# Kevin Trudeau **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 27, 2009, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-trudeau/490980 "2009-03-27T09:25:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-trudeau/490980/1 "2009-03-27T09:25:50Z")
I caight part of an informercial about his latest book _Debt Cures They Don’t Want You To Know About_, and man, can that guy sell or what??? Now I know he has a rep as a snake oil salesman, but have any of you bought any of his stuff and what did you think? Thanks Q ---
**Author:** ![ethelbert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-trudeau/490980/2 "2009-03-27T12:28:52Z")
Years ago I bought his Mega Memory book/tapes. It’s a fairly good compendium of a lot of memory strategies. I still use some of the techniques. If he hadn’t strayed into the health arena, I might still respect him. I have since learned that most (if not all) of the memory techniques he teaches are old and (by some) well known, but he did package and sell them well. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-trudeau/490980/3 "2009-03-27T12:34:16Z")
I’ve picked up three of his books at garage sales. He says his weight loss plan is easy, but the book informs you that you have to take injections of a hormone not licensed in the USA, and eat only 500 calories a day. The maintenance plan has over 70 daily items to follow! Easy my ass. I love this sentence: After following my weight loss plan you will be able to east almost everything you want to eat (with some exceptions). ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-trudeau/490980/4 "2009-03-27T13:05:20Z")
He’s an absolute scumbag, liar, and cheat. If there were any justice, he’d be locked up for the rest of his life for scamming gullible idiots. ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-trudeau/490980/5 "2009-03-27T15:00:12Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > He’s an absolute scumbag, liar, and cheat. If there were any justice, he’d be locked up for the rest of his life for scamming gullible idiots. ++ ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-trudeau/490980/6 "2009-03-27T15:04:57Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > He’s an absolute scumbag, liar, and cheat. If there were any justice, he’d be locked up for the rest of his life for scamming gullible idiots. I must STRONGLY protest your language here. It is far, far too mild and does not include any suggestion that, during his incarceration, he be repeatedly and violently sodomized by a phallus-wielding Ann Coulter (his cellmate, not his jailor). He should also be forced to watch Coulter shower and to dry her off afterwards. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-trudeau/490980/7 "2009-03-27T15:06:06Z")
The FTC loves him. Go to [FTC.gov](http://FTC.gov) and read up on him. He is job security for a number of people there. Or google “kevin trudeau ftc” and grab a big cup of coffee and enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-trudeau/490980/8 "2009-03-27T15:09:00Z")
> **[FTC: Marketer Kevin Trudeau Violated Prior Court Order](https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2007/09/ftc-marketer-kevin-trudeau-violated-prior-court-order)** > > The Federal Trade Commission has charged Kevin Trudeau with violating a court order by allegedly misrepresenting the contents of his book, “The Weight Loss Cure ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know About, > **[Trudeau, Kevin, et al.](https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/cases-proceedings/032-3064-trudeau-kevin-et-al)** [http://dir.salon.com/story/books/feature/2005/07/29/trudeau/index.html](http://dir.salon.com/story/books/feature/2005/07/29/trudeau/index.html) > **[Kevin Trudeau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Trudeau)** > > Kevin Trudeau (/truːˈdoʊ/; born 1962 or 1963) is an American author, salesman, and convicted fraudster known for promotion of his books and resulting legal cases involving the US Federal Trade Commission. His ubiquitous late-night infomercials, which promoted unsubstantiated health, diet, and financial advice, earned him a fortune but resulted in civil and criminal penalties for fraud, larceny, and contempt of court. > In the early 1990s, Trudeau was convicted of larceny and credit card fraud.... [http://skepdic.com/trudeau.html](http://skepdic.com/trudeau.html) ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-trudeau/490980/9 "2009-03-27T15:14:00Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > I caight part of an informercial about his latest book _Debt Cures They Don’t Want You To Know About_, and man, can that guy sell or what??? Yeah, the guy has good charisma, but he looks like a weasel. He draws you in, but after five minutes of listening to him spew his bullshit, your urge to kill starts to rise. It’s a shame he’s conned so many people into buying his book. I’d rather give my money to those two little midgets who peddle their real estate selling techniques. They crack me up. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-trudeau/490980/10 "2009-03-27T15:30:27Z")
> [@ethelbert](#): > > Years ago I bought his Mega Memory book/tapes. It’s a fairly good compendium of a lot of memory strategies. I still use some of the techniques. If he hadn’t strayed into the health arena, I might still respect him. > > I have since learned that most (if not all) of the memory techniques he teaches are old and (by some) well known, but he did package and sell them well. Heh, my dad got those tapes when I was a kid, and we listened to them on a long, long car trip. One is tree and elephant.