Kevin Trudeau
The Federal Trade Commission has a stated goal of consumer protection and advocacy, so typically when they make a case against someone it’s on behalf of the American people. What should the American people think about someone who has been sued by the FTC not once, not twice but four consecutive times? Enter the world of Kevin Trudeau and his series of books that “they” don’t want you to know about.
If you don’t recognize Kevin Trudeau’s name, you will definitely recognize his face. The king of the late night infomercial, Trudeau has marketed everything from diet plans, memory and reading improvement systems, real estate investment tips, cures for baldness, diabetes, cancer and even debt. Trudeau’s most recent book, “Free Money ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know About”, promises to grant the reader access to over 100,000 sources of free money available to the average US citizen. To promote this new book, Kevin Trudeau purchased himself some air time and set up a scripted infomercial to appear as though he is being legitimately interviewed.
During this infomercial, Trudeau makes some pretty big claims of his book. According to Trudeau, senate bills are in place that “offer over $800 BILLION dollars” to the American citizen who knows how to access the “100,000 organizations and sources”. His claim is that the politicians promise their community a certain amount of money in order to be elected (he calls these funds “payoffs”), and then set up these programs in secret to allow their friends access. Allegedly “over 140 million average Americans” are eligible for the same programs, but “they” don’t want you to know about them. Trudeau goes on to tell viewers that in less than 30 seconds he was able to apply for a program featured in his book and received a check for $253. In less than 15 seconds he applied for a second program that amounted to $1,500 (at this point in the informercial, fine print flashes across the bottom of the screen: “Results not typical”). In fact, he guarantees that if you purchase his book and do not get at least $500 in free money you can return the book for a full refund. A 1-800 number appears at the bottom of the screen, along with a purchase price of just $29. With a money back guarantee that you will earn your $29 back, plus at least another $471 within 30 days, it seems like viewers can’t really go wrong with purchasing this book. Trudeau even sweetens the pot by offering to send you copies of two of his other books, absolutely free. It really can’t be repeated enough: If something seems too good to be true, it almost certainly is! So, what’s the catch?
As with all of Kevin Trudeau’s previous self-published books, readers are surprised to find that the books do not actually contain actual links or information on how exactly to get this ‘free’ money. Instead, the pages are filled with success stories and vague information (Trudeau shies away from mentioning actual names or studies, making it virtually impossible to substantiate many of his claims), directing readers to sign up on Kevin Trudeau’s website on which he promises you will finally find the information you thought you already purchased. Readers are even more surprised when they arrive at Trudeau’s website and find that to access the information they will need to pay an additional $71, per month. Those that do pay the monthly subscription fee receive yet another shock when they attempt to apply to the programs apparently designed for the average American only to find they are not eligible, the program has expired or never existed in the first place.
Kevin Trudeau’s “Natural Cures” Books:
The final blow comes when they receive their first bank or credit card statement. The book may have cost ‘just’ $29, but the shipping charge is an extra $25. And the books that he promised to throw in for free? Each ‘free’ book added an additional $25 shipping charge to your total bill. Many customers have reported that while they were on the phone ordering “Free Money”, the salesperson talked them into several more ‘free’ books, and even told the customers they needed to sign up for Trudeau’s newsletter to complete the order process. The newsletter is none other than the $71 per month subscription mentioned earlier. The ‘sweet deal’ has now cost around $175.
For angry customers who feel they were conned or didn’t receive $500 in ‘free money’ within the first 30 days, there’s always Trudeau’s money-back guarantee, right? Wrong! Customers who try to return the books within the first 30 days will run into many roadblocks. Some customers are told their order cannot be found in the computer system and therefore the return cannot be processed. All customers are told that the money-back guarantee only applies to the $29 cost of the book, but the shipping on the initial book, the shipping on the ‘free’ bonus books and the newsletter subscription cannot be returned. Customers who try canceling their order while they were still on the initial sales call are told it has already been processed, and they will have to wait to receive the book and then call in to cancel.
But wait, there’s more! The icing on the cake is that one more surprise is in store for the unsuspecting victims who purchase any of Trudeau’s books or sign up on his website: the FTC has found that Kevin Trudeau is selling your customer information to junk mailers and telemarketers.
At this point, most people are thinking the same thing: surely Kevin Trudeau cannot get away with a scam like this for long, and some authoritative body will get wind of his activities soon enough and shut him down. Would it surprise you to know that Kevin Trudeau has been sued, many, many times for millions of dollars by the FTC, or that he is a convicted felon who has spent time behind bars in a federal institution?
Kevin Trudeau’s Diet and Debt Books:
Kevin Trudeau’s life as a public figure began in the early 90′s when he was convicted of credit card fraud (you can view a copy of Kevin Trudeau’s indictment here). It seems he was using the credit card information collected from customers who had purchased his memory improvement program to ring up thousands of dollars in personal charges. He was also caught posing as a doctor attempting to cash fake checks. Trudeau plead guilty to fraud and larceny and spent two years in a federal prison for his crimes.
Following his release from federal prison, Trudeau began working for a company called Nutrition for Life, which was found by the State of Illinois to be an illegal pyramid scheme. The company was sued by Illinois and seven other states, settled with them, and closed up shop. The stockholders of Nutrition for Life also filed a class action lawsuit against the company.
Trudeau then went on to produce infomercials for diet, real estate investment, baldness, memory improvement, reading improvement, natural cures, and so on. After countless complaints from victims that Kevin Trudeau was making false claims in his infomercials and his programs, the FTC took action and fined Trudeau to the tune of $2 million dollars. Kevin Trudeau is the only person ever to be banned by the FTC from selling products on television. Lydia Parnes, on behalf of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said, “This ban is meant to shut down an infomercial empire that has misled American consumers for years”.
No longer able to sell programs through infomercials, Kevin Trudeau turned to writing and self publishing his series of books, which grant him some protection under the First Amendment as to what he can say. Yet again, the FTC has found that the claims made in Kevin Trudeau’s books are misleading and outright false, and found him in contempt of their earlier ruling. Trudeau was initially fined $5 million dollars, but when he continued to falsify information in his books the FTC increased the amount of Trudeau’s fine to $37 million.
The jail time and fines have not stopped Kevin Trudeau, leading to the obvious conclusion that his profit is far in excess of the tens of millions of dollars he is required to payout. This convicted felon continues to make a very lucrative living off of the emotional, physical and financial sufferings of the average American consumer.
Further Reading:
- Kevin Trudeau Banned from Infomercials
- Marketer Kevin Trudeau Violated Prior Court Order
- Federal Court Finds Kevin Trudeau in Civil Contempt
- Federal Court Finds Kevin Trudeau in Civil Contempt (Again)
- Analysis of Kevin Trudeau’s “Natural Cures” Infomercial by Dr. Stephen Barrett
- Kevin Trudeau Ordered to Pay Over $37 Million for False Claims About Weight-Loss Book
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Trudeau deserves to be dumped in the general population of a maximum security prison wearing a little pink dress! This guy is pure unadulterated evil! He easily fits the classic definition of a sociopath, glib, conniving with no empathy or remorse for his victims. His persecution complex is nothing short of laughable! Trudeau deserves to be locked away for decades and all his assets should be confiscated and distributed among his many victims. Hopefully he will end up in prison and maybe meet the infamous ‘tossed salad man.’ Jelly or syrup kevin??
Dont you think this editorial may have been written or backed by someone in a big business,whether it be a pharmaceutical company or the government . It is only his opinion and we all have the choice to believe it or not . Unlike the government ,who is slowly taking our freedom of choice away from us just to make the big companies happy so they will keep donating millions to their campaigns .
lol… Yeah, someone in “big business” totally sought out a site named “Scumtasticly” and paid for a bogus article to be written to smear the name of a super genius that knows about all the “cures they don’t want you to know about”.
Lisa’s post is a prefect example of how so many are gullible enough to actually believe Trudeau’s lies and deceptions. I believe the FTC much more than a convicted felon who plays a consumer advocate on informercials and whines like a little girl that the big bad FTC is ‘persecuting’ him. Trudeau should be dumped in the middle of a tough maximum security prison wearing a little pink dress. Maybe he will meet the infamous ‘tossed salad man.’ Jelly or syrup Kevin?
People need to complain to the networks running these infomercial scams of Trudeau’s.
What a SHAM!
The only one making money is Kevin Trudeau!!
PLEASE – Like the guy in the ? mark suit everything is available for FREE on the internet. Want to look at grants then go to grants.gov – Google ‘find lost money’ and find http://www.unclaimed.org/ one of 3 web sites mentioned in a recent news article. As of 2004 Kevin Trudeau has a lifetime ban on promoting products via infomercials – excluding his books.
If his books help anyone then I suspect that person never followed a budget; does not read enough to know people can consolidate their own debt; is in financial straits with a low income who qualify for government programs.
Don’t waste your money on Trudeau books!! Go to the library and check out a few books!!
I received his book and went and bought 2 books of stamps and made 30 copies of a letter to send to all those so called grant foundations listed in his book. I RECEIVED EVERYONE BACK STATING
RETURN TO SENDER
ATTEMPTED, NOT KNOWN UNABLE TO FORWARD
SO THIS A**HOLE THAT IS GETTING RICH AND BEING A SCAM ARTIST IS GETTING RICH FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE
LIKE ME. MR. TRUDEAU MADE UP EVERYONE OF THOSE ADDRESSES. MAY YOU BURN IN HELL.THERE WAS NO
RETURN ADDRESS ON YOUR BOOK TO GET A REFUND. HOPE YOUR ENJOYING MY MONEY. I AM LIVING ON DISABILITY AND I HAVE A 14 YR. OLD CAR. I KNOW YOU HAVE NO SHAME. ENJOY YOUR MILLIONS YOU LAZY BUM.
JIMMIE ELAINE REBREY. [Phone Number Removed].
what comes around goes around. You will get yours
sooner than you think. Your a born looser jerk.
Jimmie Elaine Rebrey.
Dante’s 9th circle of Hades is reserved as a private suite for Trudeau. He will only realize the emptiness of his life when he lies on his deathbed, which we can hope will be a slow and painful process.
I watched two ex Playboy playmates in his last infomercial. I guess acting as a shill for Trudeau is easier than making a living using their core competency on their back.
It would be fantastic of the FTC can nail this sociopath and dump him in the general population of a maximum security prison wearing a pink dress!! That would be true justice!! Maybe he would meet the ‘tossed salad man’ of Chris Rock infamy!
It’s very simple! If it sounds too good, Kevin made it up. Here’s a tip; if you see Kevins lips moving, he’s lying!
Are you kidding me??? Us poor people out here is being scammed by a Con Artist, Kevin Trudeau who gets to walk away with our money!!!!!Shame on the Network that airs the scam and shame on this con man!!! Hopes he rot in hell!!!!!!
you’re all retarded. this guy is brilliant. and you’re all jealous. he can get money from saps, like jimmie up there.
my god davis, you’re the most retarded on this page… why dont you say ‘tossed salad man’ one more time you pathetic moron.
BUY THE BOOKS, BECAUSE I SAID SO
(Kevin you owe me a million, because i just got you 10)
Glad I found this website,I was about ready to fall pray to this scam…or is this all a ploy to discredit Kevin
Instead of spending almost $30 on the word of someone on t.v. I would go to the library and check it out first. Its free and you can return it without paying anything!
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHWRE I CAN GET HELP WRITING MY GRANT OR THE PAPER FOR IT. I READ YOU BOOK AND WENT TO THE WEB SITE AND NEVER HEAR FROM THEM. I JUST WONDERING IF YOU CAN HELP ME.
Editor’s note: Wow… I see someone falls perfectly into Kevin’s targeted demographic.
Kevin is right-on. It’s all to discredit him. Really read his books then you will know.
Banned by FTC from appearing in infomercials? Oh, really?!
You can watch this guy almost every Sunday morning on Canadian TV channels selling his load of crap.
Hey! scam him back!! just download is audio book version on a torrent site, for Free!!
see who’s the wise guy, here..
if unsurem Google the name, the product name, and sieve through data. Some data written by the perpetrators to defend themselves, to gain credibility, but majority is from people who got hurt, cheated, made fools of themselves. Loss of just $ 29.99 makes no one poor, but makes them feel as idiots, moneys loss harly woth the aggrevayion to get after the bastard.
That is what they rely on.
If something is too true to be true it is. If it was that easy to make moneys , everyone would. Not many work for free.
Even if he gave his book for free, as the book is the tool for advertizing his schemes.
Free book(s) ? Shipping and handling fees : HOW MUCH ?
K trudeau if you have the cure for cancer why arent you the richest friggen man in the world o ya and i think that if you have all these cures it wont cost the goverment anything to purchase medication and if it was all 100% of the time cure everyone in the goverment would take it beause theydo care about the people so if it eliminates all diseases and nobody died why wouldnt they want it
I bet he is really a Politician!
If Keven Trudeau is a fraud then why did the Cider Vinigar pills work for my husband that spent hundreds of dollars to subside his problem. All it took was a $4 bottle of vinigar pills. His acid reflects problem was fixed. I think he says some truth to his cures. Way to go Kevin!!!!! Get those drug companies back! I hate them too!!!
well we all have choices and i choose to not believe the government..r u kidding why do they sell smokes humm r those good for you?what about all the secrets that we dont know about..the gov is a scam..take a look at your paycheck whos ripping you off …how much are your prescriptions..theres more to this story..and who dosnt work for money.i no i do!!!
whats wrong with you people? It just proves that most of america really is naive. You dont have to be a genius to realize most of what his book says is true. Its just simple logic
To Lina you are absolutely right about cider vinegar, but then again you can google that and find it for free. I purchased that book also, but look back on that book and tell me how many recipes do you have to cure something? Remember the book is called natural cures they don’t want you to know about, but there is not many cures listed. In fact you must sign up for his whistle blower website to see more cures, but you can google that information. The book was ok but was dissapointed when I read it because there was misleading information about the book itself on his infomercial, he promised cures to be in the book, but there’s only a handful if that and need to go to the website and sign up for a monthly or yearly membership to view.
If you want to read his crap and not feel like you will get screwed, go to Costco or price club. Get his book read it then bring it back. They take back everything. I only did it once because he sells garbage. The man is a criminal. Can someone please have put back in jail???
I’m not going to defend Trudeau, because I would never buy something that tells me I can get free money. You whinny little bitches who are crying about your hard earned money should get off your ass and go to a library where you can find the original authors of all the motivational techniques he talks about and do your own work. Come bitches, free money, really? After all the past ponzi scams and scams that. Feds have uncovered and layered the media with, are you all really that lazy and stupid. Yes I said stupid. That man is at least working and causing his business to profit. Maybe all of you can learn a few things about making money from someone like Trudeau. Stop giving money away for something you people can do for free. Library people, spend some time at a book store. Wake up!!!
It is more like what Kevin Trudeau. All he know is how to get 25 dollars from a thousand people. And the only way he can help you is to help himself by after you buy one set of books offering to sell you more books. There is no help with these books, I know I have asked many times.
Maybe I should speak better english. It is what Kevin Trudeau wants you to know but receive no help
I ORDER THE BOOK FREE MONEY.WHAT A CROC OF LIES.IF IT’S MINE WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.SOMEONE REALLY NEED TO TEACH KEVIN A LESSON.HE SHOULD BE MADE TO PAY EVERYONE BACK,AN THEN TELL EVERYONE HE’S SORRY FOR USEING PEOPLE ON T.V.I CAN’T SPEAK FOR,BUT I WORK TO HARD TO GIVE MONEY A WAY.I AM VERY HURT,AN UPSET.SOMEONE PLEASE HELP US.
Noah, you stupid piece of crap. “K trudeau if you have the cure for cancer why arent you the richest friggen man in the world o ya and i think that if you have all these cures it wont cost the goverment anything to purchase medication and if it was all 100% of the time cure everyone in the goverment would take it beause theydo care about the people so if it eliminates all diseases and nobody died why wouldnt they want it”
Really? the government cares about you? thats why the drugs they come out with give you more problems then you already had, they cause all wars and make us their bitch in life, aka slaves while they do NOTHING and get paid a hefty cheque, then on top of the corruption they get an even fatter cheque. The government could have cured many diseases years ago, but where is the money in that? Cars could be built to last but wheres the money in it? All you people who are just zombies rollin through life, get a fuckin clue.. The government is not your friend. Someone already said it, our freedoms are already being taken from us quietly but swiftly. I read something in Kevins book that gave me all the advice I could ever need for healing. He said – Did we all forget that the cure for the deadly disease scurvey was vitamin C.. For all those who are slow – Disease = lack of a vitamin. Why are we lacking on vitamins? Hmm Government regulates our food, what a coinsidence! Use you’re heads and out 2+2 together.
I don’t know that much about the guy or about his books, and aren’t so quick to condemn him for his previous “life of crime,” but i will say this: the guy obviously doesn’t need the money he would reap from his books or cds on his infomercials, the guy is rich several times over, i don’t know if that’s how he made his money in the first place but he obviously knows something we don’t, and just trying to sell that information is not a crime. sure if he doesn’t need the money he could just give it for free but why should he? the information he presents isn’t that far-fetched and actually resembles something pertinent to the truth. Are big pharmaceutical companies out to get ya? you bet your ass they are. Does it benefit the government more to keep you stupid and sick rather than educated and healthy? you better believe it, all for the sake of profit. I’m not saying that some of the things he has allegedly done aren’t flawed in nature, but I’m just saying, who hasn’t ever made a mistake in their lives huh? I say we listen to what the guy has to say, and we might actually benefit from it. I’ve been listening to the “Your Wish Is Your Command” series that he put out, and I must say that I certainly found it beneficial and useful to the extent of wanting to join the “Global Information Network” but won’t ’cause I’m flat broke and short a grand XD, but maybe let’s not discredit the guy entirely with remarks about his past and his so called “pyramid schemes,” and focus more on the actuality of his content. Sure hes a convicted felon (or so I’ve read on Wikipedia XD) but does that make his information any less true? sure he could just be making the whole thing up, but you can’t let people decide for you what’s good or bad, if there is such a thing. That is a choice that you must make on your own, regardless of what they may tell you, you indeed have the power of choice and the power to asses information and its value to you, ’cause at the end of the day, everything you have in your life you put there, and whoever says it doesn’t change that fact, some things are real no matter who says them because they are true.
PS.I think the guy may be onto something, diseases and maladies may only need a little lovin’ in order for them to be cured, and a heapin’ helpin’ of the worlds top drugs won’t always do the trick…
Hello folks! I just saw him on Brighthouse TV Channel 4 about 3AM EST. He’s still in business and so is Bernanke from the Federal Reserve printing counterfeit money for you to spend and work hard for. Go to youtube.com and type in search box “social security Ponzi scam”. Madoff is just small potatoes.
Folks! FYI,The Government owns the Patent Rights on the Cure For Cancer. Research it.
K Trudeau’s lates is the simulated DVD session in where he says he is in some highly secret place in Switzerland giving away secrets that were giving to him that will allow anyone to attract everything they want,”YOU WISH IS YOUR COMMAND”. I’m a multimedia specialist and I can tell you those sessions as all fakes. He pretends to have an audience asking questions when there is no one at all in the room, infact you can here cars going by and at time you will hear a car honking the horn. This dude is a total fake and a loose who claims to have met the master of KUNG FU and the master lived in his house.
K Trudeau is not a con man he is a liar who believes his own lies and in this case I think he just smoked a little too much and made all these stupid stories.
WHEN WILL HE EVER BE STOPPED FOR GOOD?
THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW ABOUT THIS BIG CREEP HE SHOULD NOT LIVE TO LONG FOR WHAT HE DOES TO PEOPLE WHO COME LOOKING FOR HELP AND HE HAS TO THE NERVE TO SHOW HIS PUUS ON TV WHY DO THESE RADIO STATIONS LET HIM DO A SHOW HES BIG FAT LIAR
I read his books about the medical cures. I found most of the info in there right on. Other parts I reserched a little further and found not to be completely true (but not completely false either). I implemented some of his ideas into my life and I feel so much better its not even funny. He didn’t make up things about Aspartame (one of the worst things out there that the FDA oks -why? Money!), high furctose corn syrup, or hydrogenated Oil. Go to other sites about healthy eating. Most of what he states is true. I can’t speak about the other books. I did not read them.
Just want to say that I have been sick with h pylori for the last 2 years and all the doctors would do for me is give me antibiotics which made me even sicker. I decided to trycto help myself and started researching. I read Kevin’s book and applied some of his advice and started seeing a difference for the better immediately. I then took this advice and consulted with naturapaths and homeopathic doctors who completely agreed with what I was taking and that they would of given me pretty much the same advice. sorry folks but the proof is in the pudding and I’m doing great now. Thanks Kevin for helping me out when no doctor did.. You are absolutely right about the doctors and our goal should be to try and get healthy the natural way… thumbs up to you Mr. Trudeau…
$100 says “Gian” up above is Trudeau, or one of his employees. If you’ve read Natural Cures, you’ll know what I’m talking about! Also, read Lisa’s response at the very top of the page (second response in thread)…also a Trudeau employee – guaranteed!
On a side note, by the time I read through Natural Cures, I realized that his website is mentioned probably over a thousand times – which eventually discredited and devalued nearly everything! I was really buying in as I read through the book, and even started doing some of the cleanses, juicing etc…but it didn’t take long to realize this guy is narcissistic and “all about the money!” Which is hilarious because he talks considerably about how the drug companies & congress/government etc. is “all about the money.” Not too mention, he claims not to promote specific products for profits, but his website homepage is FULL of web advertising – and you don’t need to be a member to see it. You think these advertisers are NOT paying his company a ton of money to be placed on his web page? I call BS.
Final thoughts: I cannot speak personally to any of his other books, videos, infomercials etc., but I have read Natural Cures because I had a genuine interest, and it’s clear there is some substance in basic health practices how it relates to pharmaceuticals and big business. Bottom line is that some of the substance is true, like mega food corporations and drug companies who can only keep profiting by holding patents and keeping people addicted to their foods/drugs. Look up Monsanto if you want a crash course in deception and fraud. Sure, it makes sense, but the info is really discredited as soon as he PUSHES subscriptions and the NEED to sign up for newsletters and web memberships – saying he doesn’t make money off of it. The money he makes goes to pay off lawsuits. Even more discrediting is when he talks about his “insiders” and how he’s in an elite circle because of his fortunes…holy sh@t, it’s so hard to buy into this crap.
My advice: Read the book with an open mind, take from it what you will, then give it back to the library. Don’t waste money on the site or anything else that benefits a guy who’s a self-proclaimed millionaire. Keep in mind that the rich just get richer.
I don’t know what’s funnier, people who get scammed by this guy or the people who believe this guy either with or without having read his books. Wow. I live amongst idiots of the highest order.
I think that Kevin is right about what he is writing. I new about what he wrote long time ago. All health problem comes from drugs doctors prescribe you and of cource food we eat. I believe in his statements 100%.
This Guys Good, I bet his next book is going the be titled “How to suck a sucker in”. He do teach a hard lesson with some lub and a sprinkle of raw sugar, so it don’t feel so bad goin in.
Kevin Trudeau is a total fraud and a disgrace. Why hasn’t someone put him in a box 6 feet under the ground for his lies and scams. And of course shame on the people who actually belief him. Throw the 2 playmates in the box with him before putting the dirt on top. Mr. Trudeau you are very much hated
I don’t believe a word that this article is saying. I think that some people are right: this article is intended to smear, debunk, and discredit Kevin Trudeau when actually, Kevin Trudeau is not ripping people off but giving people completely true information. I think that the person who wrote this article was probably paid by the FTC or the FDA to smear Kevin Trudeau. But if you actually read his books, you will know that this guy is not a quack, but is actually a genius and he is also courageous, not being scared of being attacked by the FDA or the FTC by giving this top-secret, true, very important information. I think that this article is just one of those article meant to smear Mr. Trudeau. But Mr. Trudeau is NOT set out to rip people off. He is informing people about what every single American SHOULD know about drugs, food, money, and stuff like that but are NOT BEING ALLOWED to know just for the sake of the maximization of the private profits of the multinational psychopathic corporations and big-business-bought sellout corrupt governments. But Kevin Trudeau: YOU DA MAN!!! Keep up the great work! This article was all false.
This guy typifies corporate America!
Kevin Trudeau is a genius – period..
If any of you have Facebook I’m trying to get people together for a class action suit against Mr. Trudeau & Equity Press (the company that published his books). If you are interested please join the group. I’m so mad, he got my hopes up & then when I found out the truth I fell hard. I wish I looked all of this stuff up before I bought his book.
Kevin’s a smart guy. He figured out a way to make mega bucks for years. He did his homework and found a handful of facts that he was able to blow way out of proportion, and “sell”.
Many successful salespeople are “bull—-” artists with a bit of legitimacy, and Kevin is no different, except that his products are controversial and his methods are bigger than life. Kevin is a “bull— artist” superstar.
Nevertheless, there is some truth to his claims. I don’t support the individual nor his actions. I do not like him personally…his arrogance, his dishonesty, etc. But I think we shouldn’t be so quick to dismiss all that he has shared simply because he has misused the information.
Just as we thought….another Dr. Dwyer(=SCAM). How does this guy still get air-time??? Re-cycled self-help/free money/diet? book, COME ON!!! Get real!! This guy would murder his parents, then throw himself at the mercy of the Court because he’s an orphan. Where is Kirkorkvian when we need him? MKM
YES, Kevin, we’re listening, RIGHT NOW! laughing until we vomit. If ‘they don’t want us to know’, why in the world would ‘they’ give it to an idiotic, egomaniac, money-grubbing fool like YOU?? Speechless? (NO) you are never speechless without words/lies. Change your name, move to Canada, and NEVER darken our doorsteps again!!
A PUBLIC APOLOGY
I worked with Kevin Trudeau for a couple of years. I was a studio engineer at Nightingale-Conant during the lat 80′s until I got shit-canned 14 years ago. I recorded Mega Math and Mega Speed Reading. I condensed Mega Memory from 6 a hour program to a 2 hour program. In order to do that, I had to get Trudeau’s OK for the edits, as stipulated in his contract. I had to work through his attorney, because he was in the Federal pen for credit card fraud. I recorded the training tapes for the Nutrition for Life multi-level marketing scheme he was involved with.
I was the low man on the totem pole at Nightingale, and Kevin Trudeau was part of the shit detail I had to deal with.
He told me one day, just as an aside, “I spend most of my time in court with lawyers.”
The speed reading program with Howard Berg was really bad. This was in the day they were publishing 6 cassette programs. Side 12 was Kevin pitching his other products. The program needed a lot of editing, but I was told to push it through fast, and skip the editing. Some distribution company heard it and refused to sell it the way it was, so I was told to re-edit.
There was time to do it over, but not time to do it right in the first place.
When I joined Nightingale-Conant in 1987, there were about 250 employees. It was a well respected motivational and sales training tape company, the best. I was proud of the stuff I worked on, and I learned a lot.
When Trudeau got out of the pen, he and his cellmate Jules got involved in Nutrition for Life, an Amway-style pyramid scheme scam, and we produced the tapes they sold.
Not we, I. I recorded him in Studio A for 2or or 3 years, i don’t remember many details. Jules did a Yoda impression that he thought was hilarious. I had to record this crap, it was my day job. Trudeau did TV infomercials with Danny Bonnaduce about some health products around that time. Nightingale housed the Trudeau Marketing Group in the building for a while, and the morale slid downhill.
People were laid off From Nightingale in a few waves. Mike, Rose, Roger, Steve, and many others. When I was laid off in March of 1997, they fired 50 people that day. The personnel director had a sign on his desk that could be moved around to say, “Have a nice day,” or ” Take a hike.”
I took a hike. I’m still pissed off and bummed. It was a good company, and buying into Trudeau’s bullshit cost them their reputation and a lot of jobs, mine among them. I think there are about 75 people working there now. Trudeau is long gone from Nightingale, and they don’t even sell his stuff anymore. He does that on his own.
Before you buy from Kevin Trudeau, read on the internet about the complaints against him.
I’m not making this shit up. Thanks for letting me rant
David
you mind controlled drones sound so indoctrinated and blind. Anybody that knows anything about the true Kevin knows that yes he does hustle a little and has had problems in running a business properly, but he is mad as hell at big pharma, the fda and ftc and he does really want to help people. i saw all the books and found they offered a lot of info that could really revolutionize peoples lives(except the debt book. and to all you brainwashed , sheltered, one dimensional, naive clones who make assumptions and judge him because he has a criminal record are so mislead. the criminal record is the first thing any anti kevin propaganda group would use to discredit him. people its not one thing-kevin is bad or good. its complicated and he had had powerful people try and shut him down. a lot of what he states is documented if you have a clue
He’s just working hard making a living selling products which is much better then what most of America is doing, “living of the wellfare” It’s called the American dream, if he wants to sell products and we want to buy them, so what. Screw the FTC and all the millions they waist chasing people with money.
I picked up _Natural Cures :They Don’t Want You to Know About_ at the thrift store for 25 cents. Waste of a perfectly good quarter.
It’s a very poorly laid out book. The lack of an index is very annoying. There are no footnotes or proper citations, just a list of websites at the end. The information in the book is just an incoherent regurgitation of a lot of natural cures that can easily be found elsewhere. As another poster suggested, go to the library, most of this information can be found there for free. There’s nothing new or revolutionary in this book at all.
And what about his suggestion on pg 175 to “do dianetics/scientology”???!!!!
Alarm bells ringing here. Not only does Mr. Trudeau want to make off with your hard-earned money, he wants you to be willing to fork over whatever he leaves you with to the Cult of $cientology. SCAM. SCAM. SCAM.
I got his Cd tapes “Your Wish Is Your Command”. Thankfully I only paid $19.95 “shipping”. I listened to about half of the tapes and my conclusion is that is all BS. I had some idiot woman from Texas call me my “mentor” and try and get me sign up for his Global Information Network. I aked her if I sounded stupid on the phone and of course she said no.I asked her how long she had the tapes and how much money she had related to info she recieved from the tapes.Her reply was 4 months and no money. I at that point said why should I listen to you. She could not give me an answer. She said she would call me back in a few months and I told not to bother me again.
My friend picked up Trudeau’s book at a garage sale for a buck. When I skimmed through it all of the ‘solutions’ or recommendations said to check out his website. I went to the website and WOW it was for members only!!! That set of bells – why write a book to sell for the purpose of helping others to then send them to a website to pay even more money for the esoteric knowledge. TOTALLY SCAMMER…he has no legitimate reference in his book no real doctor references or advisor not on his payroll. Buyer beware, cause there are sharks everywhere.
What a joke this guy is i can’t believe people fall for him and how can others help him if you know he is a scam artist dont f-ing help the dude
i read one of his book and i totally believe in it. For once do you really think that the goverment really want to protect you.all those drugs that they give you supposly so you can get healthy or normal . do you really think that a cure would benefit the goverment. all the people would stop buying it and i asure you that this would not benefit the goverment.all you need to do is think
Kevin Trudeau,
you have to admire his staying power, scam man extraordinaire
I listened to an HOUR long link that was sent to me from a friend who was excited about this program (Your wish is your command).
At first I though “Ok, I’m listening you got me.”
I figured out that he was BAITING the listeners by saying “The missing ingrediant is in here…”
Then swerved to tell lots of stories like a woman who lost $150 lbs and also made $1.1 MILLion in the same year – yada yada yada
Never getting to the point. Gee- I wonder why?!
People: Sit down with a work book from the dollar store or Shoppers Drug Mart and start writing yourself some GOALS! Personal & Professional.
After a few Years of people telling me to do this, I fineally made a serious effort.
Results (so far)
I found the safe, pest free, affordible Apt that I wanted. I moved in 2 mos ago. I hang around people who I feel offer me valuable/powerful insight on their own life experience and what works for them. If It makes sense to me then, I want to hear MORE.
I think alot differently than I did 6 yrs ago. I chose who I want to hang around and who I want to have in my life. I will NO LONGER tolorate the Bullies in the workforce/social field.
Try it. Write down what you want and than write down how to break it all down. Example: I want to learn Photography. – HOW DO I DO THAT? : Search Craigslist or meet up groups on the net to find those who have the same interest. NETWORK with them etc. Ask around. Maybe someone knows a person who can help you..!
I can’t say that he is a scam even though I do not believe everything that he says! However, I do believe that the FTC, FDA, and many other bodies of government watchdogs are owned by unseen hands and crocked politicians lock, stock, and barrel. Many of the politicians are liars, and the whole medical and diet industry is just as money hungry as Kevin Trudeau is accused of being. I do not believe a single word that comes out of most of these government turncoats’ mouths especially Barack Obama! The man is a hypocrite! He and his wife is telling us not to eat bad food and yet his gorgeous wife is caught eating fast food? What a joke! No wonder why some of us is turning to alternative sources in order to improve ourselves whether it is health, wealth, or related to income because I do not think we’ll get it from our ANTI-AMERICAN leadership which cannot lead anyone anyways!
Use your own judgement, do your own research, and stop blaming him for your unintelligience!
I have bought and read his book. Natural cures and a lot of it makes sense, his website has helped me when i needed some advise on an illness.. so who can say that the book doesn’t make sense,, look around and see for yourself how we are being scammed by the FDA putting junk in our bodies.. I enjoyed the book and I think its about time someone can stand up for out rights and see how we are being lied to..
Agree with Sue and Elaine, just read Natural cures, absolutly amazing. I started to apply what Kevin says and feel much much better, and I mean better and healthier. See, many of the information could me found if you google it. But if you don’t read the books you wouldn’t know what to google for.
Thanks Kevin, keep up the fight….
This guy just lookes like he full of it. How could any body think that this guy is for real? I do not know anything about him but I am sure tired of seeing his face on my cable channels he is all over the place with his BS!
I woke up at 5 A.M. this morning and he was on an infomercial on A&E. Doesn’t look like that ban from infomercials is working to well.
Everyone take a step back and think about what you are talking about. Prescription medicine is the problem? Government is out to get you? I thought the hippies were long gone.
I will say that I do not agree with some of the things our government does, but give me a break. Without the government we would all be living in tents following herds around and chucking spears.
You like your vehicle and electricity? Well kiss that shit good bye when the government is gone. Who is going to want to work in a factory to make your electricity for free because the money that you normally get paid with is no longer valid?
This guy is a joke. Sure vitamins are good for you and will help prevent disease. Since when is that something new? Ask Steve Jobs how the herbal healing worked out for him. Oh wait!!! It didn’t!!
Its in his autobiography that he regretted not getting immediate medical attention rather than trying to “will” the sickness away.
Good people, and healthy people, are going to get sick regardless of what you try to do. Hopefully we can use our knowledge to come up with a scientific solution to fix the problem, but we cannot win them all. Its life and it sucks but it happens.
As far as this Asshole goes with his “free money”, please tell me that you are not so gullible that your money jumps out of your pocket and into his. You want money? This goes for you hippies on here as well…. GET OFF YOUR ASS AND GET A JOB!!!
All I can say is a fool and his money are soon parted. the FTC doesn’t seem to have any clout to either get him off the air or collect his fines or even arrest him..We need to find out why any of this hasn’t happened…
I purchased trudeaus book “Debt Cures”….and all I found was something that really anyone with a brain can do themselves which your told to “just contact your creditors and tell them you don’t have any money and that you want to settle out the debt and they wil most likely make an offer instead of not getting anything at all”…..
Ok yes I’ve had some debt but with a surgery and being laid off from work bills went to collection and then doubled what I owe, so he’s, at that point you can make a deal with the collection agencies…..but that’s basic knowledge for anyone and should be free…we should all be helping each other not trying to work them over for money.
Thank you
Cassandra
Trudeau’s activities have been the subject of both criminal and civil action. He was convicted of larceny and credit card fraud in the early 1990s, and in 1998 paid a $500,000 fine for making false or misleading claims in his infomercials. In 2004, he consented to a lifetime ban on promoting products other than his books via infomercials.
Come on people, use your heads!! It’s just common sense. What everyone says about it being too good to be true, is in fact, correct! But if you must satisfy your curiosity – go to the library and read, do not BUY his books. The info contained therein is knowledge you can get yourself without purchasing his books. Look on the web – it’s all there for your checking up on!! No need to make scam artists richer. Check on it first yourself. Keep your money right where it belongs – in your pocket!