Michael Mann Scammed me out of $1000

kev · Apr 8, 2008

This is an absolute nightmare. Seems Ive been scammed again.

Details of Scammer

Michael Mann

Web Media Projects, Inc.,
440 E Pass Rd. Suite B
Gulfport, MS. 39507 USA

Website: www.webmediaprojects.com

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 601-213-0881
Toll-free: 866-496-2278
Fax: 601-326-2379

MSN: [email protected]
PayPal: [email protected]
His contact number: 228-216-6707

DigitalPoint Username : c0l0rad0
GetaFreelancer Username : c0l0rad0

I agreed a price of $3,000 for the development of a clone of King.com. He said that i could pay it in 3 stages at $1k each. This was back in October 2007 and he said it would take 2-3 months to complete. So i set deadline after deadline after deadline and he missed 11 in total and I started to get concerned. He maintained it was due to the complexity of the site and limited staff so i believed him. But when he missed the latest deadline, I sent an email asking where it was and he replied with:

then i searched on the web about him and came across this

http://www.thesqueakywheel.com/complaints/2007/NOV/complaint19828.cfm
http://www.thesqueakywheel.com/complaints/2008/FEB/complaint22448.cfm

so i questioned him on it and asked for a complete refund and he replied with

Can people on NP help me get my money back as this is a lot of money to a student.

Are the contact details listed above seem correct to you?

Thanks guys :tu:

phpl33t · Jun 2, 2008

LOL:

Glibness / superficial charm [True for Mike]
Grandiose sense of self-worth [True for Mike]
Pathological lying [True for Mike, convinces himself!]
Cunning / manipulative [True for Mike]
Lack of remorse or guilt [True for Mike]
Shallow [True for Mike]
Callous / lack of empathy [True for Mike]
Failure to accept responsibility for own actions [True for Mike]
Promiscuous sexual behavior [True for Mike, where do I begin?]

psalzmann · Jun 2, 2008

What's this mike guy look like anyways? Anyone have a pic? I've spent the last hour reading the ripoff reports. I'd like to put a face to the all the drama

Idees · Jun 2, 2008

It's in the first post

kev · Jun 2, 2008

Such a stunningly beautiful man :hearts:

bet he's pulling in the birds

phpl33t · Jun 3, 2008

He is really tall and has a 1970's cop mustache. Looks like a pedophile. Always has a gay looking bluetooth in his ear.

PatrickH · Jun 7, 2008

My guess is that he's created a new company/email/identity and is still looking for victims. One of his companies is called JAFCO, which stands for Just Another F*cking COmpany. And I bet he's spending some time dealing with disgruntled clients.

Jeff, I didn't have any say over the site look, just the games and backend scripts. He took whatever your ex gave him, handed it off to Christine (who he also screwed out of payment) to make a template, then handed it to me for the actual build. I guess that explains why he couldn't get me photoshop source for the graphics which I needed to properly resize and alter things.

liquidcherry · Jun 8, 2008

Kev, any update on the emails you sent to FBI and Law inforcements?

If not, it is time to take matters in your own hands....hey, i would gladly chip in a few np to hire DOG, the bounty hunter....

(or someone else)

Cheers

Frank

kev · Jun 8, 2008

liquidcherry said:
Kev, any update on the emails you sent to FBI and Law inforcements?

If not, it is time to take matters in your own hands....hey, i would gladly chip in a few np to hire DOG, the bounty hunter.... (or someone else)

Cheers

Frank

I havent forgotten about this - Ive found a few other people who got scammed by him and we're considering our options

lets just say he wont get away with this

:tu:

poiuytrewq · Jun 8, 2008

phantom4444 · Jun 16, 2008

OMG I thought I knew some messed up folk!

Best of luck everyone in getting this sorted.

p.s. Kev, just pop over the water an give this yin a jaggy bunnet! Good luck man

Hurley4540 · Jun 16, 2008

Wonder how much money hes made scamming :O

PatrickH · Jun 18, 2008

He may have made some money scamming, but he could have made much more by doing the job he claimed to be. He's a shortsighted fool.

Personally as a developer, I love doing the computer work, but I hate the other side of the job. Trying to find new customers and do the business end of it totally sucks to me. If someone else hooks me up with work, they deserve to get a nice cut of the payoff. Fact is, I currently work with quite a few people who do exactly that. They put on a suit and go talk to potential clients while I tap-tap-tap the systems together. They get paid, I get paid, customers get what they want. These guys aren't living in single wide trailers either.

So yeah, Mike made some money scamming, but that's dead end. He's good at shmoozing customers and setting up deals. If he had been honest, he could have gotten pretty rich doing that.

creative2000 · Jul 21, 2008

Michael Mann took my money too

Hello there i gave this person 800$ via paypal for a social network site project
but he never gave me enything only Scoop of work

liquidcherry · Jul 21, 2008

omg, he is still doing this?(kev, any update?)

Sorry to here that creative

Cheers

Frank

gjvblack · Jul 22, 2008

DP is full of scammers, it is really hard to trust anyone as people with high itrader ratings have even started to scam. Namepros is the best way to sell your site and use Escrow if it is a big domain or project you are doing. Be safe and think safe!

mozzeratti · Aug 17, 2008

What an interesting thread.
I see the site(webmediaprojects) is now down.

Any updates on this saga?

An aside: In the US, you can take cases of amounts such as these to Small Claims Court...no need to hire an attorney for that.
Recouping or collecting a judgment is what may prove difficult.
Kev, you appear to be in Aussie land(?).
Perhaps some joint effort from all the "wronged"...those on this hemisphere could be of help to those not.

I wonder what the Total $$ losses are.

.

phpl33t · Aug 20, 2008

I just found out that Mike Mann is back in jail for parole violation!

W00T! One more for the good guys!

*oops, did not mean to tip off his PO and the district attorney

HAHAHAHA

kev · Aug 20, 2008

phpl33t said:
I just found out that Mike Mann is back in jail for parole violation!

W00T! One more for the good guys!

*oops, did not mean to tip off his PO and the district attorney HAHAHAHA

I call that a result

phpl33t · Aug 20, 2008

He will love the lawsuits waiting for him when he is released!

kev · Aug 20, 2008

phpl33t said:
He will love the lawsuits waiting for him when he is released!

Even if i dont end up getting my $1k back, ill still take some satisfaction that Michael Mann is back behind bars where he belongs!

any idea how long he got?

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