Matthew Lesko Scam
Now They’re Calling Matthew Lesko A “Shyster” …
Recently, CD Publications, which publishes news stories on government and community-related issues, wrote an article in their Private Grants Alert. In a column about Matthew Lesko called Grant Guru Column, they wrote things about Matthew Lesko and his business and Matthew Lesko ‘s products, which were not only misleading, but obviously unresearched. Below, Matthew Lesko has written a response to Mr. Gerecht, the Publisher, setting him straight on Matthew Lesko ‘s services and the facts about the report by the New York State Consumer Board.
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Matthew Lesko ‘s Response
Dear Mr. Gerecht:
I, Matthew Lesko wanted to bring to your attention that your comments in the Grant Guru Column, in the May 2006 issue of Private Grants Alert, has many false and misleading statements about our products and business practices.
Item #1: We Have A Perfect Record At The Washington DC Better Business Bureau
Out of the millions of customers that have our products you state that Matthew Lesko has 78 complaints at this office. But you failed to mention that we handled every one of these complaints to the satisfaction of the customer and have a record of ZERO outstanding complaints. We (Matthew Lesko) realize that we can never meet everyone’s expectations of our products and always provide refunds immediately with no questions asked. There are few in the industry, including grant writers and bookstores who offer such an unconditional refund policy.
Item #2: Charges By The New York State Consumer Board Charges Were Proven Wrong
You state, “The New York State Consumer Board has issued a 25-page report that, among other things, charges Lesko with fueling a market for grant swindles.” This statement by itself misleads the public as well as can be considered libelous in nature.
1. Matthew Lesko has ZERO outstanding consumer complaints with the New York State Consumer Board and the New York Attorney General’s Office.
2. The New State Consumer Board and the New York Attorney General’s office have NEVER investigated Matthew Lesko products or business practices for any wrongdoing.
3. The New York Consumer Protection Board attempted to use Matthew Lesko success and visibility in their attempt to get publicity for their work in trying to eliminate some truly bad companies doing business in their state.
4. The Consumer Board’s report proves their ignorance about government money programs when they state that the U.S. Office of Management and Budget told them that only about $260 billion in grant money is given out per year and most of that goes to non-profit organizations and state and local governments.
The Consumer Board failed to ask how much FREE MONEY is available. This would not only include grants, but also direct payments, loans you don’t have to pay back and other similar budget categories that those unfamiliar with government financing would be unaware of. The amount of FREE MONEY given out every year is close to $1.5 trillion and over 80% goes to individuals. See http://www.matthew lesko .com/allnewLesko/truth.php
5. To prove the New York Consumer Protection Board was overzealous in their accusations, I took an independent lie detector test conducted by the nation’s leading polygraph expert, and passed. See http://www.matthew lesko .com/tvcommercials.php
Item #3: You Slandered My Name and Lied About Our Business Practices
You mentioned that a caller attended a workshop where they were promised a grant. You go on to mention that it may not have been one of my workshops, but you continue by say that I am personally a “shyster” because I promise people grants. If your reporting ever did take you to one of our workshops or if you spoke with anyone who ever attended one of our workshops, you would learn that we never make promises about any government money being available to an individual or organization. The only thing we do promise is that if you are unsatisfied with one of our products you can return it for a refund.
I give my workshops for the US Army to educate wounded soldiers at Walter Read Hospital so that they take advantage of money programs available in all government agencies that are due to all Americans. If you would like to attend one, just let me know.
It would be nice if you did some more thorough research or at least give me a call before you give information to the public that is false and libelous in nature.
Sincerely,
Matthew Lesko
President
Information USA, Inc.
P.S. Your article appears on the same page as an advertisement for one of your books, called Government Assistance Almanac, which is information copied from government publication available to anyone for free at www.cfda.gov. You charge customers $267 for this information. Who’s the real “shyster” here? Not Matthew Lesko!
