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Please note that this site is a side project and we
may not always have it ideally organized. Please bear with us ... playing
our part in consumer protection is important to us, but we have our primary
business to run and our own lives to live. :^}
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If you plan to do work for him ...
Getting everything in writing may not be enough. He
will tell you stories about never finding anyone who will finish the job and
insist you start the project without payment. One alleged victim
shared with us that he bragged about getting away with keeping deposits for
unfinished projects by using mock-ups of site designs in court if necessary
(made by freelancers) as proof work was started. Insist on payment at
each step of completion and do not surrender any materials beforehand.
If you plan to hire him ...
First, do not pay by wire transfer (Western Union) as
there is no recourse. If you pay by PayPal, do a chargeback if work is
not completed under 30 days or you will potentially lose any chance of
getting money back. If possible, do not pay for any services in
advance, and pay monthly instead of yearly for hosting in case "the lights
get turned off" at any moment.
Secondly, we believe William Franklin does not know web
design or coding of any kind. Anything you hire him for will be
outsourced to someone else, and he will probably not tell you even if you
ask. That means any sensitive data related to your project will be in
at least two people's hands.
If you have been scammed by him ...
- First, collect all correspondence with him, such as IM
chats, emails, bills, etc. for easy reference.
- Let him know you intend to take action against him, by
lawsuit or reporting to the authorities.
- If a chargeback is not possible, demand payment by a
method of your choosing, with a concrete deadline, such as 5 business
days. No excuses.
- Getting your money back or not, we would like you to
contact us
so we may archive your incident here.
If you have had
ANY contact with him ...
Pleasecontact us
with his latest business name, web address, contact and payment
information (PayPal address, etc.), IM screen name(s), and any other details
that we may post here.
Information is the best weapon to
inform the public of his reputation before ending up in a bad business
deal.
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To file a complaint / report against William Franklin,
use the following link
after reading the
additional instructions below.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:
It is our understanding after speaking with the FBI that the reason
the investigation of William Franklin has not been actively perused is
because of the low monetary amounts involved.
HOWEVER, if there are enough complaints totaling a dollar
value that goes over the threshold for pursuit, the investigation will go
forward, leading to his possible arrest and conviction of multiple counts
of fraud.
THEREFORE, the complaints need to all have information
similar enough for the system to associate them as all being related to
the same company or person. Since he changes company names like
socks and has a common name, we ask that you use what we believe is his
full name, William Thomas Franklin, in the complaint.
Under the "Other Identifiers" section, in the "Other" box,
copy and paste WilliamFranklinFraud.Com to be sure they are
referencing the right person with latest contact information. We
also recommend you use his current home address, Gmail, and phone number
(in red) as on our site.
For the dollar amount, we suggest you use the the highest
reasonable estimated damages total, including any business expenses or
losses resulting from his actions, even if you had a successful (forced)
chargeback.
Lastly, we ask you let us know you filed a complaint, and
are welcome to send us a copy of the report once filed.
Additional Note: You may reach other
victims through us, as a number of them have an interest in a class action
lawsuit as well.
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