Would you consider it theft?

That sucks... bad. Out them on here at least so others can avoid.

How did you get payments to them? Unless you planned to pay 3k for domain and a site - hell yeah it is dishonest.

What did you agree you would get as part of this arragement?

Sorry to hear that, reporting them is not really going to do anything...even if you post something here. They could be using fake names and probably keep coming up with new accounts and websites to hide from people. Guess they better not catch up with you when you are on duty....(just kidding) anyway don't despair there are good guys out there. I am with a great company and if you spent that much money with them you would be in their affiliate club where they actually do teach you how to do everything. The thing is you don't even have to spend that much in the beginning. I haven't yet , but with these guys your trust comes over time and you get training every week. Also you can ask for help anytime in the club. If you are interested let me know by private message......honestly I think you are wasting your time pursuing them....they'll meet their match one day...it's bound to happen...Jennifer

Sorry to hear that - it's not always easy working at a distance and with different time zones but it doesn't excuse a total lack of response.

Naming and shaming would break the forum rules so that's not an option.

And it might be too far back to claim a refund - that would depend on how you paid but it's well outside Paypal time limits.

There's plenty of help available on this forum if you search or let people know here what you were supposed to be getting for your $3k and trust that karma will come round to bite them eventually.

Sounds like guys who make their living coaching and very well may not even know what to do themselves...outside of find people who are more green than they are to take advantage of.

That being said. Most coaches can't actually guarantee you will have something to show for your investment. I know that seems crazy, but there are just so many reasons why you may not achieve your desired results....although it sounds like thaey didn't hold up there end of the deal in this situation.

Anyone wanting up front money to run your ads mixed in with theirs is almost certainly a scammer. A real coach would explain to you how to run ads properly on some site and then let you handle the deal as your own business. When they take upfront money like that, they are almost always using your money to learn with.

It's Sad, but it's true. Depending on a number of things, you may have some recourse to get refunds.

At the very least, you need to leave a responsible review of these coaches on whatever sales channel you found them on if possible. Stick to the facts and don't be emotional. But your honest review might at least help keep them from screwing over someone else.

Its just very frustrating. I actually spent my first 3 months here in combat. Then for them to basically steal from me.....its stupid...

Sorry to hear about that Soldier.

A few bad apples can spoil the bunch leaving you with the issue of who to trust. Karma will bite them in the ass really soon. But sad to hear you lost that much especially based on the fact that you literally worked your ass off for it.

Anyone who tries to make money like they did, won't last very long in any business.

We keep hearing that ninety something percent fail in business and this is one of the reasons why.

I hope this doesn't stop you from getting what you came to this industry for. Just be more careful who you deal with but don't let it hold you back.

What ever we seem to lose in life comes back later. It will.

If you met them through a paid ad here, you might consider writing a polite (no name calling), fact based (no hype or accusations), review laying out what happened. Post it in the ad thread.

Mark

How'd you pay them? After 3 months, it's time to contact your cc and dispute the charge (some only allow them to refund money for 90 days, so probably do it soon)

Coaching and SEO should deliver results immediately-at least in terms of effort and communication

Sorry to hear about this man. I hate to hear stuff like this people taking their hard earn money and getting scammed out of it. The best way to try avoid situations like this is to try find out more about the persons before giving them your money. Make sure that they are legitimate and have legitimate reviews and also check to see if their are any scamm reports about them.

Here's my advice...


Write it off and keep moving forward! It was an expensive learning experience.


Yeah, it sucks, I've spent money on crap too. Just don't let it hold you down.

Thanks for the support guys! Refund through paypal and google wallet is out of the window as its way past the time allowed! Im still trying to get my money back though.....As kindly as possible

If we keep saying just write it off and move on then the scammers win....
Maybe it's time WF institutes a Shitlist of it's own...

Except for things like:

#1 COMMON SENSE!

#2 Signed contracts

#3 Escrow

So most of it was through pay pal or google wallet and some bank transfer. Its been a pain being in Afghanistan and trying to talk to these guys. Before they were always up late into the night. Not having a regular 9-5 they did a lot of there work at night. I did look at there posts and comment history. To me it seemed like they knew what they were talking about. Next time writing a contract will help

It's a big part of Scam and why do these people never learn lessons to make money by genuine method. I suggest you should write a blog post and publish it so others wouldn't get same thing.

They were going to help and teach me affiliate marketing using sources like facebook and such for PPC and similar methods of advertising.

Almost 2 months of combat pay out of the 11 months ive been here for gone....its so depressing. its like i waisted those 2 months for nothing. Really eating at me

PM me alpha - ill give you my skype.

I am not a coach/ mentor/ aff guru. But I know how to make things happen.
... and I have bookoo over seas people I deal with regularly - so ill be around most times
you are.

Ill help you out. ( unless you become a time suck with no forward momentum )

edit-
forgot to mention - I wont charge you anything.

I really appreciate the words! I just wanted to make the most out of my time here. We dont get paid a lot and I wanted to do more. Instead i lost 2 months. They contacted me via PM from a post. I had been talking to these guys for awhile.....

Sorry to hear that.
It happens all the time here and I always advise people not to take up coaching.
Most only make their money offering coaching and have no clue how to make money online. It's easy to spot them now because they have the same circle of people giving testimonials.
I suggest you name them - that way others can avoid making the same mistake.

This is appalling to read and I am sorry you've gone through that. I had a similar experience way back in 2005, so I can relate.