Scammed!

Everyone watch out for "Alex Dimond", he is a quack (some sort of numerologists with some sort of quack online radio show) and also a SCAMMER. He contracted to me to write two articles on cadillacs. I wrote the first and sent the first one of 'quality control'. I have a policy : if you don't like my work, you don't have to pay. He approved of the quality, so I went to work writing the second...

Now he refuses to pay me and even claims I never sent him the first article. If you would like to use this content, PLEASE DO SO. I do not want him to profit off my hard work... so add this to any car website or blog you have if you like it. First time I've been scammed on this website I was starting to think everyone here was honest!



Cadillac Calais

Pas-de-calais, the area in France after which this car is named, played a historic role in the storming of the beaches of Normandy. Allied intelligence forces used misinformation to convince the Nazi's the assault was coming at Pas-de-calais instead of the beaches of Normandy and this misinformation was critical in the Allied early successes in Europe. Availible in both two and four door versions there's many similiarities between the Calais and the more expensive DeVille. While the Deville was loaded with specail features and amenities, the Calais was more of a 'stripped down' version; providing the functionality and power of the model, at a lower price, without the convienances of luxuries like power windows and power seats. While these options were availible (at extra cost) the difference was in how the base model was structured. The differences extended further although they remained focused on superficial stylistic differences such as the vinyl roof trim and leather seats of the Deville contrasted with the more standard equipment of the Calais but the advanced technology that has brought so many customers to general motors over the years remained as an option in the Calais such as 'Twilight Sentinel' a device that senses light and will switch the status of the headlights from on to off depending on the lighting and General Motors 'automatic headlight dimmer' which automatically adjusts the headlight beams from 'high beam' to 'low beam' when you pass an oncoming car at night time.

It was priced in a similiar range as the Buick Electra and the Oldsmobile costing $5,000 which back in the sixties and seventies, during the reign ot the Calais, was an appreciable amount of money.

Cadillac STS

In 1988, the Seville Touring Sedan evolved out of the original Cadillac Seville. Designed, some claim, to compete for the market which had been at that time dominated by overseas imports; specifically the upscale performance-oriented market. With technology including the Northstar Systm (a package including Premium V-8 Northstar engines, GM 4T80-E 4-speed automatic transmissions, Road Sensing Suspension, 4-wheel disc brakes with Bosch antilock, and Magnasteer speed-variable power steering).

In 2005 the STS-V switched from front wheel drive to a rear wheel drive system (with all wheel drive included as an optional feature). In 2006 the STS-V, featuring a new and improved supercharged 4.4L engine based upon the classic Northstar technology that has proven itself so well over the last two decades. Going zero to sixty in four point nine seconds, with roll-out and five point one without, a remarkable feat of engineering. It was introduced at the Detroit Auto Show, and had a number of improvements over previous models; namely larger wheels, faster more responsive steering and a stiffer suspension. Selling for $80,000 it was first introduced to the public via a 2005 Super Bowl commercial. In this year the SLS, a stretched model of the STS was also released, strictly to the Chinese market. Ironic when you consider how asians are typically smaller than white people.

Plans for the 2008 model of STS include a remodeled exterior more along the lines of the CTS, borrowing the love of chrome and overstated grills that model identifies with. A number of minor changes on the interior are planned, including a new steering wheel and many of internal variances in the STS are planned to be adopted.

Cadillac Coupe de Ville :

In the same regard that the Calais is named after an area in france, de ville means 'town' in French. Long regarded as a status symbol amongst Americans, it features a unique body styling with an exposed chauffer's comparment while remaining enclosed on the passenger side. It follows the general style of other 'town cars'. Originally released in 1949 as a two door, a four door version was released in 1956. It is generally seen as the 'main stream' cadillac, filling a gap that is left between the affordable Calais and the extravagent Fleetwood.

In 1968 the Deville changed the exterior to comply with federal regulations.

In 1977, the model underwent a downsizing, removing the fender skirts from the base model and making minor cosmetic changes to the trim, upholstery and equipment. A smaller 425 cc engine replaced the former 500 and an optional 350 diesel V8 was presented as an alternate choice for the consumer. When the 368 engine ran into engineering problems, the HT block series was intrdouced to compensate, in 1982.

Throughout the eighties the fleetwood model began to be offered not as a seperate line but rather as option package for the Deville; at the same time the 'Coupe de Ville' was dropped while the Deville itself continued on. Wrap around tail lamps and rear fender expension was added; presenting the illusion of length, which further reinforced it's status as a town car. During the early nineties, the front and rear body panels and a larger wheel base and longer read doors where part of a comprehensive redesign of the look and feel of this model.

Throughout the mid to late nineties, the model was redesigned again, featuring the K-body platform and the wheel base grew another .8 inches to 113.8. New headlights and a grill were just two features as the car modernized to meet the demands of the new age of consumers. The base was chromed and gold trim added a richer, exciting trim. Even the name was modernized, dropping the Sedan and becoming finally simply the DeVille. Passenger airbag seams where hidden by a redesigned dashbord and front side-airbags and OnStar were added.

From 2000-2005 a major redesign ushed in the latest geneariton fo the Deville. The exterior featured state of the art aerodynamic designs and the interior was entirely revamped. Eventually, in 2006, the Deville was relpaced by the DTS.

 

You never sent the articles, you requested money before me seeing the articles, we do not pay before receiving and checking the items. We refused to pay before we saw them and then he started getting offensive so we left the conversation and he began shouting threats and left a negative Itrader even when we had no articles were received as we did not send any money.

I would advice all users to not use this DP'er as he will get offensive if he does not get his own way.


You sent the first article (not completed) to check if it was OK, you told us it had errors and was not finished but to just check if its on the right lines. We said it was so you continued, you sent nothing after that.

 

You lie... why would I post saying I want to work, do the work and then not send it to you? Doesn't it make more sense that once you had this article, you'd just decide not to pay me? If you had any honesty you would pay me for the work you asked me to do, and I did. ITS RIGHT ABOVE YOU!

 

Are you "Alex Dimond"?

Rob

 

Yes, I agreed to pay after I recieved the two FULL articles. If you wanted to send one at a time I would have also paid like that however claiming you sent the full first one (and without any mistakes) is a lie.

 

I have both articles. If you are willing to send the $40 to Robert Allen or another individual for safe keeping, I will be willing to give you both articles.

 

I feel there is just a lack of communication here, and nobody was scammed. Learn to use email before creating threads like this, which can ultimately kill someone else's reputation on the forum for the rest of their career. I learned this the hard way on NamePros. Someone created a thread claiming i scammed them, and eventually the admin banned him, as he had actually scammed 3 people who complained.

This happened in November 2005-January 2006. The whole thing is over now, but i nearly lost everything thanks to one idiot.

ROb

 

I have asked him repeatedly over MSN for payment... he is not going to pay me. He is scamming me.

 

I am advising you, not acting as a escrow service.

Rob

 

Email him the articles, and edit your first post and remove that article. If he doesn't pay up, then update this thread and add the 2 articles as an attachment for anyone to download.

If he does pay, end the thread and apologise.

Rob

 

Robert, in all fairness that is terrible advice. He has lied to me a number of times and he is clearly attempting to get my work without paying me. He claims the article I sent him is not the article I posted, which it is... he has no honesty. If I send him another article he will be $20 richer and he will not send me any money.

 

1. I do not wish to work with someone who used such abusive language, I refuse to employ someone who acts with that nature.

2. You have made the first article public, saying anyone can use it, therefore is not copyrighted and is not unique.

3. The article I received over a week ago was incomplete, has not been used, is not even on my computer any more so I owe you no money. And will not be buying the articles.



To Rob : Sorry to hear about the namepros incident I believe my reputation will not be affected as we have over 20 happy customers and I will ask them to leave an Itrader. I believe I have shown my point and my view on this situation so people can judge for themselves.

 

I agree, i was only trying to help, and i was working on the assumption that neither are you in the wrong, but just a mere misunderstanding. If you honestly feel you are trying to be scammed, then don't send him the articles, at the end of the day, you have done the work, and you are getting nothing back for it. To be honest, $20 seems a lot for the article you have created, perhaps that is why he wont pay up?

 

I am glad you have a net to fall on. All i had was very rough rocks.

Rob

 

Well regardless of it being a lot or not a lot (magazine writers get paid $1 a word so I don't feel I'm charging too much at 2% of that rate), he agreed to pay 2 cents a word, which is $20 for that article.

Anyway, as you can see he now has more excuses for not paying me. Whatever you guys do, DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS GUY IN THE FUTURE. He's probably got another account anyway... sigh. I guess I'll just have to stop doing business with people with less than 15 itraders.

 

That will mean a lot of lack of business. Look at my postcount and my iTrader is only 15.

ROb

 

You are only allowed one account on DP.

I have excuses because I have the facts.

I am not paying due the how offensive you got. I said I would pay after receiving the product. I never got sent a COMPLETED article. We talked about payment today, I never got sent any article which is to be paid for, therefore no money is due to be paid

 

You both lost out due to the rash actions of Meistro.

I suggest you DO NOT give negative iTrader to each other, or you will both kill each others reputation. I suggest not leaving iTrader at all.

Rob

 

He already gave one. Considering no-one was actually scammed I was happy to let it drop, he sold his articles to someone else and I got another employee but he left one so I replied

 

I'd rather have almost no business than go through a scamming like this again.

"therefore no money is due to be paid"

You see? He just doesn't want to pay me.

Miniplaya if you are actually interested in coming honest and clean, I will be willing to send you the articles after either

A) you pay me

or

B) if you think I am scamming you (LOL?) then if you transfer the money to some honest DP with an itrader > 25 I will send you the articles.

Obviously, since you are trying to scam me you will not agree to these terms, but if you are interested in becoming honest let me know.