I have been scammed out of $60 by a member of this forum called Reuben. He was meant to make some features for my site for $60. He has been delaying constantly and been giving excuses. Beware of this fraudster. He will not refund me nor will he make the features I have requested. I have opened a paypal dispute with him, hopefully I will get back the money. I have msn chat logs saved. He is very abusive and aggressive, please keep well away from him. He seems very nice first of all but you will find out the work he is doing takes longer and longer. You will soon find out soon, no work is being done at all!!!! BEWARE OF REUBEN
Thanks for letting everyone know. I think there should be anew section in the forum where people can complain about any shady members who are not fulfilling their part of the contract. This way everyone will get to know who to avoid whn delegating anywork to other members.
Same thing happened to me... Took my money and started ignoring all my messages. I have also filed a complaint with paypal. Reuben's Profile - http://forums.digitalpoint.com/member.php?u=30614
Mods do not solve any disputes nor do they like to even step into any disputes. Post all the proof here and let the community decide who is right and who is wrong. Leave him appropriate itrader and reputation points. If he really is a Scam artist he wont get any more business here and his rep will soon be speaking for itself *Try to edit your post and provide link to his profile so everyone can see without searching for hours on forums to find him
I’ve seen many threads like this before and from experience they provide very little help. Why did you pay in advance anyway??? I’ve done a lot of work for DP members and only receive payment after I’ve completed and handed the work in.
phgonline how much did he scam you for? I really hate this guy this is his profile:- http://forums.digitalpoint.com/member.php?u=30614
Reuben asked me to post these pictures That's 3 partial refunds amounting to $45, which he says is the amount in question anyway. So your original post was a little misleading wasn't it? Not a good idea to do that - it's called flaming. More specifically, it's called lying. phgonline - Reuben promises a full refund, and in his defense says that he didn't get the required script to edit. I've dealt with Reuben a lot and he's always kept his word with me. I've never had a problem. Thanks.
Guys don't be mislead by tootrue, it is probably Reubens fake account. I am not a liar and I am not a scam artist like Reuben. I advise you to keep well away from him. Reuben is a liar, fraudster, cheater, lazy, arrogant person. He only refunded me because I threatened to take legal action against him, I have his real name and his ip address. Even though he said to me he uses a proxy, I still have his real ip address. Also he probably saw this topic and it encourged him to refund me. Also I have only recieved $45 when I paid him $60. I even said to him if you refund me $50, I'll let you off $10 but he wouldn't listen. Here are some screen shots below to show you what kind of a person he is. I could post many more and I mean many more. Keep well away from Reuben, if you wish to see more screen shots I will post them
That's not true, mate. I don't know who you are, but I've worked with Reuben on a number of occasions, and I've completed many problem-free transactions with him. It's unfair to flame on a forum, especially with the thread title you have chosen. It's not nice to paint incorrect pictures of somebody, particularly on a widely viewed forum such as this. The conversations are irrelevant. It's merely defaming his character instead of sticking to the actual point. Whether he insulted you, or you antagonized him, or there was an exchange, it doesn't matter. You've got your money back, so just forget about it. It's not a mature way to deal with things when you just create a thread that says "Scammer Beware - Lost $60 - xxxx Is A Fraudster!!!". This information is clearly untrue. You haven't lost $60. The total money owed didn't amount to $60, and even if it didn't you wouldn't have lost $60, you'd have lost $15. Either way you've lied. You can't lie like this. I don't know whether you're just a kid or something but it's no excuse. We don't deal with things by wildly pointing the finger at people. You had a problem, the problem has been resolved, you've maintained the problem by fabricating a dispute when there isn't one, and now when subsequent proof has come about that you were lying about the "scam", you say that the proof is forged.
I posted this topic before Reuben refunded the money. This topic was posted yesterday, I checked my paypal this morning and I see that I have been refunded by $45. And why shouldn't I be refunded for work never even started nor intended to be started. The fact that he refunded me $45 does not deny the fact that he is acting in a fraudent way. It's not just me, phgonline also has not recieved any work from this guy. Also Reuben will not give phgonline a refund. tootrue, you say "This information is clearly untrue. You haven't lost $60. The total money owed didn't amount to $60, and even if it didn't you wouldn't have lost $60, you'd have lost $15. Either way you've lied. You can't lie like this." I have not lied nor have I depicted Reubens character. I have waited over 2 weeks for my work, Rueben would say "a simple job". He is un-cooperative and very abusive towards me (as you can see from above), when I was being quite reasonable. I even said to him, just give me $50 and you can keep $10 for your self. He wouldn't hear any of it, I suppose he wanted to keep all the money for himself and dismiss the fact that I was waiting for the features he was supposedly suppose to make. If I hadn't have threatened to take legal action and made this topic, I would be still waiting for my work and would have never see my $60 again. Most of the time I was on msn every day asking how my project was going, he would just try to get even more money out of me by saying "I can get you earning $10 a day guaranteed, send me $20." Or stuff like "send me $7 I can teach you PHP, I taught my friend 5 PHP lessons and now he has made a website and sold it for over $200." Many money scams like this I have just realised he was trying to pull on me. The fact that these fraudsters, scammer, cheaters, con artists what ever you want to call them are out there, they annoy me and I will warn my fellow DP Members if I come in contact with one that could threaten other members. I dont think there is any thing wrong with me warning other members that could be scammed by Reuben. Here are some more screen shots prooving Reuben is a scammer. I have got pages of convos with this guy. I think this topic has gone far enough but I will Retaliate if I get claims against me saying I am a liar and Rueben is a trusted guy. If Reuben is a trusted person, I am Father Christmas. Fellow DP Members, I am just trying to warn you of Reuben and such people. Be careful and learn from my mistakes. tootrue if you post again accusing me of lying, sorry but I will retaliate with more screen shots of proof. I am willing to let this topic drop, it's up to you if you bring it up again. James
Ok I'll leave Reuben to defend himself when he's on. I just think you should watch what you say it's not a good idea to flame so frequently and confidently. I'm just saying that all the transactions I've had with Reuben have been problem-free, that's all. If we allow a free-for-all on defaming people then you'd be a lot worse off too, so I suggest you leave it and wait for Reuben to say his side of the story before posting again. Thanks. Regards, tootrue
ok sure tootrue, I'll wait to see what Rueben has to say. I'm sure by tomorrow this topic will be dropped to the next page or beyond. I don't see any point of bringing this up again, but if he has to, thats it. Thanks James
Tootrue why don't you just leave the thread and if so called Reuben wonts to defend his self he should come to the thread and say his part , but to me if he was doing a job for me and talked to me like that i would wont my money back.
Reuben had a problem getting onto his computer he's getting it fixed now apparently. That's why I am commenting on his behalf. Believe me this isn't what I normally do I don't like it any more than you do. And also, that might be a one-sided and biased snippet from a large conversation. Just don't jump to conclusions is all I'm saying. He may not be on for a few days so I don't think it's wise that you slate him and I defend him until he is.