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5/5/2006 - Ryan writes:
I ordered John Beck's product hoping for an education forclosures. I was greatly mistaken. I was harassed by one of his marketing people. They wanted me to invest 5000$ over the phone, but I choose not that route. I have also tried to cancel my product order, but again this month another 39.95 has been charged to my card. I now have to cancel my card to ensure this will not happen again. I am also interested in a class action law suite.
5/5/2006 - Joy writes:
Same thing, we ordered the CDs for the 39.95 then got a lot a pressure from their sales people to "close the deal" by simply giving them as much as we could afford. They promised to pay off our mortgage, college loans, etc. - anything that would hit the heart of any hard working person looking to get ahead. They asked for a minimum of $2330.00, and when we said we had to think it over, they basically hung up on us. Problem is, they still are taking out the $39.95 every month. Once they caused my account to be overdrawn which cost me $180 in overdraft fees. This should go to the local TV news wherever we all live. Bad publicity will put them out of business faster than a class action suit, although I'm all for that also. They (John Beck LLC) are the worst of the worst type of "humans" and they should be made accountable.
5/5/2006 - Barbara writes:
I order the above product this morning,and i was trying to find out more infro about the product and found where there was some complaints,I called their toll free # and it is disconnected so I know this is a scam,I called my credit card company and asked them to not to accept this charge,they said I could cancel only after the bill has actually charged to my account.
5/4/2006 - Larry writes:
I ordered the John beck's real estate system program and charged 70 dollar on my credit card,2 wks later received info in the mail about this product and received a call from one of john beck's special coaches but never returned his call since I really did not have the investment money for what they were advertising for. I called customer service and did speak with a rep there and she gave me a toll free number so I can cancel my membership. The toll free number has been disconnected with no further details. I recalled 1-888-225-4928 that was also disconnected with no further details. I tried one other number I had 1-888-733-7615 and that too is disconnected, so there is no possible way to get in touch with anyone to disenroll your membership. I called my credit card company and they will stop the billing of the 39.95 a month that they charge for this bogus program. Thank goodness that I did not call my special coach because I feel I could have been out of many thousand of dollars like some of these complaints were. I so far lost alittle over 100 hundred dollars but feel that this issue will be resolved since my credit card company is aware of this rip off company.
5/4/2006 - Ned writes:
Similar complaint as others I have read. Received the DVD and CDs and then when I attempted to call the 800 lines to get more information they were disconnectedor continually busy. I want my money back and will follow through to make sure I get it back!
5/3/2006 - Danny writes:
i checked my bank account online and notice there was a charge of $63.95 from john beck. i thought that was fishy because the product was only $39.95. i should have known that it was too good to be true. through out the whole process that when i purchased the product, i never got to talk to a person. everything was automated. DO NOT BUY ANYTHING OVER THE PHONE WHEN IT IS ALL AUTOMATED..that should be the 1st clue that something is wrong. so i called the customer service number and it was disconnected. i went on the internet to look for more information on how to contact someone at john beck. that was when i bumped into this website on SCAMS. i was so sick. i called my bank to get this reversed. hopefully my bank will take care of this. i agree, lets do a class action lawsuit. someone should be this john beck guy out of business and in jail.
5/3/2006 - John writes:
I ordered the program and when I did I got some girl who was new and didn't know anything about the program so I asked to speak to her trainer to make sure I was getting what I ordered. Once I confirmed everything I did get the program about 2 to 3 weeks later. I like many of you did get a phone call and at the time was unable to talk so I asked him to call me at a later date and he said he would and never did. To say the least I watched the first video and thought he was the most unprofessional, unmotivating and full of crap individual I have ever seen. On 4/28/06 I was making a payment and while on-line on my bank account a charge for $39.95 came up. I called the bank to find out who it was and then called the customer service number of 888-461-9029 and talked to someone who gave me a cancellation number. Never mind the fact that she was one of the rudest "Customer Service Reps" I have ever spoken with, but that she would not even let me get a word in at all. On 5/3/06 the charge was still on my account so I contacted the "Customer Service" department number that was listed on the charge 818-464-1650. Again, the lady I spoke with was far from having any customer service skills and was just as rude as the first one was if not the same one. I then tried to do a search for John Beck so I could let him know about the "Customer Service Reps" he had working for him and found this site. After reading many of the listings I became ill and called the bank and cancelled my credit card and filed a fraud charge against it. I wonder if there is anyway to let the television stations who are broadcasting this crap know what is REALLY going on. If there is anyone looking to go at it for a class action law suite let me know. To those of you who are looking to purchase this program save your money and take someone to dinner and a movie and forget that you may have this dream because it TRULY is a bunch of crap at least from his prospective.
5/2/2006 - Linda writes:
In late March 2006 I saw the John Beck infomercial and purchased initial materials for $39.95. About two weeks later, I was contacted by a representative of John Beck and after an initial conversation, he forwarded me to Khristian Leslie who told me basically what everyone else who filed compalints heard. I purchased the John Beck materials and coaching for $7510 in early April 2006. When I objected to the cost, he said I was paying for 10 coaching sessions, bank vault, contact numbers and mentoring all the way through the program. The money was not for the written material. Now on May 1, I have yet to see any coaching. In essence I paid for two binders, one DVD and three discs which is the most expensive binders in history. I tried to contact Khristian Leslie on several occasions for an explanation or refund of my money. He has not returned my calls. Based on previous complaints about this program, I assume I will not see my money again in this lifetime. I am retired so this is not a blessing for me. I will gladly join a class action suit if one is initiated. I think this company needs to be held responsible for their business practices.
5/2/2006 - Pamela writes:
i see im the latest victim! he charged he shipped i called no answer i cancelled still gettin charged still no answer. I have called my bank and have requested a dispute in which if John Becks cust svc does not return call in 5 days i will be refunded through my bank. and of course i have to cancel bank card. hopefully not change accounts numbers. im all with the class action law suit
5/2/2006 - Kerri writes:
I purchased this product in January 2006.I never had the time to view it.When I realized that I was being billed $39.95 a month I tried to cancel.Every phone number I've gotten has been disconnected!!Even the website and Email address are supposedly under construction.(ha!!)I am 100% convinced this is NOTHING BUT A SCAM!!!!As I am writing this I am still being billed.IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME PLEASE,PLEASE EMAIL ME @ [].
4/26/2006 - Tari writes:
I ordered the John Beck program. My credit card was charge twice for the same product. I took 2 month to have the money replaced in my account. I have just now been chaged again for this program and the card number i had originally use (debit card) has once again been charged without my permission. this is beyond fraud, it is theft of my money, unauthorized use of my credit card.
4/26/2006 - Timisha writes:
My boyfriend told me about the John Beck free and clear program. He had ordered the $39.99 package, but because he didn't really have the credit (credit cards) to go all the way, they told him it would take two weeks to get credit cards and encouraged him to start applying for as many as he could. In the mean time I got on the phone with an associate named Tyson McMillan. I had some questions and he quickly assessed my financial situation. He told me how much money I could make on the program and they would walk me through the entire process. I stupidly decided to join for the crazy amount of $10,000. Well at work the next day I decided to google the complaints on this product. The complaints were overwhelming. When I got home that day the FedEx package was on my door step. I immediately went to UPS and overnighted the unopened package back to Utah. I called to cancel immediately. I then begin to get the run around, never speaking to the same person twice. I was told by one person that finally answered the phone that I would need to speak with Jeff Garfield who was supposedly in charge of refunds. I called him, to no avail. So I faxed him a letter and Tyson a letter stating that I wanted my refund and I had not even opened the package. I knew I was still within my 3 day right to change my mind. It had only been two days. I called my credit card company who told me that the money hadn't gone out yet, but had a reserve on it through the John Beck company and the only way to get my money back was for that company to release the fund reserve. I told my credit card company to note on my account that I did want a refund. On the evening of the third day I recieved a call from Michelle McMillan claiming to be the manager. At first she was kind and praising me for my initial decision to join. After I didn't back down from my wanting a refund, she became rude and nasty. She told me I would never amount to anything because I lived my life in fear. She told me not to worry about the complaints on the website, those just represented a few angry people. Then she proceeded to say some other ugly things and hung up on me! I was furious. Tyson later called to try to convince me to just give it a try. I told him no and I didn't want to go past the three day right to change my mind. I told him how nasty the associates had been to me. He then offered me the same program for only $5000.00. I asked him how this was possible and he claimed that he had the right to give out a certain amount of scholarships. (total crap)He told me only a few people would be able to get this opportunity. (yeah right) I told him no thanks. I ordered the program on April 10. I asked for a refund by April 12. Now today, April 26, I just got my refund. Whew!! Don't invest in this company. There customer service skills are terrible. They don't answer the phone! Wow I am glad I got out before I lost all of that money. Good luck to those of you who let it go past the 3 days of ordering the product.
4/25/2006 - Alan writes:
I purchased the John Beck Tax lien program. About a week later I was contacted by a salesmen. His "pitch" was: we're trying to create success stories to use in our next informercial. Some of the lines that were used to make it sound like a great deal were; "We will hand walk you through the entire process to ensure your success." "We are giving you the equivalent of a college degree in real estate investing." "We instruct you on all aspects of real estate investing such as, pre foreclosures, apartment complex purchasing and management, our course contains all the information that the Carlton Sheets course contains and more". I was told that the $8499.00 fee I was being charged included mentoring by a real estate professional that was financially free and doing the coaching because they loved to teach others how to become successful. It also included incorporating me and doing my taxes at the end of the first year. I was told over and over that only 50-60 people per year get this chance. Here is the reality of it. I received the initial package with two three ring binders, each about 100 pages single side, Tax Vantage software and a short DVD on internet success which has been copied so many times the graphics can't be read. I called my salesman to ask if this was all the material I would be getting and I was told "we don't want to overwhelm you, more will be coming later". Now that I have signed the release and my three day recision period has passed I have discovered that the two binders (average typo rate is about 1 per page and they read like they were written by high school drop out) are all the printed material that comes in this "college degree program". My coach has never worked the program because she doesn't have the finances. It will cost me another $1500.00 to incorporate plus $50 a month for membership to the tax club to qualify to get my taxes done at the end of the year. When I scheduled my coaching sessions I made a few phone calls to different departments and discovered that they are running in the neighborhood of 10,000 people through this program a year! I've read all the material in a week and there is no information on pre foreclosures, apartment complex purchasing nor anything that remotely resembles the Carlton Sheets program. I've spent close to 40 hours working the system over the past 8 days and have discovered that unless you have the means to travel to every county that is having a sale (most of them happen in the fall so you better be fast) you can't inspect the properties and will by buying a pig in a poke, IF you can successfully bid on it. In all fairness the information will be useful on some small level but it is no where near a college degree in investing like they claim. At $8499.00 it is the single most expensive 200 (single side) page book in the world even if it does come with 5 hours of coaching from a novice. I have only used one coaching session which was merely an introduction and stopped the program. I asked for a refund but have been refused (my credit card company will dispute it). My contention is if this is a reputable company they would have no problem refunding the money. I've used no consumables. What would the cost to John Beck be to refund my money? Lost revenue, it's as simple as that. You be the judge, in my book it's a well organized SCAM!
4/25/2006 - Darlene writes:
I ordered Free and Clear in January 2006.Aweek later a guy called asking if he could talk with me about the purchase. I had not received it at that point. The man called for 2 weeks and I told him I had no time to talk. After reading this site Im glad I never did talk to him. I tried contacting someone at John Beck every day for a week after I received the package. Each time I was on hold for over 30 minutes and then mysteriously disconnected. I have tried reaching someone, anyone at all of their websites. Either the website is no longer in use, down for updating or does not have a way to communicate with them. The one site does have an e-mail to give testimonies. I have sent them 3 messages requesting my money back and a stop to their recurring charge that was not authorized on my visa card. So far nothing. I have called my bank and am in the process of making a formal complaint about John Beck's business practices.
4/22/2006 - Michael writes:
John Beck system is a scam. I just recently purchase the program and was very disappointed in how cheap the program actually is. 8 pages of paper for $7000.00 and thats it. The CD's that you recieve are useless in helping you do anything. While you are waiting for time sensitive material weeks go by so you do not know what type of product you are purchasing until it arrives. The 1.8 million property vault is empty. I thought this would have been the gold mine that all consumers would be after. This is not the case. The list of lands are a scam also. A class action lawsuit is the answer for this false advertising scam artist.
4/21/2006 - Kathryn writes:
I am getting a bill on my charge card that I do not know what it is for. I called the number last month and told who ever answered the phone that I did not order anything from them and did not receive anything in the mail from them and I wanted to be re-embursed and removed from their list, I received this months credit card bill and have been charged another $39.95, I still do not know what it is for and can not get a hold of anyone.
4/21/2006 - Carol writes:
John Beck is a scam artist and his people he has working for him got me first for $10,5000. Plus all the fees for the office in Nevada. the land i bought for $3,000. that i can't sell. and over $250.00 for all the cd's and in the begining. The Tax Club has charged me over $1,500. to do my taxes and i have not heard back from them. Did they even file them??? Am i going to get in trouble by the IRS for not filing my taxes when i think the Tax Club did? I am just a waitress and tried to better my life because i live alone and pay all my own bills. John Beck program conned me out of all my money, my life savings, now i have nothing and have to live from day to day. This man should be sued for every dime he took from all of us. We can not let this bastard get away with stealing from all of us. I want to get the best lawyer around and sue. This thief belongs behind bars!!!!!!!!!!
4/14/2006 - William writes:
somewhere around mar. 29 2006 i received the john beck free and clear..the service was poor..i called for a refund and was told that i would be sent a form to sign and return with the products..the products were sent via ups and received on april 13 2006 and signed for by a valenuela..the form stated that i would receive my funds credited back to my creditcard in 1 billing cycle...i called after the materials were received and was told that it could take up to two billing cycles...i then started dispute proceedings through my credit card company...john beck is a scam and i think that the people he puts on his informercial are paid individuals...
4/14/2006 - Carolyn writes:
My husband and myself are currently involved with John Beck's program and have read several complaints regarding his company. We wished we had read them before we invested over 12,000.00 in various fees and two properties that we were told were a great deal because they were discounted for John Beck's students. We received the map of where our lots are, but we tried to look up the properties in more detail on the net, but couldn't locate the community they are located at. We also signed up for the Tax Club and they are wanting our tax information from pervious years. We are NOT sending them a thing. We even closed our bank accounts so that there's no chance of them getting more money out of us. Does anyone know if there's a way to get our money back from our properties? My husband seems to think we can sell them. For all we know, they can be in swamp land!! If there's a law suit going on, please let us know. Also, 20/20 should do a program on this.
4/10/2006 - TJ writes:
Ordered John Beck's $39.95, but when tried to speak to someone in customer service, all they told me instead of being told it will take 2wks, as it has now been that long; person in customer service now tells me it'll be another 2-4wks before delivery. And when checked bank account, instead of taking $39.95+ s/h, they charged my account with $74.00. Plus the young man was rude, and said they are not going to do anything about what is suppose to happen. I'm going to file against the Federal Trades Commission, BBB, and if nothing happens, besides contacting bank to let them know and tried to get back my money; contact the newspapers and cableone that they are letting someone on their cable to scam folks over and over.
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