Scammer Alert: ScriptWorkz aka Brandon Kagey [email protected]

[EliteWebmaster]

First, let's start off with his info:

Brandon Kagey (Eric Frye according to Paypal)
7950 South Military Trail
Lake Worth, FL 33463
Phone: 561-452-1547
Email: [email protected]
skype (bkmny1385)
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: ScriptWorkz

Summary:
I hired Brandon to do a website project for me. I placed an ad here on GFY and he responded (Feb 23). We went over the project in email first and then finalized things by phone when he called me (Feb 24). We had a good conversation and I felt good proceeding with him as my programmer for the project. He asked for 30%-50% to be transferred to him as downpayment for the website by Paypal. I said I had no problems giving him 50% for the downpayment prior to him starting it. I promptly transferred the $XXX deposit into his paypal account ([email protected]) on (Feb 24).

He said if he could stretch my project to 2 weeks for delivery, we could keep the costs lower. I agreed and the project completion date was set for (Sunday, Mar 10). He promised he would give me updates and access to his server to view the progress as the project came along (I never received any updates or access). He said he could even finish the project in a week possibly. I told him that would be great if he finished it early as I had more projects for him to do, but if he needed the full 2 weeks as agreed upon, that would be fine with me.

Here is the timeline of events since then:

Feb 24 Project Confirmed by phone, paid 50% deposit by Paypal. Completion date: March 10 (or earlier)

March 2 - I contacted Brandon to see how the progress of the website was going. He replied the same day that "The project is progressing, been working on all hte base code, wireframes, etc.. So far no problems though and still on track, hoping to maybe have it wrapped up a day or two early even, like i said before the sooner the better as far as i'm concerned. Once the wireframes are done i'll get you access to the dev area so you can follow along as everythings finalized / polished / etc.."

March 6 - I contacted him to see how it was progressing as I didn't hear back from him. NO REPLY.

March 7 - I contacted him to see how it was progressing as I didn't hear back from him. NO REPLY.

March 8 - I contacted him to see how it was progressing as I was now getting worried as the March 10 deadline was approaching and I haven't heard from him in almost a week.

March 9 - I received an email from him. He said he was dealing with some family issues and that he got one of his guys to work on my project while he was dealing with things. "In order to finish up your project i had one of my guys jump on it while i was unavailable and am gonna get with him for a full update in the am. As far as i know it should be mostly done / ready for review but worst case i might need a couple more days to take care of anything he did that needs tweaked or any loose ends...

Will get you updated, wrapped up (if need be) and everything over to you for review ASAP. you can expect a more thorough update to follow sometime tomorrow, should be earlier in the day but with the amount of catch up i'm gonna have to play it might be afternoon, gonna do my best to get it to it asap so we can both be on the same page and get this thing finished up"

March 10 - Deadline day, no email from him or even an update. I was very understanding because he said he had family issues so I decided to give him a few days past the deadline as things sometimes legitimately come up.

March 14 - 5 days since his last email, I emailed him to see how the progress was coming along and if the project website was completed. He replies "I'm here and trying to get it wrapped up today, if not i intend on working tomorrow to finish it, want it wrapped up this weekend as well so i'm here doing what i can. will keep you posted/let you know when it's ready and we'll get together and go through it."

March 16 - Emailed him to see if the project is finished. He replies with "It pretty much is, there's something i didn't really like how it turned out so i was reworking it, got a bit deeper then i should of but trying to have the code i'm reworking done and tested tonight so should be sending you the info to review here in a bit, if not i'll let you know what's up / when to expect it."

March 18 - Project is well past overdue. I emailed him again to see if the project is completed. NO REPLY

March 19 - I emailed him again to see if the project is completed. NO REPLY

March 20 - I emailed him again to see if the project is completed. NO REPLY

March 21 (early afternoon) - I called him on his phone number and no reply. Also texted him on the same number no reply.

March 21 (mid afternoon) - I emailed him again to see if the project is completed. No reply.

I'm one of the easiest person to work with. I give my programmers space with the understanding that when the project deadline date is approaching, I usually just touch base to make sure everything is coming along as it should be and that we will be on tract for deadline day. At the same time I am very understanding if something like family issues come up. I have worked with a few regular programmers on my mainstream projects but none do adult stuff so that's why I had to hire someone I was not familiar with on this project since it was adult related. I think I have been really patient with him and I get the feeling I am being jerked around. Even with the numerous delays and lack of communication, I have been very nice in all my email correspondence even though I am very disappointed with things.

It's been almost a month and I haven't yet received a single review update or access to his server to view the progress as he promised when he first took the project. I was busy with my business on my end so I didn't make it a big issue when I didn't get the updates. I guess I have been fortunate in the past with my past programmers so I didn't give it much thought. Sadly this time around, it bite me in the ass as you can see above.

[armysmoke]

Initiate a paypal charge back before you are to late.

[GLMBV]

Thanks for the heads up, good luck with the issue.

[dpankru]

Hi,

Thanks for scammer alert...

Thanks
A

[EliteWebmaster]

Originally Posted by armysmoke

Initiate a paypal charge back before you are to late.

Thanks buddy, I just did that

Another day and still no reply from him

Originally Posted by GLMBV

Thanks for the heads up, good luck with the issue.

Originally Posted by dpankru

Hi,

Thanks for scammer alert...

Thanks
A

Thanks, hope this gets resolved soon and hopefully this post saves others from the hassle with him

[EliteWebmaster]

double post edit

[TrainWreckContent]

that sucks man, I hope you get your money back!

[EliteWebmaster]

Originally Posted by TrainWreckContent

that sucks man, I hope you get your money back!

Thanks Trainwreck bud, good news is that Brandon contacted me and he said he was having email problems and he is working towards finishing the project. I will post a folllowup update as soon as the project is finished and in my hands Thanks guys for all your support and help

[desertfoxx]

I hope you resolved this soon...

[maximoi]

Sorry to hear that, I'm going through the same exact shit as you. See my thread
https://gfy.com/sell-and-buy-forum/11...edseo-com.html about this guy https://gfy.com/members/2bet/

[TrafficRush]

any updates from him? Is he done? and also how did the paypal dispute go? I am very close to him if you need any help ;)

[EliteWebmaster]

Originally Posted by desertfoxx

I hope you resolved this soon...

I hope so too buddy, and by the way, I love the your site, glad to see you did good things with the domain you bought from me

Originally Posted by maximoi

Sorry to hear that, I'm going through the same exact shit as you. See my thread
https://gfy.com/sell-and-buy-forum/11...edseo-com.html about this guy https://gfy.com/members/2bet/

That sucks maximoi, I feel your pain too. It's not so much the money as it has to do with the principle of being ripped off and time wasted so I understand how you feel. I hope it gets resolved on your end too :-)

Originally Posted by TrafficRush

any updates from him? Is he done? and also how did the paypal dispute go? I am very close to him if you need any help ;)

It was awesome to talk to you just now buddy. You rock :D I haven't heard back from him yet today. He replied yesterday saying he wants to resolve the issue so hopefully he keeps his promise and we can come to happy resolution. So much time and effort wasted, just hoping to get this thing finished up and we can move on

[SuckOnThis]

Brandon Kagey used to go by the username Intrigue on here. He screwed our company out of 3 grand years ago.

[Murdoch52]

Yeah this guy got me for $1000 last month too and same BS story and BS from PayPal!!!! WAP WAP WAAAAAA

[EliteWebmaster]

Originally Posted by SuckOnThis

Brandon Kagey used to go by the username Intrigue on here. He screwed our company out of 3 grand years ago.

Originally Posted by Murdoch52

Yeah this guy got me for $1000 last month too and same BS story and BS from PayPal!!!! WAP WAP WAAAAAA

Looks like he is a confirmed scammer now. He has been feeding me more stories since I posted this complain about him. I think he is just giving me the run around this entire time so he can screw more people like you Murdoch and me (by the way I have been talking to Marina at your company about being an affiliate, she's a sweetheart ).

Back to the topic, numerous excuses from his Kid breaking his hand on glass being rushed to the hospital to a supposed accident and being hospitalized. It's always seems like the only way to get a response from him is to threaten him with posting on GFY/Better Business Bureau/making a police report to the Police at Lake Worth Florida before I get a reply.

Being the sympathetic idiot that I am, I keep falling for it because I genuinely feel sorry about the "mishaps/accidents". I can't believe I felt sorry for him. Since my first complain post (this thread) and him emailing me to post that he is "working to resolve it" on March 24, it's been one stupid excuse after another, from the kid breaking his hand on glass and being rushed to the hospital, to problems with the database of my script that he will fixed "tonight" "tomorrow" "no later than a couple of days" "this weekend for sure" blah blah. And finally the real tear jerker that he was involved in a bad car accident and that's why he didn't reply recently even though I CALLED, TEXTED, EMAILED him but didn't get a reply until I threatened posting on GFY/Better Business Bureau/making a police report to the Police at Lake Worth Florida. Then he messages me saying my script is finished, and he gives me a bogus link below to my demo that is password protected. "My wife just picked me up from the hospital, I will send you the login/pass to see the demo when I am home". THAT WAS 4 days ago!!! But it is MAGICALLY "password protected". WHY THE FUCK would you password protect a demo.

http://achescorts.scriptworkz.com/

Now magically, the so called "finished script" in that link doesn't even go to a login/password page. FUNNY HUH? And he doesn't reply to text/call/email.

So no BS excuse about "email problems on his end".

It's been all a scam guys. No if but's or could be about it. This guy is a scammer. His name and info is below guys.

Brandon Kagey (Eric Frye according to Paypal)
7950 South Military Trail
Lake Worth, FL 33463
Phone: 561-452-1547
Email: [email protected]
skype (bkmny1385)
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: ScriptWorkz

[marlboroack]

I say we start tracking these fuckers down in person.

[EliteWebmaster]

Originally Posted by marlboroack

I say we start tracking these fuckers down in person.

Yeah we definitely need to track these scumbags down and lynch them. Or at the very least castrate them