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Dave Burke – DebtEliminator101.com – Consumer Complaint – 4-27-2012

Date This Problem Happened: April 27, 2012 State You Live in: Colorado Race/Ethnicity: White Age Range: 21-35 Total Amount of Fee Paid: Company Name: Dave Burke Company Address: Company Telephone Number: Website of Company: debteliminator101.com Consumer Statement: I got scammed by Dave Burke and the Real Talk Network… Even assisted the Colorado DA as a [...]

Dave Burke, He’s Back Promoting Debt Relief After Being Slammed Shut by Colorado

A tipster just sent me in a note that old Dave Burke, the guy behind the Real Talk Network that was sued out of existence by the State of Colorado, is back in business promoting his financial coaching. Want to read the saga behind Dave Burke, click here. To summarize, Dave Burke had this pitch [...]

Dave Burke and Real Talk Network Get Put Out of Business by Colorado AG

I can now finally say how proud I am this site played a big role in the investigation and enforcement of Dave Burke and the Real Talk Network that was harming consumers with bogus debt relief services and claims. This began with my article, Investigative Report: Dave Burke and Real Talk Network and appears to [...]

Will I Ever Get My Money Back from Real Talk Network? – Marvin

“Dear Steve, I have several accounts in collections that I need to resolve. I was working with RTN until they went under. I kind of just accepted it and did nothing until I found a letter from ICEE the other day. A Google search led me to you. Question 1 : Is there any way [...]

Dave Burke, Erik Sale, Real Talk Network and Institute of Consumer Economic Education All Sued and Hit With TRO by Attorney General of Colorado

In January, 2010 I wrote and published Investigative Report: Dave Burke and Real Talk Network (Real Talk Network, Inc.). Is It a Scam? where I had some real reservations about a debt relief operation operating out of Colorado. My initial concerns came after a reader sent in a question that he went to a get [...]

Institute of Consumer Economic Education (ICEE) – Sadly Dave Burke Appears to Be Back

A tip just in. Real talk is no longer a business…However Dave Burke is still very much in business just under a totally different company name! RTN is now the “institute of consumer economic education” Melody Burke purchased all of RTN assets, under the institute of consumer economic education so real talk doesn’t exist anymore! [...]

Get Real Dave Burke – Your Real Talk Network is Going to End a Bloody Mess

Readers might think I have had a vendetta against Dave Burke and his Real Talk Network. I truly do not. But in my opinion Burke’s reign of his debt relief enterprise is rapidly nearing an end, and it will be a bloody end. Dave Burke has been relentless in his bending and breaking of trust [...]

Dave Burke and Real Talk Network Attempt to Bar Reporter With Restraining Order

Recently the ABC television station in Denver, the home of Dave Burke and the Real Talk Network, broadcast an investigative report into the operation of Burke and looked into claims that consumers were being ripped off and scammed. As a result of that work and the attempted interview by the investigative reporter, rather than talk [...]

Just In, Dave Burke and Real Talk Network Not Authorized to do Business in Colorado

I just received an email from the State of Colorado which pointed out to me that as of June 1, 2010 the corporate status of Dave Burke’s Real Talk Network has just been changed to noncompliant for failure to file an annual report. See below. Click image for larger view. Click image for larger view. [...]

Breaking Down the Misleading and Deceptive Financial Sales Pitch From the Get Real With Dave Burke Radio Show

I admit, using the words misleading and deceptive is pretty strong language to use to describe a radio show. In this case it is the “Get Real With Dave” Dave Burke radio show. Burke has been on the air buying time for at least a couple of years. Until May, 2010 he was pitching his [...]

How to Successfully Get a Refund from Dave Burke and his Real Talk Network By Picketing

I have previously written about Dave Burke and his Real Talk Network and the approach the network takes to providing financial counseling. He seems to have a a bunch of unhappy people that feel they have been ripped off. See the comments on “Investigative Report: Dave Burke and Real Talk Network (Real Talk Network, Inc.). [...]

Investigative Report: Dave Burke and Real Talk Network (Real Talk Network, Inc.). Is It a Scam?

This is an in-depth look at the Real Talk Network and Dave Burke coaching programs that are being sold to consumers over the radio and through in-person seminars in a number of states. If you spend a lot of time examining this group you will probably come to the same conclusion as I have, that, [...]

Mortgage Accelerator Plus Software and Australian Loan Reduction Money Merge Scheme

I’ve heard a lot lately about a magical mortgage reduction scheme from Dave Burke and his Real Talk Network hype. The Mortgage Accelerator Plus software Dave Burke hawks was originally created by Norm Bour. But the basis of Burke’s HELOC mortgage reduction scheme seems to come straight from the work of Harj Gill that has [...]

Dave Burke of Real Talk Network – “Say What?” Financial Freedom Workshop

I’ve written about Dave Burke before and his Real Talk Network show before. I’m intrigued of his offer since I’m getting questions from people that went to the free seminar and wound up in collections as a result of buying into the sales pitch at the seminar. So I decided to give Dave Burke a [...]

Dave Burke and His Real Talk Network Were Supposed to Help Us But Sent Us to Collections. – Kelly

“Dear Steve, I have read 2 articles by you about people trying to do business with this company and getting sent to collections. This happened to us also. We were not contacted by RTN, just sent immediately to a collection agency. They refused my husband’s calls and the collection agency representative even told us that [...]