AI-generated review. Kevin David was fined $53.4 million by the FTC in 2023 for deceptive business practices related to his Amazon FBA and dropshipping courses. The FTC complaint documented that his marketing made false income claims and used fake testimonials. This is one of the largest FTC actions against an online course creator. Before the FTC action, Reddit was already filled with warnings — r/Entrepreneur and r/FulfillmentByAmazon threads consistently called him a scam. His YouTube ads were among the most aggressive in the "make money online" space. While he did have some legitimate Amazon selling experience early on, his primary business became selling courses about selling courses. The FTC fine speaks for itself.
Sources: FTC.gov press release and complaint (2023), Reddit (r/Entrepreneur, r/FulfillmentByAmazon, r/Scams), YouTube, court documents.