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Complaint Review: Jeff Paul Systems - Hidden Profits Marketing - Instant Profits Marketing

Jeff Paul Systems Instant Profits Marketing rip-off! Scam, false TV advertising, false business opportunity, very costly. Naperville Illinois

  • Reported By:
    Eastchester New York
  • Submitted:
    Mon, October 11, 2004
  • Updated:
    Wed, October 27, 2004
  • Jeff Paul Systems - Hidden Profits Marketing - Instant Profits Marketing
    Naperville, IL 60540
    Rochester, New York
    United States of America
  • Phone:
    800-280-5256
  • Category:

The Jeff Paul System was advertised on television as a turnkey business opportunity using a proven product. After thousands of dollars of investment, please run-away from anything related to Jeff Paul and his "system." Here is how I was deceived; hopefully you will read this before you lose your money.

Step 1: False TV advertising showing personal testimonies of people that had purchased the system and made money.

Step 2: A small initial purchase price (I don't remember the amount but it may have been something like $20).

Step 3: What you receive in the mail is useless and they quickly upsell you to a larger Jeff Paul System based on emotional marketing techniques.

Step 4: You call for this new system and they "evaluate" you (i.e., figure out how much money you have and then pressure sell you to take action). The more you have, the more you will pay.

Step 5: They mail you a ton of information they know you will never read and try to get you to do an online business instead.

Step 6: You set up your website (with help of some "coaches" who quickly become irrelevant after a few calls) and you are then paying Jeff Paul to host your websites. Step 7: You invest money through Google adwords and other search engines only to find that will you attract people to your site, no one is buying.

After many months of zero sales, I finally terminated the service (which, by the way, I am still trying to finalize after almost more than a month of calling.) After a total investment of several thousands of dollars (initial sucker purchase, website design, hosting, search engine advertising, etc.), I can confidently tell you that emotional marketing does work--but only for Jeff Paul and against you.

At the time I purchased, I was just let go from work and thought that this "investment" in a new business could be a way to make money. The people in the testimonials were not that bright (which should have been a red flag) but I thought, if they can do it, so can I. It was definitely an impulsive, emotional purchase (unfortunately a large one and one that took almost two years to finally terminate because of my desire to not quit.)

I went against my wife's advice and my own common sense (why would anyone help make YOU rich?). Pure and simple, I was had because of my emotional desire to make money overwhelming my brain which said "what's going on here? Is this a scam?"

If it is too good to be true, it is. Jeff Paul System is just another scam where he makes money on getting people to buy his useless product while notionally providing "support"; his "team" are collaborative spectators who are learning how to create another sucker. Avoid this program at all costs--tell others.

Paul Eastchester, New York
U.S.A.

1 Updates & Rebuttals


Robert

San Diego,
California,
U.S.A.

Please help me bring these people down.

#2Consumer Suggestion

Tue, October 26, 2004

I was scammed out of $8,500 by Mentoring of America and Jeff Paul (The "crooked" end of so many "seemingly legitimate" businesses such as Jeff Paul and John Beck.

Aside from the usual BBB, FTC and Attorney General Compaints, I've written e-mails to 20/20, Dateline, Nightline, 60 Minutes and 60 Minutes 2.

I probably won't get an answer from them unless they believe they have a story.

Well, LET'S GIVE THEM A STORY....

Let's overwhelm them with e-mails about how we ALL got ripped off by this company and how the laws in Utah and so many other states favor the consumer and allow for shadowy companies to enforce "no-refund policies and tape-recorded iron-clad contracts".

I work for a two local Hispanic TV stations in San Diego and I know what attracts reporters to a good story.
Right now one of our best reporters is doing a piece on other types of frauds such as credit protection programs and buyer clubs.

If they see a "growing problem", an "epidemic" or a "community uniting against the crooks", they might consider investigating.

Here are the e-mail addresses of the shows that I have written emails to.

20/20 --- 2020@abc.com
Dateline ---- dateline@nbc.com
CBS shows
(48 Hours,
60 Minutes and
60 Minutes 2)
http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/feedback/fb_news_form.shtml

I hope this works.

Best regards and keep on fighting

Robert

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