John Beck
John Beck: The Internet is rife with complaints made by Beck customers.
John Beck sells his "basic" program for $39.95. But... there is a lot Mr. Beck does not tell you in his spiel.
The Bad: Once you order, he continues charging your card every month thereafter. Since this charge is not described clearly up front, it comes as a surprise to many. If you look at the tiny print on his website, you will see the statement, "You will be billed $39.95 after the first month. You may cancel at any time." In other words, he will bill your card every month for $39.95 until you cancel - and it may take time to cancel. And if you do cancel, all the materials you already paid for are rendered useless.
Also, some of his customers have posted complaints on the Internet and elsewhere to indicate Mr. Beck's program is too shy on details to make it work. To overcome that little "oversight", John Beck charges several thousand dollars for his consulting. A VERY steep price, indeed. Anyone with that kind of money lying around probably does not need John Beck. What is even worse is that Mr. Beck's "coaches" are not even investors. They are scripted telephone operators (see NOTE, below).
The Better Business Bureau gives John Beck an "F" rating, with complaints ranging from deceptive marketing practices, unauthorized credit card charges, misrepresentation, and false advertising concerning the offer's actual ability to generate profits as advertised. Many complaints allege the quality of mentoring services provided was not as represented (see below), or did not meet their expectations. Clients complain that mentors are inexperienced, unprofessional, or unavailable when needed. Others report services consisted of one phone call a week, that mentoring services provided by the company taught them very little, or they were unable to apply the materials for practical usage. In other cases, complaints included: difficulty obtaining refunds; non delivery of merchandise; or that the company fails to honor their money back guarantee. Several complaints allege that after the initial purchase, the company re-contacts buyers by phone and uses high pressure sales tactics to sell additional high priced mentoring services.
NOTE: It would appear that Mr. Beck either farms out his mentoring (which is very expensive) to "Mentoring of America", or he owns that company. This company is to be avoided at all costs. It has been alleged to drain credit card balances, and provide little, if any, mentoring of any value. In his own website, nowhere on his pages about "Mentoring of America" does it make the statement that the mentors are actual investors. That is because his mentors are not investors. They are, it seems, only trained telephone operators. And this seems to be the basis of many of the complaints filed with the BBB. Again, "Mentoring of America" should be avoided at all costs.
Mr. Beck makes tax liens and foreclosures sound harder than they are, hoping the customer will buy into his expensive mentor program. A more comprehensive, inexpensive course that covers tax liens, foreclosures and much more can be found here and it includes free coaching by actual investors, not telephone operators. And the company that produces it has a good rating at the Better Business Bureau! And there are no additional charges or costs, ever! You get everything, up front, by a recognized leader in the real estate industry.
For more info from other sources, just Google "John Beck Scam", or simply visit his own website, with open eyes. Look for what is NOT there. Does he say his mentors are real estate investors? Can the testimonials be verified? Can anything be verified? And if so, why is his record at the BBB the worst that we have ever seen?
There are some good "gurus" out there (like Ron LeGrand, and Bill Vaughn). But John Beck certainly is not one of them.
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