Thanks to thousands of hours of informercials over the years, Kevin Trudeau is a familiar face to anyone who watches television.
He is the author of a bestselling book (”Natural Cures ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know About”) and has made millions of dollars through various business dealings. But more than anything else, he is a fraud.
He’s a liar, a con-man, and a snake-oil salesman.
Here are five reasons that you shouldn’t trust anything he says and why you shouldn’t spend a dime on anything he is involved with:
1) He Posed As A Doctor To Pass False Checks
In 1990, Kevin Trudeau pleaded guilty to depositing $80,000 in worthless checks. In the sentencing memorandum, prosecutors said he impersonated a doctor when he met with bank officials. His explanation for the fraud was that he was just joking about being a doctor.
2) He Used His Customers’ Credit Cards
Trudeau used the credit cards of eleven customers of his “Mega Memory” product to fraudulently charge approximately $122,735.68. He spent two years in federal prison because of this conviction. His excuse was that the whole situation was due to a series of math errors that were compounded by the “mistake” of a bank official.
3) He Ran An Illegal Pyramid Scheme
Kevin Trudeau partnered with Jules Leib, a former cocaine dealer who he met in prison, to operate an illegal pyramid scheme for a multilevel marketing company called Nutrition for Life. In 1996, the state of Illinois sued both Trudeau and Lieb. Trudeau ended up settling with Illinois and seven other states and agreed to stop operating the pyramid scheme.
4) He Never Admits That He Has Done Anything Wrong
Kevin Trudeau has been sued by various government entities over the years and they have all ended the same way. The state accepts a large payment from Trudeau, often for millions of dollars, and in exchange Trudeau is not forced to admit to any wrongdoing.
While this leads to extra money for the government, it’s an extremely poor way to punish a snake-oil salesman like Kevin Trudeau. Trudeau continues to brush off criticism by proclaiming that he has never been proven to be misleading people. In fact, he has turned it into a marketing gimmick by telling potential customers that the government is “out to get him”.
Despite filing multiple lawsuits over the years, the government is largely to blame for Trudeau continuing to rip people off. The settlements are always for far less than the profits that Trudeau receives from selling his sham products. Occasional government penalties are simply written off by Trudeau as operating expenses for his business.
5) He Has Repeatedly Made False & Misleading Claims
This is at the heart of everything. Here are just a few of the claims that Kevin Trudeau has made over the years:
- He claimed to have created a hair farming system that would finally end baldness in the human race.
- He said he found a scientific breakthrough that in 60 seconds can eliminate addictions.
- He claims that there are twelve known cures for cancer but that they are being kept from the general public by the FDA, the FTC, and the pharmaceutical companies.
- He attributed positive quotes about his products to people who have only negative things to say about him and his products.
- He has sold multiple books claiming that they contained “natural cures”. They didn’t and instead referred people to a paid subscription website. A classic con man bait-and-switch.
- The back cover of one of his books included a quote from Dr. Herbert Ley, a former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Ley died three years before the book was written.
The list could go on and on. The only thing more ridiculous than his claims are the rationalizations he throws out when they are challenged.
The bottom-line is that Kevin Trudeau is an evil person and it’s a travesty that he continues to be able to sell his sham products and books to the world.
Blaming the people who buy his products is tempting, but it’s ultimately a counter-productive way of thinking.
It only deflects scorn that is properly directed at Trudeau himself.
I’ll end the post with a few complaints from people that Trudeau has scammed. These complaints are excerpted from TheRipOffReport.com:
“I ordered Natural Cures books off of the TV and was asked if I wanted the newsletters and I said no. Later I saw where they were taking $9.95 out of my checking account each month. This started in June and stil in October it is being taken out. Called to cancel in July but has not stopped.”
Winnie
Liberty, Mississippi“I Have been ill with a low immune system and Fibromyaliga for a long time. I have tried many times to get help from the Doctors, only to go broke from the 20% the insurance does not cover. I watched Kevin on T.V. several times and he really made me believe he could help me. I sent for his books only to discover he lied about the whole thing! Those books told me nothing to help me and only wanted more money for other gimmicks! I can’t believe this man can sleep at night!”
Beanie
Rootstown, Ohio“I am filing this on behalf of my 81 year old father. He got tricked by the smooth words of Kevin Trudeau and actually believed he would receive a free book from Trudeau. Instead he received three books and was he credit card was charged $54 for them.
We returned the books in October 2007 and to date (January 2008) has not been reimbursed for them. Naturally he slithers from one location to another so you can’t send anything to him to question this.
I can’t believe the Federal Government has allowed him to prey on the elderly like this. He should be thrown in prison and then throw away the key!
I suspect my dad will not be getting his money back but wish something could be done to keep the crook from getting to anyone else!!!!”
Rhonda
Cache, Oklahoma
August 6th, 2008 at 4:13 am
I agree that is idiot is a sham artist! Actually he is still on TV as I write this, with some “panel” and pushing his book about eliminating debt. If he has been sanctioned/fined by the govt-FTC and other parties, why is he still able to operate these scamjobs? Funny thing is, that the secret techniques about credit are common knowledge info and nothing new whatsoever…Just like P.T. Barnum said… “Sucker born every minute.”
September 26th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Damn, Kevin Trudeau! Not a phony doctor scam? I thought he looked familiar. And how silly to swap Debt for Natural. The debt cure book is pretty lame and he gets rich off the book, the upsell and the shipping charges, etc. You can’t get to the order without 10 minutes of add-on crap. I wouldn’t be surprised if weren’t making money off the toll charges!
Thanks for making me realize I wasn’t crazy for thinking he was a rip. Maybe I’ll write a book and charge? How to spot fronters and fakes.
June 5th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
HE IS A RIP-OFF! I bought his book and the only thing I learned from the Debt Cures was the time limit on credit card debt by state. Not worth the 50 I ended up spending w/ shipping and handling.
LOCK HIM UP!
September 21st, 2009 at 2:11 am
Well, I have read several of the commentaries on how KT is a sham and I want to tell you something about his “Natural Cures” books. It is everything it has said it out to be and more. I have practiced everything he has written in these books with regards to my health and they absolutely work. The fact of the matter is, KT is really exposing the truth about the big corporations, the government, the entities that control your health and so on so forth.
The fact of the matter is that he has stated that the FTC and FDA has censored his freedom of speech by not letting him name products in his first book, with regards to health supplements. What I realized about most people who have purchased his books, is that THEY FAIL to read it from the first page to the last page and that is why they say it is a sham. If people in the USA can be a little more discerning about which is the truth and which is not, they wouldn’t find themselves in the predicament that they are in!!
If the brainwashed masses could only see a glimpse of the truth, many of you will realize that the real scammers are the governments of the world and the corporations. They take a lot of our money in various forms of taxes and user fees and give very little back in return. And this is what KT exposes to the imbeciles who cannot decipher their asses from a hole in the ground. Read carefully before you judge!!!
KT has seen first hand what the nonsense the governments of the world does because he was a part of their society at one point of his life. Now that he is exposing these corrupt associations and individuals, he is being personally attacked by smear media type of tactics.
Wake up people as to what is going around you. The dream world in which we call America is falling apart in droves and until the idiots of America wake up, your country will be history!!!
You think that for a moment that the governments of the world care for us? No way!!!All they want to see is the world’s population be diminished from what it is now (6 billion) to about 1/2 billion and they are doing it through spreading disease, ( AIDS and Swine Flu anyone?), wars, famine, greed, political strife, radiation and a complete destruction of this planet!!
The truth of the matter is that no one want to hear the real truth, which KT does, but all they want hear are “feel good,” lies!! As the saying goes, “The truth is not popular and will not win you many friends, but in the end you will be better of for it!” Until the masses wake up, our health and peace of this world will be gone and all that will remain are bunch of zombies controlled by the elitists!!! Is that what we want for our future?
WAKE UP SHEEPLE!!!
Joe
September 24th, 2009 at 8:36 am
Kevin is a very interesting case. I am into natural remedies so I was curious as to what he has to say. I read the first book, with a grain of salt, and noticed that many remedies I was already aware of just from doing a simple search on the internet. A lot of them are absolutely true. Colon cleansing will greatly improve just about everybody’s general health, as will sugar ilimination, and getting excess yeast under control. However, I have a difficult time trusting an ex con. He openly states in one of his books, that he served time, but made the excuse that he belonged to a “Big Brother” type secret society that put him there to gain “inside information”. Could be true, but it sure reeks of psychological condition to me, as does the statement that he has seen a top secret compound containing…a spaceship and dead bodies of aliens! See my point? It is absolutely true that medications are killing people and we need to go back to nature to prevent and treat disease (I’ve had personal experience with both and nature wins hands down). To his credit, Kevin does state that we all should see a licensed health care practitioner to help diagnose our ills. But as for hair farming and other claims…some of them just sound too good to be true. Anyone can find a market that people believe in or that could be a “last hope” situation, and twist and exaggerate TRUTHS for profit. Don’t let him scam you out of money. Get his books from the library and do internet searches on the things that interest you. Most of the basic information and tried and true cures are available for free through countless sites. The information on naturalcures.com is only accessible through a SUBSCRIPTION. Only you can decide if it’s worth the money to trust a guy who freely admits to stealing, lying, and cheating!
October 12th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Trudeau is a very dangerous sociopath who has no remorse for his crimes. People should be aware that most comments supporting Trudeau are either paid of posted by his employees. Trudeau belongs in jail and the government should seize all of his assets both business and personal. He considers the fines levied by the courts a joke. He should be in prison grabbing his ankles for Bubba and Tyrone!
January 15th, 2010 at 11:36 am
Anyone who has ever read or seem anything the Kevin Tudeau has produced and still gave him their money deserves what they get. I am not surprised that the government fails to protect society from this professional con-artist but you can’t rely on anyone or anything to protect you but your own good sense. This man is a sociopathic CLOWN. He enjoys entertaining people with his BS and believes a great deal of what he sells to people. That makes him particularly dangerous. Plenty of people have found out about being adopted and did not go on to steal from the public using mass media! This man is a convicted felon who began his adult life making a living by stealing money from other people. That makes him a paracite. Wonder if there is a “natural cure” for Kevin Tudeau? I am thinking consecutive sentences for grand larcency so that he spends the rest of his time clowning around in prison should cure the Keven Trudeau infection.
February 18th, 2010 at 1:11 am
This website should be shut down. 95% of the information posted here about Kevin Trudeau is completely untrue. I feel sorry for you, whoever you are, that you have nothing better to do than distribute lies about a man that has done more for the health and wealth of the general public than any other human in recent memory. Its a shame that someone like you is even aloud to share your views via the internet. You must be a very unhappy individual. I hope that you soon get help for your compulsive lying and next time you post anything on the internet, do some research so that the general public can get some facts, instead of your grossly skewed opinion. Good day!
March 7th, 2010 at 5:06 pm
I Can only say the me and my husband have bought his books, natural cures and the weight loss book. They have helped tremdously, especially the weight loss book. I lost 30 lbs in 30 days, my hubb 50lbs in 34 days. And we feel great. so far everything we cann afford to do works.