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  1. NaSh123

    NaSh123 Peon

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    #261
    I'm talking about on MSN.
     
    NaSh123, Oct 23, 2008 IP
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    aimlessless Active Member

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    #262
    So when did you last speak to him please.

    Cheers
     
    aimlessless, Oct 23, 2008 IP
  3. THESHAOLIN1

    THESHAOLIN1 Member

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    #263
    Same things happened with me, I have paid for £200 ($400) worth of work on my website.

    I kept sending emails to see the progress and tried contacting through msn with no reply now hes not appearing on msn at all or replying from his website contact form.

    Yes it seems he has had personal problems but i dont feel you should neglect business and everyones money invested in your services on this basis, I have opened a dispute on paypal and he has not responded to this either.

    So based on the fact i see theres others with the same issue i can openly say hes scammed plenty of us for our money without offering the services promised....

    i want a refund as the services i paid for were not done and neglected instead.

    I'll be happy to go to Trading standards regarding his website if i dont recieve a refund.
     
    THESHAOLIN1, Nov 2, 2008 IP
  4. Al-Mujahid

    Al-Mujahid Banned

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    #264
    Can I see any of your projects you've already done ?
     
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    aimlessless Active Member

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    #265
    I too have opened a paypal dispute.
    The fact is he's not done any of the work. He said he outsources a lot of it so I don't see why it's not been done in over 2 months.

    theshaolin1 has he done anything to your site?
     
    aimlessless, Nov 6, 2008 IP
  6. geckojohn

    geckojohn Peon

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    #266
    How do you charge for your SEO service? Please let me know when you have a chance. Thank you
     
    geckojohn, Nov 6, 2008 IP
  7. THESHAOLIN1

    THESHAOLIN1 Member

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    #267
    he Began work on it and i actually got on with Stephen really well, hes a nice guy. Which is why im quite surprised.

    I have no idea how much work was done but pretty much nothing. I paid for 25 hours worth of work and he told me he would get me on page 1 on google for certain keyterms....i saw them move up one page for about a day then nothing ever happened since, i reckon he began work on it then just dumped it.

    This is the reason i said to him i didnt want to pay $400 upfront when i wasnt sure what would be done. But i got referred to this topic and at first i thought the references were enough to work with him.

    Apparently not.

    What ever happens the way hes handled this is very unprofessional and i dont recommend anyone work with him when he essentially has dumped over 5 projects Atleast with no communication at all.
     
    THESHAOLIN1, Nov 10, 2008 IP
  8. THESHAOLIN1

    THESHAOLIN1 Member

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    #268
    *update*

    As per usual paypal show no signs of wanting to refund my money because there criminals as for the purchase of the SEO even though officially i bought from a "business" as civicseo is stephens website/company they still wont refund me because apparently there not safe and secure and they dont protect the buyers. He hasnt been in contact with me what so ever or even offered me a refund which i find quite a piss take.

    Im currently making a complaint about stephen with paypal and his account, i have also passed on this thread information.
     
    THESHAOLIN1, Nov 15, 2008 IP
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    aimlessless Active Member

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    #269
    Definitely been scammed on this one. He's been online on other sites so has probably done a runner.

    civicseo.com is now down.

    I have his home address and phone number so may have to give him a ring..
     
    aimlessless, Nov 25, 2008 IP
  10. NaSh123

    NaSh123 Peon

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    #270
    aimlessless let me know if you need support, depending on the amount scammed we could probably sue with all parties scammed being a single party. Not sure, I'm not a lawyer :] But i'd imagine it's possible.
     
    NaSh123, Nov 25, 2008 IP
  11. THESHAOLIN1

    THESHAOLIN1 Member

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    #271
    yeah i have his details aswell, ill support sueing him with you also, he even said he would refund me if i wanted a refund, i requested one on paypal and he obviously wanted to keep the money. He's taking the piss to be honest so we might aswell do what we can.

    I do not have his house number but it would not surprise me if he has changed that.

    its a shame im not from the u.s otherwise i'd just get it back myself with some compensation.

    anyway Let me know if your up for taking action.
     
    THESHAOLIN1, Nov 28, 2008 IP
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    #272
    Has anyone had any luck with contact? He also took $300+ from me and has not answered Emails or anything.
     
    jdhf99, Dec 19, 2008 IP
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    #273
    wow, i can't believe it, I always thought this guy gives the best advice and knows his stuff, can't trust anyone online nowadays
     
    barginboyrob, Dec 20, 2008 IP
  14. THESHAOLIN1

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    #274
    I contacted him through one of his other websites, contactlegalsettlements or something like that, i messaged him he said he would refund me half of my money which i thought was taking the piss, so i said i wanted all of it and he hasnt replied.

    He does know his stuff, but hes a snake who cant be trusted. Ive already put things across the net saying hes a scammer so hopefully the clown wont get that much business now.
     
    THESHAOLIN1, Dec 30, 2008 IP
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    #275
    Yeah, but it's the Internet, new id's come from everywhere.
     
    obay, Dec 30, 2008 IP
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    #276
    I paid him $100 3 months ago....I was supossed to get 5 hours of work on my site, but all I got is a report about my site.

    It's not a huge loss on my side but I still worked hard for that money.
     
    Maximallimit, Dec 30, 2008 IP
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    #277
    I lost $500 to that A-hole Stephen Sandecki. I want in on the law suit.
    Hell, we should just call the Chicago police on him for interstate fraud. :mad:
     
    smart95, Mar 26, 2009 IP
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    #278
    Two tips:

    1. File an FTC report at: http://www.ftc.gov/
    2. Publish the abuse at: http://www.ripoffreport.com/

    Good luck.
     
    Webnauts, Mar 27, 2009 IP
  19. Webnauts

    Webnauts Peon

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    #279
    $20 an hour? That sounds like scam by default. :)
     
    Webnauts, Mar 27, 2009 IP
  20. tfbpa

    tfbpa The....Alive

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    #280
    It has been many, many months ago, but he also scammed me for $100. Luckily for me the amount was not that much and after a few weeks I just gave up.

    It is really hard to determine if someone is a pro or a scam, definitely iTrader doesn't mean anything as I have also big problems with somebody who has 252 iTraders. Too bad that amount was $800 and I am still working on getting $500 back...

    Too bad you (almost) cannot trust anybody anymore these days...
     
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