Is Adam Dicker a criminal? You decide.

[S-B]

This story starts with DNF; a barren wasteland that once was a leading forum within the domain industry. While the forum itself played a huge role in propagating the myth that is Adam Dicker, the story really begins with DNF College in the summer of 2011.

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Updates / Reports
These are in no particular order.

• Report by headsupp (Resolved)
  • Relevant Videos
  • Reply to Adam
  • Update: Resolved
  
  
• Report by LannyB (Unresolved)
  • Response
    • Follow-up Questions
  
  
• Report by domainesque (Unresolved)
  • Update: Unresolved
  • Report Details
  • Update: Waiting on Refund
  
  
• Report of Shane Cultra's friends (Unresolved)
  • Update: Unpaid
  
  
• Report by Jeff Markus (Dissatisfied)
  
  
• Report by simmplex (Resolved)
  • Refunded
  
  
• Report by Blenja_Man (Pending)
  • Voucher
  • Update: Work in Progress
  
  
• Report by RandysDomains (Resolved)
  • Resolved
  
  
• Report by swamismith (Unresolved)
  
  
• Report by Charlie (Unresolved)
  • Cover-up
  • Update: Unresolved
  
  
• Report by Jaqpot (Unresolved)
  
  
• Report by anon22339 (Unresolved)
  • Details
  
  
• Report by Joseph Peterson (Resolved)
  • Update: Unpaid after 8 days
  • Update: Paid
  
  
• Report by Frank Schilling (Resolved)
  • Update: Paid
  
  
• Report by Lonewolf5503 (Paypal Dispute)
  • Update: Website not delivered and no longer accessible
  • Update: Lonewolf5503 wins PayPal dispute
  
  
• Report by GermanRaven (Unresolved)
  • Update: Full story
  
  
• Report by ClaudeDauman (Unresolved)
  
  
• Report by bobsranch (Unresolved)
  • Details
  • Update: Legal Letter Received
  
  
• Report by Newby888 (Unresolved)
  
  
• Report by dougasd (Unresolved)

From what I understand, Adam still owes north of $33,000 to previous customers and business partners. As I receive more information, I will update this figure.

 

[carob]

I lost track about 100 pages ago, can anyone sum up the thread without getting sued ??

Thankfully no one will get sued - people are just telling the truth.

Thread Summary:

Adam Dicker owed money to two groups of people and was ignoring them: wages for people working for webcorp.ca, and refunds to people who paid for sites from nichewebsites.com and got nothing or got unsatisfactory sites. These are very, very expensive installs of stock Wordpress with a few plugins and in many cases copyright content copied from elsewhere.

After that went public here he paid some people, promised to pay others on a Friday, then did not pay and said wait till next Friday, then sent a bluffing lawyer letter to avoid paying. By sounding vaguely threatening and making impossible demands the letter is dragging things out and distracting people.

The thread has brought together a lot of public factual information about Dicker making false claims and being associated with criminal activities and elements - one example is him being involved in the mugshot removal business, a business which the FBI called extortion.

After the thread started Dicker shut down several of his sites, including nichewebsites.com and webcorp.ca, and quickly sold some names such as DNF.com. But now nichewebsites.com is trying to sell those same expensive Wordpress installs again - taking 100% payment upfront for sums into the mid four figures - so a whole new set of customer problems may happen.

 

[DnEbook]

Wow wordpress is not too hard, even I can do it. I used to see the ads but never considered they were wordpress, many thanks for taking the time to explain, I am sure others will also be grateful for your summery. Good point, the truth is always the best defence. Hope it works out for all concerned.

 

[dordomai]

Wow wordpress is not too hard, even I can do it. I used to see the ads but never considered they were wordpress, many thanks for taking the time to explain, I am sure others will also be grateful for your summery. Good point, the truth is always the best defence. Hope it works out for all concerned.

they were more than just pure wordpress installs some custom design and logo was added.

the problem was that some people paid and never got their project completed. at least one person got pages with seemingly copyrighted content and some paid a lot and were promised a lot and felt they got very little value for that.

at least that is the impression that i got from reading the comments here.

 

[bobsranch]

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Get a lawyer. Call the police or District Attorney to see if any crimes have been committed. For a few hundred bucks, a lawyer can answer a lot of questions in an hour and steer you in a direction you'll be comfortable with. The more you dick around without a lawyer increases the risk of you never obtaining satisfaction financially, and demonstrates you are not willing to hold accountable those who you feel have screwed you. Call a lawyer, now. If you can't afford a few hundred bucks for a lawyer, then book half an hour with a lawyer for a couple of hundred bucks. You can ask a lot of questions and get a lot of answers in half an hour. Do it. It's the smart move.

I'm getting my ducks in a row, this forum has been a godsend and thanks for your input. At this point a good internet attorney with a preponderance of evidence found here on the forum would make an easy case to satisfy the courts. Gathering in force, compiling evidence to present.

 

[HeyNow]

I'm getting my ducks in a row, this forum has been a godsend and thanks for your input. At this point a good internet attorney with a preponderance of evidence found here on the forum would make an easy case to satisfy the courts. Gathering in force, compiling evidence to present.

Quit procrastinating. Talk to a lawyer a.s.a.p. That way you'll know which ducks to get in a row. Get smart and educated. Your adversary may be figuring you'll be too lazy, stupid, or intimidated to properly deal with him. Don't prove him right. Once an attorney tells you your options, you can then make an informed decision.

 

[bobsranch]

Quit procrastinating. Talk to a lawyer a.s.a.p. That way you'll know which ducks to get in a row. Get smart and educated. Your adversary may be figuring you'll be too lazy, stupid, or intimidated to properly deal with him. Don't prove him right. Once an attorney tells you your options, you can then make an informed decision.

I'm not stupid and he knows it. I took on a world conglomerate of attorneys based in a Beverly Hills high rise and settled w/out trial. They were asking for 30 acres+ !
I've reached out to him as a friend and have asked for a simple business refund w/out conditions but now it seems he wants to wrangle so he is pushing me into defending myself which I have no problem with and have plenty of money to do so.

 

[HeyNow]

I'm not stupid and he knows it. I took on a world conglomerate of attorneys based in a Beverly Hills high rise and settled w/out trial. They were asking for 30 acres+ !
I've reached out to him as a friend and have asked for a simple business refund w/out conditions but now it seems he wants to wrangle so he is pushing me into defending myself which I have no problem with and have plenty of money to do so.

Glad to hear that, and I hope you prevail.

 

[Kenny]

@bobsranch

At this point a good internet attorney...

It was mentioned earlier in the thread that member JBerryhill had done some work for AD, so idk if there would be any conflict of interest, but I do know he is one of the top attys, and a decent human being as well..

jmo

Peace,
Cy

 

[bobsranch]

@bobsranch

It was mentioned earlier in the thread that member JBerryhill had done some work for AD, so idk if there would be any conflict of interest, but I do know he is one of the top attys, and a decent human being as well..

jmo

Peace,
Cy

Out of curiosity and not seeking legal I reached out to a few of AD's legal friends and most replies came back humorous or no reply. Is it true that he's moving to Nepal?

 

[umask077]

@bobsranch

It was mentioned earlier in the thread that member JBerryhill had done some work for AD, so idk if there would be any conflict of interest, but I do know he is one of the top attys, and a decent human being as well..

jmo

Peace,
Cy

He has defended him in many UDRP cases, so yes... it's better to search for another one.

 

[umask077]

Out of curiosity and not seeking legal I reached out to a few of AD's legal friends and most replies came back humorous or no reply. Is it true that he's moving to Nepal?

What do you mean by humorous, can you give us any example without giving names...?

 

[bobsranch]

What do you mean by humorous, can you give us any example without giving names...?

No I don't want to elaborate as these people are friends and I wish to keep it that way. I do understand their sentiments and the precarious situation they are in though.

 

[pablohc86]

is possible to have an update to what is happened?
i've followed the story in the beginning but not had the time to read all the +100 pages till now

 

[forge]

is possible to have an update to what is happened?
i've followed the story in the beginning but not had the time to read all the +100 pages till now

Are you kidding? Try reading the post at the top of this page.

 

[ResoluteDomains]

I'm getting my ducks in a row, this forum has been a godsend and thanks for your input. At this point a good internet attorney with a preponderance of evidence found here on the forum would make an easy case to satisfy the courts. Gathering in force, compiling evidence to present.

Or the FBI...

 

[pablohc86]

Are you kidding? Try reading the post at the top of this page.

LOL.
I just jumped to last post and i've not seen above

 

[DomainGist]

The thread has brought together a lot of public factual information about Dicker making false claims and being associated with criminal activities and elements - one example is him being involved in the mugshot removal business, a business which the FBI called extortion.

LOL, you should see some of the stuff which hasn't been shared, it hit my inbox from somebody anonymous a couple of weeks ago. What has actually been shared is tame in comparison.

I've deleted it now and certainly won't be the person publishing it, but if any of those in dispute also have this information then I hope they have it stored securely and encrypted somewhere as the ultimate trump card.

 

[Newby888]

HI all does anyone have Adam Dicker business or home address, all I have is

Adam Dicker

CEO – DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE INC.

35B-10520 Yonge Street

Suite 328

Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada L4C 3C7

Phone: 1-888-622-0535

Fax: 1-888-628-0535

Skype: adam.dicker

Anyone with up to date information would help me out greatly. He cant be found at the address above and you could save me time and money If you have any information. We have had 2 lawyers reject acting for us as he has used them before or is using them currently. Has anyone had a real response from his lawyer regards a payment or if he in fact acting for him (other tan sending letters)? I have written to him twice but he has failed to get back to me.

Anyone with a claim feel free to PM me to discuss joining forces, I do not want to set a class action but we could save a lot if we are all using one lawyer.

Good Luck to you all, and thanks for the invaluable information provided to date if anyone needs screen shots of his sites or any of the relevant information from the blog includes links etc (prior to been deleted ) just PM me also.

 

[carob]

But now nichewebsites.com is trying to sell those same expensive Wordpress installs again - taking 100% payment upfront for sums into the mid four figures - so a whole new set of customer problems may happen.

It's now up to $9999.00 or more list price for a single site from nichewebsites.com

The page listing the nichewebsites.com current prices doesn't appear in the site's navigation menu these days,and usually as soon as the latest prices page is linked to from here, it disappears and pops up at a new url. Presumably when people submit a form asking for a quote they are sent a link to the current prices page. Often it can be found by googling this phrase: nichewebsites.com prices.

The latest nichewebsites.com prices site prices page has moved to https://nichewebsites.com/order-niche-website1 and the prices have gone up and there are new products, such as:

Premium Titanium
Starting at $9999
125 Pages of Content
Google Adsense
Google Analytics
Lead Generation Form
On Page SEO
Search Engine Submission
Newsletter Signup
Affiliate Products
1 Hour WordPress Training
Off Page SEO
Local Business Listings
Press Release Submission
Social Networking Setup
Business Reputation Monitoring
Video Testimonial
Video Testimonial Submission
Live Video Spokesperson

They say they offer website design and development but their own site design is not original, just a $59.00 Wordpress template from Themeforest called the Bridge theme: http://themeforest.net/item/bridge-creative-multipurpose-wordpress-theme/7315054

Also nichewebsites.com loads extremely slowly, the page is a huge 5MB with almost no compression - not likely the work of a developer, probably just a scammer or conman with criminal tendencies.

 

[gustave]

It's now up to $9999.00 or more list price for a single site from nichewebsites.com

The page listing the nichewebsites.com current prices doesn't appear in the site's navigation menu these days,and usually as soon as the latest prices page is linked to from here, it disappears and pops up at a new url. Presumably when people submit a form asking for a quote they are sent a link to the current prices page. Often it can be found by googling this phrase: nichewebsites.com prices.

The latest nichewebsites.com prices site prices page has moved to https://nichewebsites.com/order-niche-website1 and the prices have gone up and there are new products, such as:



They say they offer website design and development but their own site design is not original, just a $59.00 Wordpress template from Themeforest called the Bridge theme: http://themeforest.net/item/bridge-creative-multipurpose-wordpress-theme/7315054

Also nichewebsites.com loads extremely slowly, the page is a huge 5MB with almost no compression - not likely the work of a developer, probably just a scammer or conman with criminal tendencies.

Their whole thing is nothing more than amateur work, way, way, way overpriced. Most of their websites can be made within 2-3 hours. 10K$ for 2-3 hours? That's an expensive hourly rate.

 

[MasterOfMyDomains]

Never happen buddy, the net is full of scammers and it will only get worse.
Anyways time to get the thread active again, the natives are restless.
You have 1 new alert lol

 

[legalresults]

I have followed this thread since 2 individuals reached out to me to act on their behalf. I have gathered good information from this thread and from them personally. If anyone else has open issues or information they can provide that will assist in a case please email all info to legalresults @ post.com. Please note a civil case can take a while but if I have all the information I can represent accordingly.

 

[MasterOfMyDomains]

OP went to a lawyer and we never found out what happened there.
He started this thread to represent and help people, now we have noobs joining just to state they would like to represent people, or simply making one comment. Transparency is needed.
We also have the raising of funds started https://www.gofundme.com/5e776upk
Feel sorry for those still owed but due to plain confusion, not much of anything is happening.
Any updates?
I see those nasty blogspot posts are still up
http://shanebellonesucks.blogspot.sg/
http://shanebellonesucks.blogspot.ca

 

[legalresults]

OP went to a lawyer and we never found out what happened there.
He started this thread to represent and help people, now we have noobs joining just to state they would like to represent people, or simply making one comment. Transparency is needed.

I am not here as an ambulance chaser, I just want factual information.
It's hard to go through the whole thread and I do not want to miss anything.
If anyone has information not posted in the thread please email me it.
I do understand the frustration and would like to help.

 

[S-B]

There are many moving parts to this. Not everything can be posted publicly. Sorry for not keeping you all in the loop.