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James Zeta 18in4

James Zeta 18in4 review: scam - not honoring refund 38

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The website claims to help you lose 18 pounds in 4 days, following a strict diet given after the purchase which consists of many common foods that people often already have in their homes. I made my purchase figuring, hey the website states very clearly that there is a 100% customer satisfaction guarantee, otherwise you're $27 will be refunded to you. After the purchase, I followed the link to download the 4 day plan, in which you were also given other tips, as well as told to hold on to your receipts for purchased food ( it said NOWHERE that those receipts were necessary for a refund), I did not have to purchase anything however as I had several items in my house already and the rest I got from the restaurant my family owns. I followed the plan EXACTLY as it said, ate EXACTLY what I was supposed to and when I was supposed to. After the four days I noticed NO difference in my weight whatsover, so I continued to eat the same foods in the same order for another two days only to still see no result. I contacted the owner of the website and asked for a refund, explaining I was not satisfied with my resultst (because I did not see any), and I was told not to respond back to him unless I had a receipt for the purchase and receipts for my food purchases, AND that he did not have a fax so I had to scan them onto my computer and e-mail them to him. I replied with the purchase receipt and explained I did not have receipts as I didn't purchase any food, in which he did not respond to my e-mail, about two inquiries later he responded saying since I did not have receipts for the food I would not get a refund. I tried to go through PayPal which was where the transaction was made, and they said they couldn't do anything for me, to resolve the issue with the seller, which obviously is impossible.

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cleardestiny
Phoenix, US
Dec 01, 2014 10:34 pm EST

Hello Everyone,
Could someone please send me a copy of this diet meal plan. I would love to see what its all about and maybe even try it. In exchange I will offer you free service of your choice. http://goo.gl/TsvPe
I will only reply back to the first person who sends me the diet meal plan.
Thank you :)
Love and Light

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krysten c
Hanover, US
Jul 27, 2014 4:23 am EDT

I really want to try this diet but imI'm super skeptical and can't afford the plan can someone please send me copy I would greatly appreciate it thank u kcollins69.kc@gmail.com

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Plantman0819
Valparaiso, US
Jul 19, 2014 10:43 pm EDT
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Wow, I see so many comment stating that this plan works and others stating it does not!
Truthfully one cannot stay on this plan forever unless you eat like this for the rest of your life. Our bodies are always evolving and we will adapt to this meal plan. What do you think will happen when we get back to eating the way we should? We will gain some of that weight back. If you want long lasting weight loss try eating 5-6 small nutritious meals every 2-3 hours every day. Followed by 3 days of cardio and 2 days of strength training and you will lose body fat and inches off your waist. I have been eating this way for years and it's been great! Eating for Life by Bill Phillips is the way to sustaining weight loss and to keep it off for good! I went from 225lbs down to 185 in 6 months and still maintaining that weight loss. So instead of trying to lose weight on 4 days try buying this book called
"Eating for Life" by Bill Phillips and I guarantee you will be pleased with the results.
God bless =) Jerome

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MicheleInAlabama
, US
Jul 18, 2012 12:13 am EDT

The title is a dead give-away -- "18 in 4." That's not even possible for a 500-pound person who has a lot of water weight he could drop! If you actually believe what is stated in the title, then you have much bigger problems than your weight!

I bought the plan just out of curiosity. You eat less than 500 calories a day, and cut out all sugars and carbs (think a piece of fruit per day, tuna in water, hamburger patty, snap beans, raw celery, etc). Anyone will lose massive water weight when they cut out all salt and sodium and carbs, and you can easily lose 1-2 pounds per DAY in fat from the low caloric intake. It's not impossible for a 200 pound person to lose 8-10 pounds in 4 days on a diet that strict because of all the water weight we can stand to lose (Americans eat waaaaay too much sodium so we carry a lot of water).

Having said that, it takes a very low individual to false advertise for financial gain. 18 in 4? NOT. PayPal WILL refund if you let them know the item is NOT as described.

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loladukes
Leeds, GB
Oct 17, 2011 7:56 pm EDT

The 'diet' is simply low carb and very low calories washed down with a couple of litres of water. 500-800 calories a day (dependant on size of meat portion). Grapefruit and black coffee every breakfast. Couple of boiled eggs or tuna/salmon and green veg and toms for lunch. Chicken or homemade beefburger or steak and green veg with small portion of butternut squash/sweet potato for dinner.
No sugar, sweetners or oil. No milk. It's very restrictive but safe for a few weeks. Expect to lose approx 5lb to 8lb per week for first few weeks. Must stay off carbs though. James Zeta is a greedy opportunist. Lots of info on low carb and low cal diets on web. DO NOT PAY HIM!

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bdybldggrl
Hackettstown, US
Feb 03, 2011 12:55 pm EST

This guy is a scam. If anyone wants the plan for FREE email me and I will send it to you. etteuqop66@yahoo.com

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happyleti
Lodi, US
Nov 15, 2010 10:26 am EST

hi guys I would also like a copy of this great diet if you guys don't mind if I join the group? I'll also let you guys know how I did thank you anyways

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happyleti
Lodi, US
Nov 15, 2010 10:15 am EST

hi just wondering if anyone would email me the diet plan so I can see if it really works thank you and God bless you all. my email is mezaadriana@clear.net and sooo many thank yous

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Kelrose2
Winston-Salem, US
Jun 27, 2010 11:20 am EDT
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Hey could someone email it to me as well? I would like to try it and see how much weight (if any) I can lose. My email is froseboro@hotmail.com. Thanks.

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Kelrose2
Winston-Salem, US
Jun 27, 2010 11:17 am EDT
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Hey, please email it to me too! My email is froseboro@hotmail.com. I would really like to try it and see what results (if any) that I have.

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bones71
Cortland, US
Jun 18, 2010 3:16 pm EDT

Hi all,
want to try but am skeptical..can someone email the plan to me, I would be very greatful. Thank you

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panda1969
, US
Jun 06, 2010 8:23 am EDT

you cant even lose that kind of weight with proper diet and excersice in that time frame, , , for those who say they are you should see a doctor, quite possibly you may have cancer ! did anyone who purchased the product stop and think this is done by email, no address, no phone number? avoid mail avoid federal fraud charges ! you cant even check the better business bureau to see if he is legit without a state ! stop and think before you buy anything online ! alot of it is scams !

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GAP12
, US
Jun 03, 2010 12:39 pm EDT

I'm like most of you. I want to loose the weight but I don't want to be scammed. I would LOVE IT if someone sent me this miracle diet at annmckee@bellsouth.net.

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ajcharles
, US
May 31, 2010 9:34 pm EDT

can someone send me a copy of the diet at ajcharles@gmail.com I want to try it but don't have the money for it...thank you

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ajcharles
, US
May 31, 2010 9:30 pm EDT

Can someone send me the copy.

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moe123
Aurora, US
Mar 28, 2010 10:17 pm EDT

I am really interested in this diet now but really don't want to spend the money and no refund if it doesn't work..if anyone can send me a copy of the diet if you don't mind to moa411@comcast.net

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moe123
Aurora, US
Mar 28, 2010 10:14 pm EDT

cau you send me a copy of it as well please...i can pay something but not the full amt...just dont want to buy it from this guy and end up losing money..

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krash
luverne, US
Mar 25, 2010 4:12 pm EDT

while we're all sending copies send one my way please... i have tried evrything, thought about giving this a try.
krashinkamelia@yahoo.com thanks guyz.

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diane.fox1984
Livingston, GB
Mar 25, 2010 4:24 am EDT

i did this diet about 6 months ago and im starting it again today i didnt loss 18 pounds i loss 9 but i was still really happy to loss 9 pounds in 4 day you cant do that on weight watchers

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Jo123
, US
Mar 08, 2010 6:06 pm EST

Hey guys.. Wow am up n down about this diet plan.. Can someone send me a copy of the plan. I dnt wNt to lose money.. Email me at krazychick16d@hotmail.com.. If I dnt get this download I guess I'll end up buying it knwing me.. Am goin to read more on this diet..

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ElsieS
Memphis, US
Mar 07, 2010 9:21 pm EST
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Hi all. I'd like a copy of that diet emailed as well to eds@usa.com if you don't mind. I need to lose 200 lbs and if this really works, count me in. Thanks and God bless.

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phrsx02
Chicago, US
Mar 05, 2010 11:06 am EST

Hi guys i want to know if it works but i dont want to lose my money if i dont can someone please send me a download to my email phrsx02@yahoo.com thanks

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edshelton2001
Las Vegas, US
Feb 28, 2010 1:01 am EST

Hello!
I also would like an email of the diet plan please. If someone doesn't mind. I will definitely let you know if the plan works for me. edshelton2001@yahoo.com
God bless you!

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jessica-rabbit
, IE
Feb 26, 2010 2:27 am EST

Hi guys could you also email me the diet plan its nefniliel@hotmail.com

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lil mama198735
Vero Beach, US
Feb 22, 2010 11:00 pm EST

well i want to know if it works but i dont want to lose my money if i dont can someone please send me a download to my email cannienicole35@yahoo.com thanks

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soulhaunter
Hull, GB
Feb 15, 2010 3:42 pm EST

I tried this diet as well and emailed the person with that receipt and got no reply. I had no refund and no weight change. In fact, 2 days into the diet, my boss had to actually feed me cos I nearly collapsed while working. My sugar levels were very low and I did not lose any weight at all. The only thing the diet did was make me dislike sweet things and overly salty things cos the things you have to eat have no salt, no nothing in them. It consisted of chicken, mince and most of the time butternut squash and green beans... the last day just had loads of prune juice. ewwwwww

DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT UNLESS YOU WANT TO PASS OUT, END UP IN HOSPITAL (lol) OR HAVE NO CHANGES haha
SERIOUSLY! STAY AWAY! NO ONE CAN POSSIBLY LOSE 18LBS IN 4 DAYS, IF U DID, THEN THERES SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU! lose weight slowly and get the rewards by not putting it back on after

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tonya2836
California, US
Feb 09, 2010 11:49 am EST

Hi everyone I am now starting day 3 of the diet and have lost 4 pounds as of today. I am pleased and feel confident that I will lose a good amount of weight onthis diet. Yes it might not be the 18 pounds but it is better than nothing and going in hte right direction Thanks James your the best. Tonya tonya2836@yahoo.com

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chelsea<3
london, GB
Jan 28, 2010 1:45 pm EST

hope the plain works 4 me starting it satuarday

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snarky
Victoria, CA
Nov 27, 2009 12:17 pm EST

Zeta is a thief and his plan is dangerous. It screws up your metabolism and after the plan you will almost certainly gain back all of the weight plus a few extra pounds. The plan is not nutritionaly sound and when I showed it to my doctor, he had to give himself CPR thinking that I might actually try something so terrible as this plan. It is also clear that Zeta is posting his own fake testimonials and reviews (even right here on this site) to try to deflect some of the overwhelming criticism his garbage plan has generated. Just look at his website's testimonials for example: the SAME word is misspelled the SAME way in THREE DIFFERENT "testimonials"...hmmmm, what could that mean...And like soooo many others, I too could not get my money back because I didn't have a grocery receipt, even though I had all the foods right there in my kitchen. His website and his guarantee never ever mention you need to keep a grocery receipt to get a refund...he adds that LATER, after you buy the plan. Great, change the guarantee AFTER people buy your product and the refuse to refund their money. That's called theft and Zeta is a low life piece of crap preying on people through the internet. If this program was sound and produced lasting, healthy results, he could charge a LOT more for it...he charges $27 because he knows that people are much less likely to raise a stink over a small amount of money and he can just carry on his scamming ways. There's a reason there is no contact phone number or address...he's a criminal.
If for some reason you don't believe the posts here, just google this vermin's name and check out the deluge of complaints and scam alerts you find on him. I was stupid and only did this AFTER I lost my money to this coward.

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SR Vancouver
, US
Nov 14, 2009 4:32 am EST

PLEASE give the guy a break!

This diet worked miracle for me... yes it did ...BECAUSE I DID NOT CHEAT...Did you guys not read the testimonials in which different people reported different weight loss...every body is different and they react differently...I hate to say this but all of you who are complainig about your $29 or so...will never ever lose any weight ...because you are not out to help your self but very busy trying to prove the other wrong... If you are SERIOUS about your weight loss then get serious and then stick with the diet for as long as it takes foryou to lose weight...

If you WERE TRUE TO THE DEIT YOU WOULD LOSE WEIGHT BUT IF YOU WANT TO CHEAT AND THEN CHANGE YOUR MIND AND WANT YOUR MONEY BACK..SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH YOU...Please take responsibility!

James I do wish that you never ever read these ungrateful comments but if you unfortunately ever do please please know that you have helped me tremendously and I honor you very much...I lost a total of 30 lbs...Yes and have matained it...this is the best and the most effective diet...Luv u James!

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grumpy Gramps
, CA
Nov 13, 2009 8:30 pm EST

I find it hard to believe that you didn't have to buy prune juice at least. However, I agree that refusing a refund to someone who didn't have to buy food is extreme. -- an excuse to refuse the refund. I only had just a few receipts -- notably including prune juice and salt-free stewed tomatoes. I identified supplies I had on hand item by item. I lost a bit of weight, but nowhere near the "guaranteed" amount. Seller boasts that he answers all emails within 12 - 24 hours, but an email asking what Better Business Bureau or Chamber of Commerce he belonged to went unanswered, as did my requests for a refund. Clearly he chooses which emails he will reply to. After 5 days and 3 emails to the seller requesting a refund, I filed a protest with PayPal under the category that the product was not as advertised, and checked "yes" to the requesting a refund question. PayPal answered in about five hours saying that seller was making a refund. The credit showed up on my credit card account in a couple of days. PayPal really does help -- maybe you didn't fit your protest into one of their categories.

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AquaGirl
Port Saint John, US
Oct 26, 2009 11:50 am EDT

This diet is a scam. You can't possible lose 18 pounds in just 4 days and if you do it can't be healthy. People come on losing weight too fast is so not good for you and evenutally it will come back. You need to just eat smaller meals 3-5 times a day and eat healither. Lots of fiber lots of water lots of fruits and veggies and a multi vitamin is good. NO SODA POP not even diet. Just drink water for the first couple of months then when you start losing weight and get to the point where you're happy drink a glass a diet but not to much. EXERCISE is key to losing weight. 3-5 times a week and you will shed the weight so fast. You've got to sleep well to because you won't feel good if you're always tired. Lean protein and less red meat unless it's lean. Berries, nuts, sunflower seeds are great to snack on. It's pretty much common sense stuff. And you've got to have a cheat day. Once a week get a cupcake or a slice of pizza because if you reward yourself one day out of the week you are less likely to go back to bad routine of not eating right. And know that just because you exercise for 30 minutes to an hour 5 days a week doesn't mean you can eat whatever you want. Note, you didn't gain 30 pounds in just 2 weeks so you're not going to lose 30 pounds in 2 weeks. Try not to get on the scale if you can resist, just because the scale isn't going down doesn't mean you're not losing anything. Remeber muscle weighs more than fat so you could be burning fat and gaining muscle. Give it time and it'll work. Keep at it and don't give up.

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prbelroz
West Palm Beach, US
Oct 25, 2009 12:50 pm EDT

Some people are sooooo naive! The James Zeta diet plan states "lose 18 pounds in 4 days"...Not 8 lbs, not 10 lbs, not even 15 lbs...So if you don't lose 18 pounds it's a scam. Sure, you are losing weight..but you are not losing what "they" said you were going to lose so why pay $27.00 for the program? It just amazes how people try to justify paying the money for something that doesn't perform as stated! If your stock broker said he can make you $10K in 6 weeks guaranteed and he ends up giving you $1K would you keep him?

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KJKJKJ
Saginaw, US
Aug 25, 2009 12:04 am EDT

Am starting the diet tomorrow...I hope it works! Have read mixed reviews...

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DWoos
Runcorn, GB
Jul 15, 2009 10:09 am EDT

I am on day 3 and have to say it is working for me. Boring, I have to admit and have been very hungry at times but overall I feel good. I don't know how much I've lost but I know I feel better and am wearing trousers I wasn't comfortable in a couple of weeks ago. I will stick with it tomorrow as well and am treating it as a kick-start to weight loss. I feel like I've been on a strict detox which has done me good.

I do exercise but not enough lately to see the results I want. I will do this again in a week or so as it does work. Worth the $27 - you could spend that on a bad meal!

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Shvan123
, CA
Jul 03, 2009 4:49 am EDT

THIS DIET DOES WORK! It really worked for me. When I purchased the plan I was so skeptical but I was at a place where I would try anything. The food were common sense food and nothing out of ordinary but the specific combinations made the weight shed right off. The first 4 days I lost 12 lbs. The second set I lost 10 lbs and in total I lost 30 lbs. I looked so great.

I maintained the weight with James tips for over a year. Then due to some sad events in life I started back on my poor eating habits and gained 15 lbs back. I now want to get back on this diet and try it again.

As for the person for whom it did not work please consider this...did you truly try it fully? If so then I find it kind fo hard to believe that you had all the ingrediants at home and did not have to purchase a single thing...sorry dont mean to undermine you but I know for a fact taht James is not a scam monger...there is a great possibility that people may buy the diet and then ask for refunds if they cant keep up with their will power. I thin asking for receipts is a good idea.

This diet does work and I am totally sold on James for helping me lose 30 lbs...

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karla
Ipswich, GB
Mar 26, 2009 5:44 pm EDT

What a load of ###, there is no way you can loose that sort of weight in 4 days. More fool the idiots who think this is so. Do it slowly healthily. Zeta is a scam monger who just wants to make money. There is not easy way to weight loss and dont feed grubby vile idiots pockets like Zeta. Kama will see that what goes around comes around and he will end up fat and ugly just like his insides.

Come on people grow a brain and eat healthily excercise and loose weight the natural way. If you cant do this then you really dont want to loose weight and are destined to be fat lazy people.

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Robern
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Nov 30, 2008 6:26 pm EST

I strongly disagree with the above complaint. I started this 18in4 on friday, and followed the plan exactly and so far have lost about 8lbs. I think this is great, especially since I have been at a plateau for the last couple years. I feel extremely great over all. Plus I am so used to be eating meausring & weighing every thing that I eat. I give James Zeta "Thumbs up". I think my $27. was well spent. I will keep doing this until I get to my desired weight loss. I do not see this as spending extra money. first off you eat less, so you definitely will spend less.

I feel bad that you did not loose any weight. Maybe it would be some kinda medical issue.