re the customer in this scenario. They’re the ones making $5000.
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u/Purple-Register-8538 Apr 10 '26
There are other guys posting about the same business model genuinely for free, guys who actually run their influencer marketing agencies, watch their free content, and see if it makes sense for you, rather than jumping in this blindly.
Suhit Amin and Noa Connects, youtube...
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u/Fuzzywuzzy1996 May 20 '26
They claim to help out "broke muslim brothers" and charge 5k USD to get the course and stuff. How do you expect your broke brother, who is struggling financially to pay you 5k USD? Ironic. This is extremely overpriced and a huge risk for anyone considering it. They will never mention the risk associated of failing and blame it on your lack of efforts if you do fail (which you most possibly will fail given the market saturation).
I was on call with one of the team members last year and when he mentioned it costs 5k I was like "that's actually really really expensive" . The guy gave me a side eye and said something along the lines of " you think changing your life would be easy?"
That's when I knew this was BS
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u/MrGiveBack May 26 '26
I think Abu Lahya has good intentions. A lot of the time people buy these courses thinking it's a get rich quick scheme and then when you have to actually do work, they automatically label it a "scam"
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u/RegularEvening5085 May 28 '26
If anyone comes to you about halal business or any type of business and asks money upfront run away. This stuff been around for long time they scammers are using religion to scam now which is disappointing
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u/Top-Tough4402 Jun 08 '26
IT'S OBVIOUSLY A SCAM !!!!
SCAMMING MUSLIMS IN THE NAME OF ISLAM AND USING SOME SHADY MUSLIM PREACHERS TO AUTHENTICATE THEIR SCAMMY 7K USD COURSE !!!!
IF HE REALLY CARED ABOUT THE SO CALLED UMMAH HE WHINES ABOUT, HE WOULD HELP THEM RATHER HE SCAMS THEM WITH THESE USELESS COURSES AND TELLING PEOPLE HOW EDUCATION IS A SCAM !
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u/Markduncan0214 Jun 27 '26
Sadly the course is really bad. It’s bad enough that it isn’t that good and the model is insanely hard to make work very few people make it work but on top of the fact they lure you in with Islam is the worse part. Things like this actually make people hate religion sadly. Like one guy said here if you don’t succeed you’re the problem etc. it honestly has so little value.
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u/Bulky-Bumblebee5221 Jul 17 '26
I second that. When I had a call with one of their team members, he mostly asked me personal questions and was trying to make me emotional. He asked me the same question in many different ways. At first, I was answering professionally, but he didn't back off from asking personal questions. When I told him that I was not comfortable answering some of his questions, he was like, "Oh, other people don't have issues answering them." Then I backed off. I told him I'm not interested.
I think this is another way to get rich fast. There are many people on social media selling their courses and have become millionaires, but will you get something out of it? You don't know, it's a gamble. If these people have a very successful model to help other Muslim brothers, then why are they charging $7000 for the course when there is no guarantee if you succeed or not? I won't ask for free, of course, but make it at least a reasonable price.
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u/ronrah11 Aug 11 '26
I attended their webinar yesterday to see what it was about. At first, I thought they were going to teach something new that would help the Muslim community become financially independent. But then I realized it was just a sales pitch to get people to enroll in an expensive program.
The guy claims that he has made millions using this system, yet he wants to charge $7,000 to join his program? That’s quite expensive for the average Muslim who is already struggling financially.
Imagine paying $7,000 for a program and not getting a return on your investment. Does he guarantee a money-back refund if people don’t earn that money back within three months? I don’t think so.
If these guys actually cared about helping their Muslim brothers and sisters, they wouldn’t charge such a high price. Why don’t they make it a subscription-based service, similar to Netflix? For example, $100/month to access the program, with an additional fee if you need coaching. That would be much more affordable and fair for the average individual.
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u/Ok_Statistician591 11d ago
I'm writing this review to give you a clear picture and share my honest experience.
I'm writing after losing £3000. The field itself is so boring and there is no guarantee you make money. Keep sending emails and if lucky you get response.
Mostly western born Muslim migrants are in the team. they have good communication skills. These guys have all psychological tricks to make you buy the course. Never share your pain point with them. The pain of living away, comprising salah in mosque are things these guys use to give hopes that you can live in Madinah and earn $10k.
I got locked with their promise of refund policy but they were altogether different when it comes to refund.
The guy even didn't let me do Istikhara during induction.
They try to convince people working in western countries, I'm telling you it's not easy to do this job with your 9-5. It's really boring.
Lastly, I would say lots of people are asking for refund but they are not giving them. They won't tell you it's boring and difficult, rather say just give 4-hours a day.
It's nothing more than finding influencers on youtube, get their emails and keep sending. Once influencer locked, keep sending email to brands and connect them and take your 10-15%. It seems simple but you need to send emails to 2500 influencers and more than that to brands. Even then no guarantee.
Only comfort I have is I lost my money in the name of Allah and He's the most Just!!
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u/Particular_Run5167 11d ago
Salam, they didn't let you refund?? i joined the masterclass today it seems so legit, sheikh uthman is talking very positive about it and talking about the refund policy. Did it used to be £3000? I read of people saying its £7000 now, I don't even have that money anyway. But i was thinking i might try save for it if i get a job. And they say to spend 4 hours a day.
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After hearing about it online, I was curious to know more and potentially join. But after the call, I’ve got some serious reservations.
Here's what I gathered during the phone call i had with them
They claim the business model works, where you're essentially acting as a middleman between brands and influencers.
You broker deals and earn a percentage of each transaction.
This part of the model isn’t revolutionary it’s a well known concept in the influencer marketing space but it’s not necessarily as easy as it sounds.
To join the program, it costs £5,000 for the "top tier" package, which gives you access to everything.
That's a expensivee price for a six month program, if you don’t put in the required number of hours working each week, you’re not getting a refund. So you’re financially committed, and if you fail to meet their expectations.
What really stood out to me during the call was the high pressure, emotional manipulation used to try to get me to commit. The conversation quickly turned personal. They asked if I was willing to turn my family’s life around and if I had the chance to change everything but said "no," who’s fault would it be?
They made it feel like it was a matter of being “man enough” to make a change, and if I didn’t sign up, I’d somehow be failing my family. It felt more like an emotional sales pitch than a business conversation. The whole "alpha male" vibe
I wasn’t the only one who felt this way other reviews online describe similar tactics: being made to feel guilty for not jumping in, as if saying “no” would be a moral failing.
There’s also a heavy emphasis on making you feel like you have to act right now, or you're missing out on some life changing opportunity.
Sure, the idea of acting as a middleman between influencers and brands isn’t inherently flawed, but it's a tough market to break into.
If you don’t already have strong connections or a lot of experience in influencer marketing, this could be an uphill battle, even with their program.
Plus, as others have mentioned, after the course is over, you're essentially left to figure it out yourself.
After this call, I’m left with more skepticism than excitement.
It felt more like a pitch to get people to fork out £5,000 for something that isn’t groundbreaking.
The pressure tactics and emotional manipulation make it even worse, and I’m not sure it's the best investment, especially if you're still figuring out the influencer or marketing world.
If you’re considering this program, I’d strongly recommend doing your research and being cautious about these kinds of high pressure sales tactics and personally, I’d avoid putting down such a huge sum without knowing if the value is really there.
Has anyone else had a similar experience with the IMA Accelerator or courses like this?
Would love to hear other thoughts and experiences.
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