When we first started paying attention to the Anthony Morrison programs (Advertising Profits from Home and Hidden Millionaires) we figured he was alone and just trying to get a few dollars. However after more research and really paying attention to what is going on it seems he is not alone.
In the Advertising Profits from Home infomercial we see Anthony Morrison talking to Donald Barrett which seems to be okay right and he seems to be the host of the infomercial, well its possible he may be the puppet master with Anthony Morrison being the puppet.
Donald Barrett seems to be the protege of Kevin Trudeau, they have been partners in some scams and have had a few problems.
Lets just look at Kevin Trudeau’s criminal history and legal proceedings (WikiPedia).
- 1990 – 91 Larceny and credit card fraud. He posed as a doctor to deposit 80 grand in false checks. Used credit cards of customers (that means your credit card) to charge over 122 grand He spent 2 years in federal prison
- 1996 – SEC goes after them for Nutrition for Life, Illinois sued for an illegal pyramid scheme, Michigan forbade them from operating in the state and a class action lawsuit from the stock holders of Nutrition for Life. 2 million dollars was awarded in the class action
- 1998 FTC fined Kevin Trudeau $500,000 because of false or misleading statements in infomercials
- 2004 FTC contempt of court and injunction against Shop America, Shop America Marketing Group and Trustar Global Media alleging that disease related claims for Coral Calcium Supreme were false. He of course violated the injunction
- 2005 Kevin Trudeau filed a complaint against the FTC due to a press release. Also filed a lawsuit against the New York Consumer Protection Board because they where sending letters to television stations trying to get the commercials pulled
- 2008 FTC filed a contempt of court against the companies that market “The Weight Loss Cure ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know About” alleging that Trudeau was 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.”
Well that covers Kevin Trudeau it seems lets look at Donald Barrett
- 2004 Barrett got a letter from the Food and Drug Administration warning him that Supreme Greens was being marketed as an unlicensed drug with false and misleading claims (sound familiar?)
- 2004 FTC filed a lawsuit alleging that Direct Marketing Concepts, ITV Direct and the president Donald W. Barret had deceptively marketed Supreme Greens and Coral Calcium Daily (wow sound familiar?). They claimed it could prevent, treat, and cure cancer, heart disease, arthritis, and diabetes.
- 2008 federal judge ruled that the two infomercials for Supreme Greens and Coral Calcium Daily was in fact deceptive and that the owners are liable for the restitution of $54 million dollars.
Those two sound like they are working hard at the same thing and selling the same products. Well guess what Anthony Morrison is using Donald Barrett for his infomercials that scares the hell out of me and it should you. Of course it seems the original scam artist for Coral Calcium was Robert Barefoot who is also an associate of Kevin Trudeau (see the Coral Calcium post). If you think your credit card is safe in the hands of these people you are mistaken. So when is the Coral Calcium commercial coming out for Anthony Morrison? Only time will tell.
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Hey guys, I saw the commercial for Anthony Morrison late last night and I must admit, he is good at what he does. But I must says, with the event of the computer and the various search engines, people should always check it out before giving them the money. The informercial feeds on people who want financial success, and the quickest way to get it, not realizing, anything worth having will require hard work and lots of sweat. I was impress the the book and what he was offering, but I am a skeptic too, so I went the internet and did my homework, and advise others to do the same. And, if you want to get rich quick, there is no simple or quick solution to getting rich quick. Just do it the old american way, study, and do your research, create a financial base for support and guidance, and go for it.
The problem with using a search engine for these things is that most of what you get is people calling the person a scammer, usually based on nothing but hunches. It’s hard to find people who bought the product, gave it a fair try, and reported their results, good or bad.
Look at this article- it’s all guilt by association, based on who is hosting the show.
@Chris I have bought the product just to see what it was all about but if you had read the other posts you would understand that I have purchased it, and if you want me to try it great, what am I supposed to try the whole book is about where to find affiliate networks, what WordPress is, how to get increased commission payouts from your affiliate manager, what Pay Per Click advertising is but it offers you not one step on what to do next.
Its informative if you know nothing but it will not do anything that is said it is supposed to do. Also guilt by association is and always has been accepted (sometimes it’s not good but most of the time you are what you hang out with). Look back and what these people push in fact Kevin is still trying to push some of the crap he got in trouble for just doing it with his radio show because he was only banned from Television.
The scam is not the book, its not the training per say, its the other fun stuff, the hard sale, the charges that where not understood or agreed too, its the fact that you can’t cancel because no one answers a phone, there are other reasons.
The book is the gateway to you, they will call you and try to up-sell you and if you want them off the phone quick say you do not have any money..they will hang up instantly, will not even say good bye. The only way I got off the call list was pointing them to these posts and why I bought the book.
Now if you want the book I will gladly send it to you. Just email me your address. Here is the photo to prove that I bought it, if you look at the address on the box and the address on the “About” section you will see they match.
http://www.scamtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/photo.jpg
I will send you the book, the dvds, and everything that was sent to me, but only on one condition. You will write every single week about how “Advertising Profits From Home” is working for you. I will give you a login so you can write your weekly blog post.
Deal?
I ordered the book,but after reading this,I called back and canceled my order.I need to make extra money,but I do not have money to give away without in coming in.
I’ll take you up on your offer…doesn’t seem like its a real deal, but i think it would be a great experiment at the very least. I’m college educated, rather intelligent, and love details…let’s give it a try!
Drop me an email with your address and information so I can mail it out..might take me a few days to find everything so I can make sure you get it all.
I almost ordered Anthony Morrison’s book/dvd/website. I understood the concept of him making money because I make money. He does do a good job of convincing you that you are an asset to “his” company. I guess that’s true. He couldn’t be the success he is without your money! The thing that tipped me off about this being a scam was the feeling that something wasn’t right about how the call center operated. First, I was shocked that somebody who felt I was an investment, had an automated call center…no live person to answer questions, tell me about what to expect, or to say “congrats” for joining. The 2nd tip was that they asked for my credit card information first, even before my name. At least I knew which was more important to this “company”. The 3rd tip-off was all the negative posts on numerous websites. I was always taught that where there’s smoke, there’s fire! I’m thankful God allowed me to see this for what it is…a scam. It’s easy to believe in something like this, but nothing is EVER free!
Dear Matt,
Does Niche really work? How does Niche work? I need more money in my pocket because I’m tired of my wife paying for everything after I’ve paid the rent and electric bill. I need extra cash because it hurts my pride a little to have ask my wife for money. We have separate accounts but just seems like she always has more money in the end. Please E-mail me, Sorry for the life story man!!!
This is absolutely ridiculous. Why are these people allowed to operate such scams and prey on the innocent. I don’t want to make money I want to save money. why should I have to go online and do background checks to see if the people in the commercial on TV are legit. I guess if I wanted to keep my $29.95 I should have. Green millionaire is a fraud and anyone who works for them is a fraud as well. I contacted the bank as soon as I saw the withdrawal and am hoping that they will be able to fix it. Worst case scenario they will block any futher withdrawals from my account. How do we stop these people?
Don Barrett and his crew are at it again with the new Arthri D infomercial. Mike Alden ( whose real name is Mike Sciucco, ITV lawyer) is the interviewer…all about the autoship and hitting customer CC without authorization. Beware..another scam!
He is and he is no longer associated with Mike Sciucco, he is actually throwing Mr. Scuicco under the bus (not that he is innocent) but my understanding is that Mr. Barrett has now opended a new company and is ramping up for another try at new products. Personally this man is ignorant and uneducated and to the best of my knowledge nothing but a 2 bit con artist.
You would think that if you were going to start a new infomercial company, you would let the dust settle first.. PLEASE LET ALL KNOW TO BEWARE…
well Chris ??
its so easy to tell I’ts bull crap to me it sound to good to be true we al l know about that. thanks Matt for taking time to help I for one is thankul.
JD