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Warning: 5 Reasons Why You Should Never Trust Trudeau

Thu, May 15, 2008Entertainment, Front Page

Thanks to thousands of hours of informercials over the years,

Trudeau is afamiliar face to anyone who watches television.

He is the author of a bestselling book (â€Natural Cures ‘They’

Don’t Want You to Know Aboutâ€) 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, 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

Memoryâ€Â 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

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

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 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 himâ€.

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 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

curesâ€. 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 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.â€

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 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!â€

Beanie

Rootstown, Ohio

“I am filing this on behalf of my 81 year old father. He got tricked

by the smooth words of 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!!!!â€

Rhonda

Cache, Oklahoma

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