ServantOfGod cheated me over $300 :(

[toptoptop]

Guessing he was drop shipping and his connect fell through? Or his PayPal got a hold put on it and he didn't have the funds to continue making his business flow?

It's not OP's problem.

 

[cburton81]

I really hate guys like this because they ruin it for everyone else that is legit. No one has trust anymore and rightly so. I'm having so much trouble on here for this very reason.

 

[Halilovic-Squad]

so then you did what you can do...now you just can wait and hope that these people don`t wanna hurt their reputation over 150-300 bucks...and end up getting paid.
if not - you sadly have to take the hit and are prepared for the future. but then you have to shake that off and please do not feel discouraged. if you are the person you seem like - you will get work to do from good people and can develop from there.

don`t let that bring you down - you are not the first one to have it happen and won`t be the last.
even if it is really bad situation for you.

sad that people who claim to make real money screw guys over for "some" dollars. and then just hide behind their pc and just not respond even if they are online.
straighten up guys - as you sure will be reading this.
get this crap solved somehow and speak out at least.

 

[narayanan86]

so then you did what you can do...now you just can wait and hope that these people don`t wanna hurt their reputation over 150-300 bucks...and end up getting paid.
if not - you sadly have to take the hit and are prepared for the future. but then you have to shake that off and please do not feel discouraged. if you are the person you seem like - you will get work to do from good people and can develop from there.

don`t let that bring you down - you are not the first one to have it happen and won`t be the last.
even if it is really bad situation for you.

sad that people who claim to make real money screw guys over for "some" dollars. and then just hide behind their pc and just not respond even if they are online.
straighten up guys - as you sure will be reading this.
get this crap solved somehow and speak out at least.

I really wish all the clients I worked with and got scammed are as good as you. But again, if they are at least 10% of how good you are, I wouldn't have had to waste my time bitching about them in this section. The Almighty has been playing his swords against me! Hard times!

 

[Halilovic-Squad]

it is not the almighty that played his sword against you buddy - because he wouldn`t do you harm on purpose...
...and if - then it would only appear as a harm but will end up being a good thing for you.
you will overcome these times. have trust and faith.

and thank you very much for kind words...
...appreciate that a lot -but also have to remind you that there are more, really good people here.

as i said before - don`t let these bad apples discourage you.

 

[Halilovic-Squad]

any newson this one?
...and what about the others - hope they responded.

 

[JimmyWong]

narayanan86, could you PM me a list of WP sites you've done. I like your chat, you seem like an honest guy.

I'm an ecommerce stores[12, mix of Magento & PS] owner based in the UK and web developer (php, Jquery, HTML) but would like to do a WP/Drupal project on the side. I don't have enough time to do it myself, and would like someone to work with. If you're interested PM me.

Cheers

 

[narayanan86]

any newson this one? ...and what about the others - hope they responded.

Not yet my friend. Looks like ServantOfGod has become as a Loyal disciple of the Evil Lord. Jr.VIP guy has promised to make the payment today. If I don't see funds in my paypal in next 24 hours, I will be starting a thread.

 

[narayanan86]

narayanan86, could you PM me a list of WP sites you've done. I like your chat, you seem like an honest guy. I'm an ecommerce stores[12, mix of Magento & PS] owner based in the UK and web developer (php, Jquery, HTML) but would like to do a WP/Drupal project on the side. I don't have enough time to do it myself, and would like someone to work with. If you're interested PM me. Cheers

Just sent you a detailed PM, Jimmy. Cheers!

 

[Inquisitive]

I loved how that scammer just made one reply and disappeared. By the way, I visited his facebook page and seems like there's many people complaining that this guy is also a huge scam. He apparantely sells fake merchandise..etc. You could work with them to deal with him or something, just sayin'

 

[narayanan86]

I loved how that scammer just made one reply and disappeared. By the way, I visited his facebook page and seems like there's many people complaining that this guy is also a huge scam. He apparantely sells fake merchandise..etc. You could work with them to deal with him or something, just sayin'

Work with them? What do you mean my friend?

 

[bz]

servantofgod has been permbanned. He's had more than enough time to make good on his promise to pay, and hasn't been on the forum in over a week.

 

[Halilovic-Squad]

Work with them? What do you mean my friend?

he means that you could get in contact with other people that have been scammed by him. exchange info with them and maybe something comes up to get a grip on that guy.
would give it a chance...if you do not choose to give up the money he owes you.

 

[narayanan86]

UPDATE:

Jr.VIP guy has made the payment. He has delayed this time, but made the payment as promised. Just one more BHW member owes me another $160, and he has promised to make the payment on June 1st. Let's hope he does.

ServantOfGod has become as MasterOfEvil in my case. An expensive lesson for me!

 

[Needalead]

Start collecting something up front.. to offset. You have enough references that would enable you to be able to show that you mean business.

 

[narayanan86]

Thanks to everyone for the support. I have got paid by other BHW members. I'd consider that the money owed by ServantOfGod ($300) is what I owe The God.

 

[codexehow]

You will get less jobs by demanding pay up front, but remember that what's happening here is that you are filtering out all the scammers, so that's just to be expected. If you have positive iTrader, you should think nothing of asking for pay up front, especially if they have no iTrader.

If you both have iTrader, settle on something like 25% upfront.