onlybrad Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Has anybody bought this book yet? This guy tells the truth about the drug industry and now the banking and credit card industry...We need to support any effort to help people and fight the same animal we are, right?Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovebug5 Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Has anybody bought this book yet? This guy tells the truth about the drug industry and now the banking and credit card industry...We need to support any effort to help people and fight the same animal we are, right?BradInteresting...I've never heard of the book.But IMO, I've found that books on credit repair are useless once you've found this site - all information in the books happens to be contained right here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkurfan Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Kevin has moved on from his mega memory program??Ya, I remember it. No thanks to his program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlybrad Posted December 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Interesting...I've never heard of the book.But IMO, I've found that books on credit repair are useless once you've found this site - all information in the books happens to be contained right here! I know this stuff has all the stuff but his books takes about credit card companies like capital one who does report limits because they are do not want other credit card companies make you better offers. In doing so it drops your credit score 30-50points. It sheds light on the why to what a lot of the bank have done that most Americas have no clue about. Pretty insightful! I have been in credit for 12yrs & he opened my eyes to some things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovebug5 Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 I know this stuff has all the stuff but his books takes about credit card companies like capital one who does report limits because they are do not want other credit card companies make you better offers. In doing so it drops your credit score 30-50points. It sheds light on the why to what a lot of the bank have done that most Americas have no clue about. Pretty insightful! I have been in credit for 12yrs & he opened my eyes to some things...Well parts of the book may be outdated then, considering that Capital One is now reporting the CL's on accounts, including both an old one which I had and a new one which I just obtained. But regardless, I've found that most information that people throw in their debt management/credit repair books and/or programs is information that can be easily found online. If information that the author provides has been useful to you in the past, go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravity357 Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Kevin Trudeau is a snake oil salesman. I rmember the scam about the book natural cures they dont want you to know about. He's a rip off artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovebug5 Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Kevin Trudeau is a snake oil salesman. I rmember the scam about the book natural cures they dont want you to know about. He's a rip off artist.You mean to tell me that this guy is a valid author of books on debt management, homeopathic cures and memory?? LMAO!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyer6719 Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 MAD TV did a skit about him...I saw it last week. Hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkurfan Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 You mean to tell me that this guy is a valid author of books on debt management, homeopathic cures and memory?? LMAO!!!! The only thing you get by buying his stuff is a cool book to place on your bookshelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlybrad Posted December 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Well parts of the book may be outdated then, considering that Capital One is now reporting the CL's on accounts, including both an old one which I had and a new one which I just obtained. But regardless, I've found that most information that people throw in their debt management/credit repair books and/or programs is information that can be easily found online. If information that the author provides has been useful to you in the past, go for it!Regardless, laws change everyday & so do practices but history doesn't. Anyways... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlybrad Posted December 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 You mean to tell me that this guy is a valid author of books on debt management, homeopathic cures and memory?? LMAO!!!! Whoa! So I guess you can't know the truth or more than the average consumer in 3 different industries with the information on the net today? haha Yes, that is funny... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravity357 Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 You mean to tell me that this guy is a valid author of books on debt management, homeopathic cures and memory?? LMAO!!!! Kevin Mark Trudeau (born February 6, 1963) is an American author, pocket billiards promoter (founder of the International Pool Tour), salesman, convicted felon and purported alternative medicine advocate.He's a man of many talents according to Wikioedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravity357 Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 If you follow this waste of spaces books, you deserve what you get after this.Criminal history and legal proceedings[edit] 1990-1991: Larceny and credit card fraudIn 1990, Trudeau posed as a doctor in order to deposit $80,000 in false checks, and in 1991 he pled guilty to larceny. Trudeau had used the credit cards of eleven customers of the mega memory product to fraudulently charge approximately $122,735.68.[13] He spent two years in federal prison because of this conviction (Choi, 2005). Later, in his book Natural Cures, Trudeau claimed that he has since learned from his experience, and is now motivated to help people rather than merely to make money for himself.[9][edit] 1996: SEC and various statesTrudeau began working for Nutrition For Life, a multi-level marketing program in the mid-90s. However, in 1996, his recruitment practices were cited by the states of Illinois and Michigan, as well as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Illinois sued Trudeau and Jules Leib, who was his partner, accusing them of operating an illegal pyramid scheme. They settled with Illinois and seven other states for $185,000 after agreeing to change their tactics. Michigan forbade him from operating in the state.[9][10][11][12] A class action lawsuit was filed by stockholders of Nutrition for Life for violations of Texas law including misrepresenting and/or omitting material information about NFLI's business. In August 1997, the company paid $2 million in cash to common stockholders and holders of warrants during the class period to settle the case. The company also paid the plaintiffs' attorney fees of $600,000. [14][edit] 1998: FTC fineIn 1998, Trudeau was fined $500,000 to be used for consumer redress by the FTC, relating to six infomercials he had produced and in which the FTC determined he had made false or misleading claims. These infomercials included "Hair Farming," "Mega Memory System," "Addiction Breaking System," "Action Reading," "Eden's Secret," and "Mega Reading."[15][16] The products included a "hair farming system" that was supposed to "finally end baldness in the human race," and "a breakthrough that in 60 seconds can eliminate" addictions, discovered when a certain "Dr. Callahan" was "studying quantum physics." [9][17][edit] 2004: FTC contempt of court and injunctionIn June 2003, the FTC filed a complaint in the Northern District of Illinois against Trudeau and some of his companies (Shop America (USA), LLC; Shop America Marketing Group, LLC; and Trustar Global Media, Limited), alleging that disease-related claims for Coral Calcium Supreme were false and unsubstantiated. In July 2003, Trudeau entered into a stipulated preliminary injunction that prohibited him from continuing to make the challenged claims for Coral Calcium Supreme and Biotape.In the summer of 2004, the court found Trudeau in contempt of court for violating the preliminary injunction, because he had sent out a direct mail piece and produced an infomercial making prohibited claims. The court ordered Trudeau to cease all marketing for coral calcium products.In September 2004, Trudeau agreed to pay $2 million ($500,000 in cash plus transfer of residential property located in Ojai, California, and a luxury vehicle) to settle charges that he falsely claimed that a coral calcium product can cure cancer and other serious diseases and that a purported analgesic called Biotape can permanently cure or relieve severe pain. He also agreed to a lifetime ban on promoting products with infomercials. However, that did not restrict his right to promote books via infomercials.[3][4][18][edit] 2005: Trudeau v. FTCOn February 28, 2005, Trudeau filed a complaint against the FTC in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. Trudeau also filed a motion for preliminary injunction, which the court denied. [19]The complaint charged that the FTC had retaliated against him for his criticism of the agency by issuing a press release that falsely characterized and intentionally and deliberately misrepresented the 2004 Final Order. That conduct, Trudeau asserted, exceeded the FTC’s authority under 15 U.S.C. § 46(f) and violated the First Amendment. The Federal Trade Commission responded with a motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12((1), and for failure to state a claim for which relief can be granted under Rule 12((6).The district court granted the FTC’s motion to dismiss. First, the court concluded that it lacked subject-matter jurisdiction because the press release was not “a ‘final agency action’” under “section 704 of the [Administrative Procedure Act]”, 5 U.S.C. § 704. Second, the court held, “in the alternative, that Trudeau’s claims failed to state a viable cause of action as a matter of law.”[19]Trudeau later filed an appeal which resulted in the unsuccessful attempt to reverse the previous court's ruling.[20][edit] 2005: Trudeau v. New York Consumer Protection BoardKevin Trudeau filed a lawsuit on August 11, 2005, accusing the New York State Consumer Protection Board of violating his First Amendment rights by contacting television stations in New York state and urging them to to pull Trudeau's infomercials promoting his book Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About.[21] Trudeau won a temporary restraining order on September 6, 2005 prohibiting the Board from sending letters to the television stations. The temporary restraining order was replaced by a preliminary injunction. However, Trudeau lost a motion to have the Board send a "corrective letter" to the television stations and subsequently dropped all claims for monetary damages. The case is still in litigation.[citation needed][edit] 2007: FTC contempt of court actionThe FTC has filed a contempt of court action against Trudeau and the companies that market his book (“The Weight Loss Cure ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know About”) alleging that Trudeau is in contempt of a 2004 court order by "deceptively claiming in his infomercials that the book being advertised establishes a weight-loss protocol that is “easy” to follow." The action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on September 17, 2007.[22] According to a FTC Press Release, Trudeau claims that the weight loss plan outlined in the book is easy, can be done at home, and readers can eat anything they want. When consumers buy the book, they find it describes a complex plan that requires intense dieting, daily injections of a prescribed drug that is not easily obtainable, and lifelong dietary restrictions.[23]On November 19, 2007, Trudeau was found in contempt of the 2004 court order for making "patently false" claims in his weight loss book. U.S. District Court Judge Robert W. Gettleman ruled that Trudeau “clearly misrepresents in his advertisements the difficulty of the diet described in his book, and by doing so, he has misled thousands of consumers.” A penalty will be determined at a later hearing.[24][25][26] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divinemadness Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 ahaha i waas just about to say go to wikipedia and look up his name. LOL:wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flacorps Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 One reviewer said the information in the book was good, and carped only that Trudeau was charging $29.95 for it.An author is free to charge whatever the market will bear. I would say that if the information is any good at all, the book is worth far more than $29.95, regardless of the fact that the same information can be gleaned on the net for free. There is a value in organizing and printing such material so that it can be picked up and put down at any time, with margins that can be scribbled in, etc. Trudeau's history should of course give one the willies. But the book may just be gold... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amerikaner83 Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 I've read that particular "weight cure" book...it's crap.No need to read the credit repair book...I've got CIC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flacorps Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 I've read that particular "weight cure" book...it's crap.I don't know quite what HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) costs (it's part of Kevin Trudeau's weight loss cure), but I imagine the stuff's fairly expensive, especially when it includes a consult with an endocrinologist. And it may help get you thin.But it was also found by a Mexican pro-life group to have been slipped into a tetanus vaccine that was pushed by WHO only at women of childbearing age in Mexico, the Phillipines and I believe Guatemala ... apparently as a stealth method of long-term birth control. It's powerful stuff, and nobody should let anyone give it to them without understanding what it's going to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkurfan Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Just use your money to buy his books.. that'll put you on the starvation diet. might ruin your credit at the same time. but thats alright he has a book for that. Forgot where you put the book? no problem, his mega memory program is just the cure for what ales you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amerikaner83 Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Just use your money to buy his books.. that'll put you on the starvation diet. might ruin your credit at the same time. but thats alright he has a book for that. Forgot where you put the book? no problem, his mega memory program is just the cure for what ales you.NICE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaLegal Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 It's true, no book is going to give you what you get here--no book could cover everything in such detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkurfan Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 No kidding.. if you got a question what do you do? write it in the back of the book and hope it magicily is awnsered? Or do you call that "special' 800 number kevin put in the book, enter your credit card (opps wait..) debit card info and then ask your question to someone who will likely give you the wrong awnser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sickupandfed Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 do not buy.shipping is too much. all the info here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovebug5 Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Whoa! So I guess you can't know the truth or more than the average consumer in 3 different industries with the information on the net today? haha Yes, that is funny...OUCH. Someone is a little bit defensive, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jq26 Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 This guy tells the truth about the drug industry and now the banking and credit card industry...He is cashing in on stupidity. Caveat emptor.We need to support any effort to help people and fight the same animal we are, right?Not at all. This "same animal" has created a highly complex/efficient healthcare, banking, and lending industry. Granted, these industries aren't perfect (as we all know), but any ideas that we'd be better off without them are way off base. Let's not throw out the baby with the bath water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divinemadness Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 hehe dont call the baby ugly! :justdrink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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